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Spitfire selected for BT Wholesale VDSL broadband trial

24 June 2009

Spitfire, the ISP and Internet telephony Service Provider, has been selected by BT Wholesale to take part in trials of VDSL (Very high speed digital subscriber line). Spitfire is one of nine ISPs in the UK to have been selected by BT Wholesale for the VDSL trial, which will run from July to December 2009.

VDSL provides customers with downstream speeds of between 15Mb and 40Mb and upstream speeds of up to 2Mb initially, with the anticipated option to increase to 5Mb later in the trial. The trial is taking place in Muswell Hill, London and Whitchurch, Cardiff. A further 28 exchanges are expected to be enabled for VDSL early next year, of which eight are in the London area.

Spitfire is an interconnected Voice Communications Provider and one of 29 CPSOs (Carrier Pre-Selection Operators) in the UK. Spitfire is also a leading business ISP and member of LINX (London Internet Exchange).

Commenting on the VDSL trial, Tom Fellowes, Sales Director for Spitfire said, “We are delighted to have been selected by BT Wholesale for this important trial. SIP trunks and hosted SIP telephony are now moving into the mainstream and VDSL will give an important boost to the take-up of these critical new comms technologies.”

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Spitfire Technology Group – delivering cost-effective comms solutions

Spitfire Technology Group was established in 1988 and today is one of the largest independent voice and data solution suppliers in the South East region providing carrier network services and Internet connections. The company also supplies voice and data networks, including phone systems produced by a number of leading manufacturers, with a full support and maintenance service.

Spitfire Technology Group can supply a comprehensive service for customers that extends from designing and implementing a telephony and data communications network to providing line rental and call billing, with complete after sales technical support and customer service.

Based in London and with a Midlands office in Redditch, Spitfire Technology Group employs over 80 staff and has an annual turnover in excess of £16 million. The company is dedicated to providing customers with integrated communication solutions that deliver cost savings and real benefits for business productivity and efficiency.

For further information contact:

Susie Ward

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Spitfire Technology Group

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