50MBPS FTTC coming to 600,000 homes in Yorkshire, UK

Across the pond, Yorkshire has confronted the truth about what kind of infrastructure it will take to remain relevant as a center of commerce in the new millennium. As a pilot project, they have set out to deliver true high speed access to 600,000 homes.

The project in the South Yorkshire region, will involve replacing old copper based lines from telephone exchanges up to street cabinets with new fibre-optic cable. It will cover around almost 600,000 homes in the region, with possible speeds of up to 50 Mbps. (from Seek Broadband)

We’ve seen this as a trend in many affluent smaller cities in the US, but 600,000 isn’t exactly small. Congratulations to the citizens of Yorkshire!