Just when you thought the United States was catching up to the world in Internet speeds, we fall behind again.

We recently reported on Optimum Online offering 101 Mb/s broadband in the New York City metro area.  That still stands at the current fastes speed in the United States, but now it seems that Virgin Media in the UK is ready to test out speeds of 200Mb/s, making them the fastest home service in the world.

It looks like 100 lucky subscribers in Ashford, Kent are getting to be part of the pilot program, which is planned to last for six months.  They will be doing shakedown tests on delivering 1080P HD content via the net, 3D video, doing home surveillance and more.  After the trial period is up, Virgin Media will analyze the results to see if the system held up and how it may be applied to potential customers.

This is just mind boggling speed seeing as the StarterTech office is running at 8 Mb/s, and that is high for the national average.  Hopefully this sort of technology will become more common here in the United States at some point, but, for now, congrats to those lucky folks in the UK that are in the program!