What is Fibre Broadband?
Fibre to the Cabinet and Fibre to the Premises explained
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Fibre optic broadband is the most recent advance in broadband technology. It gives users higher download and upload speeds than traditional fixed-line broadband, and can transform what you’re able to do online.Fibre broadband is the future of broadband. Currently, two forms of fibre broadband are being rolled out by BT: Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) and Fibre to the Premises (FTTP).
Fibre broadband can deliver significantly faster download broadband speeds than conventional broadband (ADSL and ADSL2+) services. Curently, FTTC services offer download speeds up to 76 Mbps while FTTP services offer download speeds up to 330 Mbps.
A critical issue with fibre broadband is availability, although this is increasing steadily. By September 2013, BT’s fibre broadband network could be accessed by about 17 million homes and businesses in the UK.
While FTTC currently accounts for the vast majority of fibre broadband connections, FTTP take-up will increase with the increasing availability of BT’s FTTP on Demand product (which launched in Early Market Deployment form in April 2013 at a limited number of exchanges). Eventually, this will be available in all areas where FTTC is available.
For all upto date pricing for Fibre Optic Broadband please contact us using our contact page or call the main office in Warrington.