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| Cities land super-fast broadband | Cities land super-fast broadband |
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| Super-fast broadband will be on offer to thousands of internet users in Glasgow and Edinburgh by next year. | Super-fast broadband will be on offer to thousands of internet users in Glasgow and Edinburgh by next year. |
| BT will install fibre optic connections between exchanges and street-side cabinets, serving 34,000 customers. | BT will install fibre optic connections between exchanges and street-side cabinets, serving 34,000 customers. |
| The service will offer download speeds of up to 40Mbs (megabits per second) - 10 times faster than typical existing broadband connections. | The service will offer download speeds of up to 40Mbs (megabits per second) - 10 times faster than typical existing broadband connections. |
| Such speeds would allow family members to watch different HD films while others play online games. | Such speeds would allow family members to watch different HD films while others play online games. |
| BT plans to invest £1.5bn by 2012 to ensure 40% of UK homes and businesses have access to super-fast broadband. | |
| Initially the service will be available to 30,000 properties served by exchanges around Glasgow University and in the Hillington Park innovation centre. | Initially the service will be available to 30,000 properties served by exchanges around Glasgow University and in the Hillington Park innovation centre. |
| Once again, Scotland is at the forefront of one of the most important projects to take place in recent years Steve RobertsonBT Openreach href="/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/7954633.stm"> Looking across the broadband gap | |
| In Edinburgh, 4,000 customers in Stockbridge and the New Town will have access. | In Edinburgh, 4,000 customers in Stockbridge and the New Town will have access. |
| Steve Robertson, of BT Openreach, said the service would be available to rival internet service providers (ISPs), leading to competitive pricing. | Steve Robertson, of BT Openreach, said the service would be available to rival internet service providers (ISPs), leading to competitive pricing. |
| "Once again, Scotland is at the forefront of one of the most important projects to take place in recent years," he said. | "Once again, Scotland is at the forefront of one of the most important projects to take place in recent years," he said. |
| "It will play a vital role in the UK's future as a knowledge-based economy." | "It will play a vital role in the UK's future as a knowledge-based economy." |
| The technology will initially offer downstream speeds of 40Mbs, which could later rise to 60Mbs. Upstream speeds will be up to 10Mbs, allowing improved upload times and video conferencing. | The technology will initially offer downstream speeds of 40Mbs, which could later rise to 60Mbs. Upstream speeds will be up to 10Mbs, allowing improved upload times and video conferencing. |
| Greater access | Greater access |
| The Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) said it would provide an important tool for raising productivity. | The Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) said it would provide an important tool for raising productivity. |
| Chief executive Dr Lesley Sawers said: "Our key industries, from financial services to renewable energy, the creative industries and life sciences, are ever more data-dependent, producing, sending and managing vast quantities of information around the world. | Chief executive Dr Lesley Sawers said: "Our key industries, from financial services to renewable energy, the creative industries and life sciences, are ever more data-dependent, producing, sending and managing vast quantities of information around the world. |
| "The new electronic networks are essential to this development." | "The new electronic networks are essential to this development." |
| First Minister Alex Salmond said the fibre-based networks would complement the Scottish Government's programme to extend affordable broadband services. | First Minister Alex Salmond said the fibre-based networks would complement the Scottish Government's programme to extend affordable broadband services. |
| "This service will give customers in two of the country's biggest cities even greater access to the opportunities and services that the internet offers," he said. | "This service will give customers in two of the country's biggest cities even greater access to the opportunities and services that the internet offers," he said. |