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Story: BT pauses its SDSL rollout: Is there an heir apparent in BT Max?

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Posted by: Jason Maddison (Monday 20 March 2006, 7:39 PM)

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The problem is that alot of sme customers who dont adopt SDLS in favour of ADSL is due to either insufficient funds, which is why they are using ADSL instead of a lease line. Or there is a reluctance from the IT department/ Person to invest in technology. I've come across many IT managers who are more concerned with looking good because theyve been tight with their budgets than delivering performance benefits to the business. Few IT managers in this bracket have any understanding of how IT improvements can benefit the company, which is why their hardwear is usually teh cheapest and antiquated.

The more savy IT managers recognise that the price benefits of SDSL are outweighed by the more reliable and higher bandwidths offered by lease lines.

I think the problem with SDSL is that its aimed at the wrong market sector, it should be a consumer product. i think many conumers who send photos or video chat find it constraining to have to deal with the 256k upload limit.

Jason

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