One million end users on BT’s Wholesale Broadband Connect service

BT have now reached one million broadband users on their wholesale broadband
connect service (WBC). WBC is the wholesale product which provides access to
broadband over BT’s 21C network sold by BT Wholesale and can offer speeds of up
to 24Mbit/s. Providers are gradually shifting their broadband base over to this
platform as it is more cost effective than the 20C network, and provides the
ability to offer faster products such as the up to 24Mbit/s and also the newer
fibre to the cabinet based services that are currently being deployed.
Accordingly, the number of WBC connected end users is expected to continue to
rise.

“This is a fantastic milestone which has been achieved due to unprecedented
demand for the product through the first quarter of this year.”

We are delighted that WBC is ensuring our wholesale customers are at the
heart of the broadband revolution occurring in the UK today. Our investment is
helping communications providers meet their customers growing demand for
high-speed access to a range of online services – including television, gaming
and multiple VoIP services.

But we are not stopping here – we are extending our coverage and delivering
even greater availability as a priority so that we have enabled exchanges
serving 20 million UK homes and business by spring 2011; whilst at the same
time continuing to roll-out WBC fibre services to over four million UK homes
and business.”

Sian Baldwin, (Director of Broadband and Content Services) BT
Wholesale