Superfast broadband is anything above 24 Mbps and Ultrafast broadband is anything over 100Mbps. There are two options for ultrafast broadband: G Fast and Fibre to the Premise (FTTP.)
What is G Fast?
G Fast is one of the latest broadband technologies. It is a copper based broadband services. Those who take advantage of G Fast can experience faster speeds that Fibre to the Cabinet (FFTC.)
The current maximum speeds are up to 80MB download, G Fast increases this to up to a potential 350MB download speed. Previously the only way to get faster broadband speeds was to install a Fibre to the Property (FTTP) connection but that isn’t available in all areas, so that is where G Fast comes in.
FTTP requires additional infrastructure whereas G Fast uses existing FTTC infrastructure such as the copper wires but a device is fitted into the fibre cabinet to alter the speed frequencies. The changes increase the speed through the copper cable which results in a more reliable broadband with ultrafast speeds. However, G Fast users are typically located no more than 500 metres from their local BT cabinet because a close range is needed..
Openreach announced last year that they would be rolling out G Fast in 17 locations, and be available in 10 million homes by 2020.
The roll-out did start last year but we are now seeing it picking up steam and being rolled out in more and more locations.
The current maximum speeds are up to 80MB download, G Fast increases this to up to a potential 350MB download speed. Previously the only way to get faster broadband speeds was to install a Fibre to the Property (FTTP) connection but that isn’t available in all areas, so that is where G Fast comes in.
FTTP requires additional infrastructure whereas G Fast uses existing FTTC infrastructure such as the copper wires but a device is fitted into the fibre cabinet to alter the speed frequencies. The changes increase the speed through the copper cable which results in a more reliable broadband with ultrafast speeds. However, G Fast users are typically located no more than 500 metres from their local BT cabinet because a close range is needed..
Openreach announced last year that they would be rolling out G Fast in 17 locations, and be available in 10 million homes by 2020.
The roll-out did start last year but we are now seeing it picking up steam and being rolled out in more and more locations.
Why do I need G Fast?
- Do you download/upload files? (Especially large files)
- Run video conferencing?
- Experience slowness when you take card payments?
- Utilise unified communications?
- Want to migrate to the cloud but your I.T. infrastructure won’t support it?
- Utilise cloud applications on a regular basis?
- Do you run a hotel, restaurant, golf club or conference centre?
- Own Multiple tenanted offices?
- Work in the creative industry such as developing apps or producing videos?
G Fast will provide a speedier and smoother experience. Think, pressing the button to upload a file and rather than it taking several hours, it takes minutes.
This video from Openreach explain “What is G.Fast?” really well
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