Net Gamblings

The famous telecom services provider Orange has announced the trials today for its new 20Mbps service in the fixed broadband category. The main aim of the trial is to ensure that the service is reliable for customers, and delivers the promised speed effectively.

Director of broadband and home at the Orange UK division, Asif Aziz said that these trials are necessary for plugging the loopholes in the service, so that a high quality is delivered to the customers. He added that the new service would be a big step in line with the company’s commitment to offering better broadband facilities to the consumers. (click for more info on broadband).

Currently, Orange offers services only up to 8Mbps, and the good news for the existing customers is that the 20Mbps service will not cost anything extra, as it would be offered at the same price as the 8Mbps service. As far as the speed goes, it must be kept in mind that not everyone will get exactly 20 Mbps, as this is an ‘up to’ 20 Mbps service and the end-user speed would depend on distance from the local exchange, and the quality of the connection line.

The new service is at present available to a limited number of customers who will act as testers for it. The company has made a special site for these testers, so that they can offer their suggestions, access support from experts, and also get updates on the company’s new developments in the service.

Although the final date for a nationwide release of the service is still to be decided, it seems quite likely that the current customers of Orange will be able to get access to it during the latter half of this year.