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Leading UK telecoms and Internet Service Provider THUS is launching the Demon Express portfolio of ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) Internet access services. These are specifically tailored to the needs of small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) and small office/home office (SOHO) businesses.

ADSL technology delivers a 24 hours per day, 'always on' high speed digital connection over the existing analogue copper telephone wires, with simultaneous use of the ordinary telephone. Demon's ADSL service also offers an IP address, instant access to e-mail and no-dial up charges. Bill Allan, Thus Chief Executive, said: "We are committed to providing straightforward solutions for our customers and with Demon Express, all smaller businesses can benefit from permanent access to the Internet using an alternative to leased lines which is for more dedicated applications. Instant access to always on capability, e-mail, and shorter download times, all make for improved efficiency, increased efficiency and greater cost-savings. With a web presence, companies can compete in global e-commerce marketplace that never closes."

The basic version of the Demon Express service provides un-metered Internet access to a PC at up to 512 kb/s in the exchange-to-customer direction, and up to 256 kbps in the opposite direction. Downloading a 2 Mbyte file, which would have taken around 10 minutes on an ordinary dial-up line and around 5 minutes on an ISDN line, could now take as little as 4 seconds with ADSL technology. At the top end of the portfolio, the Demon Gold offers download times of up to 2 Mbps.

In addition the new Express service is "rate adaptive", which means it is potentially available to people previously unable to have DSL service because of their distance from their telephone exchange.

"Users will also benefit from more resilient and more reliable access given the state-of-the-art fibre optic national network that has been rolled out by THUS," adds Allan. This national network is being expanded to more than 5,779km and encompasses 106 points of presence (POPs) and 15 Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs).