BT promises super-fast broadband before 2012 Olympics

BT has announced that the roll out of its next generation broadband should be completed before the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Previously, the network – which will reach blistering speeds of up to 100Mbps, allowing for high definition streaming and silky smooth online gaming – was supposed to be finished by the end of spring 2013.

But good headway has apparently been made on the project, and some ten million homes – 40% of the UK – will have the luxury of high speed net access around nine months earlier than expected.

The areas covered will be mainly large population density cities and towns. Quite when the rest of the UK can expect next-gen broadband is something of a bone of contention.

BT expect the government to step in and help financially to widen the coverage further, as it wouldn’t be an economically viable project otherwise.