Fibre Broadband

Fibre broadband is a type of broadband that is currently being deployed in the UK by BT, Virgin Media and other operators which uses fibre optic cables to help increase the speed of the broadband connection. Often referred to as 'super-fast broadband' or 'nextgeneration broadband' . It is available to both home and business users. two types of fibre broadband connections
FTTC (Fibre to the Cabinet) FTTP (Fibre to the Home)

Fibre to the cabinet (FTTC)

Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) involves running fibre optic cables from the telephone exchange or distribution point to the street cabinets which then connect to a standard phone line to provide broadband This is combined with a copper cable from the cabinet to the home or business which uses VDSL or similar technology that can deliver much faster speeds over shorter distances

Fibre to the home/premises (FTTH or FTTP)

Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP), also often referred to as Fibre-tothe-Home (FTTH) provides and end-toend fibre optic connection the full distance from the exchange to the building and can deliver faster speeds than FTTC as there is no copper leg at all.

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Package
Broadband FTTC 5GB Broadband FTTC 10GB Broadband FTTC 10GB Premium Broadband FTTC 50GB Fibre 30 Fibre 30 Pro Fibre 90 Pro Fibre 90 Office Pro Family 30 Family 90 Business 45 Business 90 Infinity Option 1 Infinity Option 2 Infinity 100Mb FTTC Home 25GB FTTC Home 100GB FTTC 40/2 Business FTTC 80/20 Business Premium Fibre Fibre Pro Hyper-lite 20Meg Hyer-active 100Meg Hyper-sonic 1Gig FTTC 20GB FTTC 45GB FTTC 100GB

Downstream Speed
40 Mbps 40 Mbps 80 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 38 Mbps 76 Mbps 100 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 80 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 20 Mbps 100 Mbps 1 Gbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps

Upstream Speed
10 Mbps 10 Mbps 20 Mbps 10 Mbps 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 2 Mbps 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 10 Mbps 9.5 Mbps 19 Mbps 15 Mbps 10 Mbps 10 Mbps 2 Mbps 20 Mbps 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 2 Mbps 100 Mbps 1 Gbps 2 Mbps 10 Mbps 10 Mbps

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Package Home Starter Fibre Home SuperPro Fibre Business Lite Fibre Business Premium Protected Fibre Value Fibre Extra Fibre Sky Fibre Unlimited Essentials + 40 Meg Fibre Boost Essentials + 80 Meg Fibre Boost TalkTalk Plus + 40 Meg Fibre Boost TalkTalk Plus + 80 Meg Fibre Boost FTTC 40 FTTC 100 FTTC 200 FTTC 500 XL 30 (cable broadband) XL 60 (cable broadband)

Downstream Speed 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 38 Mbps 38 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 80 Mbps 40 Mbps 80 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 30 Mbps 60 Mbps

Upstream Speed 10 Mbps 10 Mbps 10 Mbps 10 Mbps 2 Mbps 2 Mbps 2 Mbps 2 Mbps 20 Mbps 2 Mbps 20 Mbps 10 Mbps 10 Mbps 10 Mbps 10 Mbps 3 Mbps 6 Mbps

100meg (cable broadband) FTTC Home 25GB FTTC Home 50GB FTTC Home 75GB FTTC Home 100GB

100 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps 40 Mbps

10 Mbps 10 Mbps 10 Mbps 10 Mbps 10 Mbps

 As of March 2012 around 7 million homes had the option of fibre from Openreach (28% of UK households) Expected to reach 10 million by 2012 end BT have committed 2.5 billion to invest in the technology which will allow them to reach two thirds of the country by the end of 2014