Fibre is the best broadband available on our network, delivering the fastest speeds. A consistently reliable connection means everyone can do what they want, when they want, without interruption. Both copper – which you will have traditionally used to get online – and fibre provide a fixed line to your house – they just use different technology to do it. Copper transmits data via electrical signals while fibre sends data as pulses of light.
Fibre performance doesn’t degrade over distance, so your broadband speed is consistent no matter how near or far your home or business is located from the exchange or cabinet. Because it’s a new technology, home and medical alarms that run over your older copper phone line can be affected when you upgrade to fibre. If you have alarm services, let your broadband provider know so we can take the right steps to keep them working when you switch to fibre.
Why get fibre?
With a line just for you, fibre isn’t just about getting things done online much faster. Fibre plans of 500Mbps or more allow you to use multiple devices simultaneously to watch, listen, play, post, work and chat all at the same time without any loss of quality or buffering.
Reliability
Fibre provides a great experience with consistent speeds and no buffering even at the busiest time of day.
Capacity
Capacity for multiple devices to watch, listen, play, post, work, and chat all at the same time, without any loss of quality.
Fastest speeds
The faster your connection, the faster data moves through it. Which means you can do more in a shorter space of time.