Easynet has recorded its first success in its
attempt to loosen BT's grip on the UK's broadband market with its latest
wholesale ADSL product.
The telco announced on Tuesday that Onyx
Internet, an ISP based in North-East England, has signed up for its
LLUStream service.
LLUStream, launched earlier this month, is a wholesale broadband product
that allows Internet service providers to offer connection speeds of up to
8Mbps to users.
Easynet
hopes it will tempt ISPs away from BT Wholesale, which has yet to
commercially launch a 2Mbps service nationally.
David Rowe, chief executive of Easynet, said earlier this month that several
unnamed ISPs were lined up to buy LLUStream. Onyx is the first ISP to
announce a deal publicly.
"LLUStream means that ISPs, carriers and system integrators can finally
offer their customers innovative LLU (Local Loop Unbundling) services
provided by someone other than BT," said Justin Fielder, Easynet's business
development director.
"It gives organisations access to a unique portfolio of great value,
incredibly fast connectivity speeds and stringent SLAs. Onyx Internet and
its customers will benefit enormously from these products, driving them
towards true business transformation."
Easynet does not offer LLUStream across the whole country, which could
hamper its attempts to compete with BT Wholesale. At present it can offer
services from 240 of BT's 6,000 local exchanges, which means it can reach
4.4m homes and 700,000 businesses.
This means that ISPs who use LLUStream will probably have to also use one of
BT's wholesale products in areas where Easynet's network isn't available.
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