The benefit of having full fibre gigabit broadband

Here at LightSpeed our connections are full fibre, which means we use fibre optic cables every step of the way from the telephone exchange right into our customer’s homes. This single fibre optic connection means that it can deliver speeds to the internet that are 23x than faster the average broadband available in the towns we’re building in the East of England. The majority of people there have a part-fibre connection, which uses copper for the last part of the route from the street cabinet into a person’s home.

Slow internet speeds are a thing of the past

Full fibre allows us to deliver speeds of 1 Gigabit per second (or more), which we believe is essential for making sure that areas like Boston, Stamford and Spalding aren’t left behind. Local businesses and communities rely on a good, stable connection, and what is available at the moment (part fibre) fails to compare to major cities and much of the rest of the country. 

Standard fibre is slower because it uses the copper telephone lines for the last part of the route - from the green cabinets on the street to our homes. The telephone network was never designed for high-speed internet traffic so it’s not surprising things are slow at times. 

Full fibre brings ultra-reliability

We all know how frustrating it is when bandwidth is fought over in a home – between family members doing homework, streaming, or gaming, it can be bad enough, but an interrupted connection really brings things to a head. Full fibre connections are not only significantly faster but are also much more reliable and consistent - up to 5x more reliable than part-fibre. 

It’s smooth and stable so all the important things you do online become a breeze, from homeworking and gaming to running your business or facetiming family. You can do what you want online, when you want, with as many people as you want. No drama. No bickering. No buffering. Better still, fibre isn’t affected by the weather and its better for the environment as well.