BT Says Broadband Network Is Ready For Swine Flu

BT has now announced that it is confident the UK broadband infrastructure can handle the effects of a UK swine flu pandemic.

Earlier on in the week concerns were raised by emergency services in Whitehall that the increased usage of the UK’s broadband networks by swine flu victims working from home could cause the infrastructure to fail.

In a statement, BT said that “its network is in a strong position to cope with the expected demands in home working”.

With many businesses reported to not have any measures in place for a swine flu pandemic, it is feared that it will be their own computer networks and links, rather than BT’s, that will fail as they may not have enough capacity to handle the increase in home workers request during the day.

Therefore, it is recommended that the UK’s businesses review their own communications infrastructure and build in additional capacity sooner rather than later.