Zen’s Plans to Upgrade to BT’s 21 CN Network May Take Eight Months
The internet provider, Zen Internet, has announced that it will upgrade its services to BT’s 21CN network, as part of its plan to usher in asymmetrical digital subscriber line two plus technology to enable it to initiate its ‘up-to’ 20 Mb broadband service.
However, this scheme may take longer than expected to implement as Zen Internet explains that the inadequate number of BT exchange engineers, whose availability is vital for the service, may allow customers to experience their promised connections only in the spring of 2010. Current estimates of the company peg the time period for full-fledged implementation to be about eight months. That is how long it will take to move customers of 21CN enabled exchanges to 20 Mb/sec services.
Current customers will receive a broadband internet service with similar download and upload speeds in the beginning, at the same price, but will later experience faster download speeds. New customers will enjoy the ‘up to’ 20Mb broadband, on the condition that the service is available in their location.
Speeds will depend on the customer’s location relative to the local exchange, how far it is situated, the standard of wiring coming from the BT exchange to the homes and office premises, as well as the quality of internal wiring. The customers will be able to experience as much as 9-13 Mb of download speeds (with a peak of 20 Mb) and up to 1 Mb of upload speed.
