What is Fibre Optic Broadband?
Both FTTC and FTTP are types of Fibre Optic broadband. On this page you’ll find plenty of information on the two types, but here we provide a quick definition of Fibre Optic broadband.
Fibre Optic broadband provides a super-fast connection and is suitable for a wide range of needs. It can be made from either plastic or glass cables, whereas regular broadband is made using copper cables. Glass or plastic are much faster at transferring data than copper wires, so much faster in fact that it’s possible to get up to speeds of 1GB/s.
How fast is FTTC broadband?
Fibre to the Cabinet broadband is one of the speediest options you could choose. It tends to have download speeds of up to 80Mbps, and upload speeds of up to 20Mbps.