British Telecom Gets a Thumbs Up on Performance Test

British Telecom Gets a Thumbs Up on Performance Test

Sam Knows Broadband website recently concluded a performance test that highlighted the scale of traffic shaping on BT's broadband network. It has been administrating a six-week performance test of British Broadband by issuing more than 200 volunteers with specially adapted routers that record the speed and other metrics associated with their broadband connection. Tests revealed that BT's broadband service has the fastest throughput when measured as a percentage of what the site calls "implied line speed" - the maximum potential speed of the connection.


BT Group is the largest communications service provider in the United Kingdom.  It is the dominant fixed line telecommunications and broadband Internet provider. The company operates in more than 170 countries and almost a third of its revenue now comes from its Global Services division. BT is also one of the largest communication companies in the world.