"Last summer we completed the roll-out of our next-generation service to 12.5m homes and people throughout the country are already enjoying all the fantastic things you can do online with the UK's fastest broadband service."

BT promised BT Infinity will transform the consumer experience of the Internet, espicially those with multiple computers/internet devices, offering high-quality streaming of popular video content from iPlayer and YouTube and downloads up to seven times faster on iTunes, with online gaming up to 30 per cent faster.

"The internet is essential to our customers' lives and they are demanding more and more as richer and even more compelling services become available. BT Infinity gives customers the capacity and reliability they need in an instant and at a great value price they can afford," Gavin Patterson, chief executive officer, BT Retail insisted.

"We want to give our customers the best possible online experience and are committed to rolling out super-fast speeds across the UK."

BT also announced plans to roll out a new super fast broadband service to business which will be known as BT Business Total Broadband Fibre.