The way I interpret that is that 80% can get least 40Mbps. 33% take up the 80 Mbps product.. so therefore there's potential for 46% to get more out of their connection.
Have I worked that out right? Obviously we don't know the figure for how much more they could get.
That's what I make it too. The proportions will likely change, as BDUK targets more rural areas, with longer D-sides. Probably not a huge change.
The VM figures obviously show them in mid-upgrade from the set of speeds with a top-end of 120, to a set with top-end of 150. However, it seems plain to me that there's only 10% of their userbase that are willing to shell out for the top tier. As they have around 20% of the market, this *could* map to just 2% of UK users demanding those highest speeds.
This plays into the quote you put into your latest post:
Re the roll out of fibre
OK here goes .. bear in mind this was 2004.
The alternative to an overlay approach is to change out whole DP, PCP or exchange catchment areas. This approach would be much more efficient in terms of labour and ultimately result in a lower cost per customer connected. It would however only be cost effective if a high percentage of customers on the DP//PCP/exchange require high bandwidth services.
When we look at the picture now, it is hard to see the "high percentage of customers ... [that] require high bandwidth services".
90% of the UK has access to FTTC speeds that seem, on the face of it, enough for needs right now. If only 2% of them require something faster, G.Fast-kind of faster, that tends to rule out the "whole PCP" approach, and tends to favour the overlay approach.
Re VOD & how long theyve been wanting to do TV services to the public.
References are available online showing equipment and info from the 1995 trials.
Is any of that the same as highlighted in the Tomorrow's World clip? That was 1994, wasn't it?
I have no "inside information" but wonder if the launch of the Openreach 55/10 Mbps VDSL2 product may be a precursor to the rationalisation of the product range as --
80/20, 55/10 & 40/2 Mbps
I've wondered similar things too. I tend to think 55/10 was introduced, so it allows "up to 50" products to be sold. It looks like it would be available to 60% of users.
As @ejs points out, mustn't forget the 18/2 tier being trialled.