Telecoms operator BT is investing a staggering £2.5bn over the next few years so that 66% of the UK population can use its next generation of fibre optic broadband internet access services by 2015. Presently this roll-out has been dominated by 'up to' 40Mbps Fibre-to-the-Cabinet ( FTTC ) technology but all that will soon change when the commercial deployment of 100Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premises ( FTTH / P ) starts.

A quick lesson in fibre optic broadband technology

To understand FTTP we must first take a look at how its sibling works. FTTC delivers a fast fibre optic cable to BT's street level cabinets, while the remaining connection (between cabinets and homes) is done using VDSL2 (similar to current ADSL broadband but faster over short distances) via existing copper cable; FTTC can deliver speeds of up to 40Mbps, rising to 60Mbps in the future (uploads can reach up to 10-15Mbps).

By contrast Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) takes that fibre optic cable directly to your home. This cuts out the interference and instability of using existing copper cable and can therefore deliver download speeds of up to 100Mbps. According to BT Openreach the FTTP product will also offer upload speeds of up to 15-30Mbps. Read the full editorial to find out more, such as how much it will cost and when you can get it.

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