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Broadband Enabling Technology
Broadband enabling technology (BET) is the product name for a new
technology designed to address the problems of the non-availability or
slow speed of broadband in rural areas.
The availability of ADSL broadband (conventional broadband delivered
via a copper phone line) is ultimately restricted by the end users
distance from their serving telephone exchange. Users whose line length
exceeds approximately 5km may receive slow speed or no service.
In simple terms, BET technology amplifies the broadband signal as it
travels along the user's phone line. By use of signal boosters
located
at the approximate mid-point of the phone line, the reach of standard
ADSL broadband can be almost doubled.
In a partnership between Openreach and Scotnet, the BET solution was
trialled at 13 telephone exchanges across the UK between September 2009
and September 2010 and has provided a stable 1Mb or 2Mb broadband
service up to 12km from the telephone exchange.
The trial proved to be incredibly successful and the service has now
become commercially available.
Due to the relatively high cost of equipment and engineering resource
required to install BET, the financial deployment model is likely to
require funding from Central Government, Local Government or a Local
Enterprise Agency. Various Initiatives are underway across the UK to
fund the roll-out of rural broadband solutions. Click on a flag below
to learn more about BET and the projects underway in your area.
