{"id":2470,"date":"2021-06-28T11:28:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T10:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/?p=2470"},"modified":"2022-12-06T10:53:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T10:53:44","slug":"fttc-vs-fttp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edit.exa.net.uk\/knowledge-hub\/connectivity\/fttc-vs-fttp\/","title":{"rendered":"FTTC vs FTTP"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2470\" data-post-id=\"2470\" data-obj-id=\"2470\" class=\"elementor elementor-2470 dce-elementor-post-2470\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e76019 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/exa.net.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/blog-post-top.png\" data-id=\"e76019\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63701182\" data-id=\"63701182\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-638c8eda custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"638c8eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fibre is recognised as a superfast internet connection and has been widely adopted by organisations nationwide. It is a term that is broadly used to describe many internet connections and it can be confusing knowing what true full fibre actually is.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here we will look at two types of fibre connectivity; fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) and fibre to the premises (FTTP) and explain the pros and cons of each. First of all though, what actually is fibre?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4941c472 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4941c472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is fibre?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf131ed custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf131ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fibre is best known for delivering superfast broadband to homes and premises worldwide. You may be wondering how, so here we will explain.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This technology uses fibre optic cables &#8211; each about the width of a human hair &#8211; encased in tubing. Data then passes through these cables in the form of light, which bounces off the inside of the tubing at superfast speeds.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only does fibre speed up your internet, it is also much more reliable than copper because the signal doesn\u2019t degrade regardless of how far it has to travel. Whilst there are lots of connectivity types that utilise fibre as their delivery method &#8211; the most popular in the UK are FTTC and FTTP. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-025e07d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"025e07d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is FTTC?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16c8dd4 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16c8dd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FTTC is a combination of copper and fibre. It utilises fibre from your ISP to the green street cabinet then swaps over to copper a PSTN line for the final part of the journey into your premises.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, because it uses unreliable copper wire the signal can degrade so the speeds you receive will be much lower than if you had a full fibre connection. FTTC is a contended service, it uses shared infrastructure to provide your internet connection which may cause you to experience slow speeds especially at peak times.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b5a094 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b5a094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is FTTP?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d0b71a custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d0b71a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FTTP is an ultrafast full fibre connection. Data still goes via the green street cabinet however the cables used for the entire journey &#8211; from your ISP into your premises &#8211; are fibre optic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FTTP is still a contended service, therefore you may still experience a dip in speeds at peak times, but the good news is that it shouldn\u2019t be as significant or as noticeable as it would be with FTTC. This is due to the fact that fibre provides much more bandwidth than copper as well as much faster speeds.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-527e1bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"527e1bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speeds you will receive<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6314fa5 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6314fa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s worth noting that both connections are asynchronous so your download speed will be significantly faster than your upload speed. However in terms of speed that is where the similarities between the two connections ends.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An FTTC service delivers speeds between 40 Mbps to 80Mbps download and 10Mbps to 20Mbps upload. FTTP enhances bandwidth significantly, with some connections reaching 1Gbps, but due to contention you should expect download speeds in the ultrafast region up to 330Mbps. Upload speeds also get a boost so you should receive up to 30Mbps.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58cbc73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58cbc73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reliability<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7662010 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7662010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As both services are contended you may experience occasional downtime or drops in speed. This is more likely to occur with FTTC due to the service using copper wire to deliver the last leg of the connection into your premises. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f96b0b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f96b0b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Availability<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e118b84 custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e118b84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FTTC is the most widely used fibre connection and is available practically everywhere in the country. However it is important to mention that the PSTN (copper phone line) is scheduled to be switched off in 2025 and therefore FTTC will no longer be available.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FTTP isn\u2019t currently widely available across the UK. Whilst work is underway to install this technology in time for the PSTN switch off, the nationwide roll out is a massive undertaking and is going to take some time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c4a51f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c4a51f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which should I get?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165504a custom-posts elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"165504a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We would recommend choosing a technology that makes your connection future proof. Ultimately you want something that is upgradable, ensuring it is suitable for now and further down the line. Long-term, the <a href=\"https:\/\/business.bt.com\/insights\/digital-transformation\/uk-pstn-switch-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PSTN switch off<\/a> rules out FTTC, leaving full fibre FTTP as the best option between the two, so if it\u2019s available to you now we\u2019d suggest you make the leap.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whilst in this article we have only covered two types of connectivity, at Exa we do have other internet services available. If you\u2019re actively seeking a new ISP or just weighing up your options, our friendly team is on-hand to answer your queries. 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