BT Offers Superfast Fibre Optic Connection and P2P Bandwidth Throttling

One of the largest Internet service providers in UK, BT, today revealed the BT Infinity fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) connection which comes (to the disappointment of p2p users) with bandwidth caps.

The FTTC connection priced £19.99 will provide download speeds of up to 40Mbit/s but also includes a 20GB per month bandwidth cap.

“28% of businesses are already using faster broadband to expand their website capabilities, and another 25% are using it to drive more processes online and employ more bandwidth-hungry technology according to our research last year,” said Nigel Stagg, MD of BT Business.

“BT Business Total Broadband Fibre gives businesses capacity and reliability, with the reassurance of a priority service, to enjoy the best possible online experience. We are committed to rolling out higher speeds and additional coverage across the UK during 2010,” he added.

ISPreview writes:

The FTTC (business and residential) service will be made available to approximately 500,000 homes and businesses from 31 enabled exchanges by late February. A further 2.5 million homes and businesses will be able to access the services by late summer 2010, rising to 4 million by the end of 2010. BT will make fibre-based broadband available to 40% of the UK (10 million premises) by summer 2012.