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Fibre broadband is fast becoming a must-have utility. So what exactly is it and does your household need what it can offer?
What is fibre broadband?
Unlike ADSL broadband connections which use standard copper wires to send data, fibre optic broadband works by sending laser light along plastic or glass cables – literally at the speed of light. It means data can be sent and received at vastly improved speeds. There are two kinds of fibre broadband, FTTC – fibre to the cabinet – being the most common.
It connects fibre cables to the green cabinet in your street, which is then connected to your home with copper wires. FTTP – or fibre to the premises – is where the fibre-optic cable travels all the way to your property, rather than stopping at a street cabinet. As there is no copper wiring, this is also known as ‘full fibre’. It’s the quickest type of broadband but currently only accounts for a minority of the UK’s connections.
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“It depends on whether your area is services with fibre connections from one of the two main fibre providers – BT Operation & Virgin Media”
Because it’s faster, it offers much slicker web browsing, seamless streaming and a generally much more satisfying online experience. Fibre broadband is also a lot more reliable when several members of one household all need to get online at the same time.….Story continues…
By: Holly Thomas
Source: What is fibre broadband? | Evening Standard
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