Why full fibre is the future of broadband

Our lives are so much more dependent on digital ways of keeping in touch, technology is advancing rapidly, and we are more connected than ever.

A lot of us have now settled into either hybrid working or working from home and so video calling is now a normal part of our working day, so a seamless, stable broadband connection without lag or dropouts is essential. And our demands don’t end there; we have multiple devices connected to our home Wi-Fi all at once from home speakers, doorbells, and our central heating, to CCTV and entertainment systems.

Here at LightSpeed we want to make your online life fast, fun and stress free – and we can do that with our own full fibre broadband network, which we’re building across the region for homes and businesses.

But why is it the future of broadband?

Full fibre uses fibre-optic cables, and not outdated copper telephone wires, all the way from the exchange right into your home.

It is purpose built for the internet and means we can bring you ultrafast and ultra-reliable speeds of 1 Gigabit per second (that’s a whopping 1000 Mbps upload and download!) so you don’t need to worry about buffering or battling for bandwidth with everyone else in your home.

Fibre optic cables are made of silicon dioxide, a sustainable material which is more abundant and resilient than copper, it is more energy efficient and requires far less maintenance! Our network also uses the latest equipment and technology and is built to operate in the most efficient way.

Because of the technology used in our network it has the capacity for speeds up to 10 Gigabit per second (that’s 10,000 Mbps!) and ensures it can handle the needs of home and businesses well into the future – no need to switch providers or upgrade the network.

This really is the fastest, most technologically advanced full fibre broadband around, with speeds that are 23x faster than the average fibre broadband available in the East of England and 5x more reliable than standard fibre broadband. It’s the only broadband you’ll ever need.

It provides a futureproof connection for whatever life throws at you. No more flickering faces over Zoom. No more buffering while watching boxsets. No more lag-fuelled losses during online gaming.

1 Gigabit per second. This is Life at LightSpeed.