Ofcom paves the way for full-fibre broadband to more homes
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Ofcom paves the way for full-fibre broadband to more homes
Ofcom has announced new plans that will cut the cost of installing full-fibre broadband by up to half. This means that the current 3% nationwide coverage of full-fibre could be rolled out to 20% of the UKâs homes as soon as 2020.
Full-fibre networks offer a faster, more reliable internet connection â meaning a line with up to a hefty 1Gb per second capacity. At the moment, Virgin Media broadband is the only mainstream provider to offer this service, with speeds of up to 300Mb.
The current limitation is how many home have access to the faster speeds. Ofcomâs boost means that network providers will be able to install fibre in the tunnels and on the telegraph poles of BTâs Openreach, giving a much broader availability. Openreach will also be responsible for upkeep and maintenance.
Cutting the costs of broadband deals
All this means that laying fibre could be half as expensive â from around ÂŁ500 per home down to ÂŁ250. Since the digging of holes isnât needed, it can also mean far faster installations where a previous multi-day job will be reduced to just hours.
âNot only should this mean faster broadband for a greater number of customers, but in the long term weâd hope that it would have a positive impact on prices, too,â said Adam Marshall, TechRadarâs Phone Deals Editor. âWe would hope that the fibre laying savings would eventually be passed on to home broadband customersâ.
