What is full fibre?
Full fibre (FTTP) explained — pure fibre all the way to your premises.
What full fibre means
Full fibre, or FTTP (Fibre to the Premises), means a pure fibre-optic line runs all the way to your building — not just to a street cabinet. That’s the difference between full fibre and older “fibre broadband” (FTTC), which runs fibre to the cabinet and then copper to you.
Because there’s no copper in the path, full fibre is faster, more reliable and offers much better upload speeds.
Speeds and why upload matters
Full fibre is gigabit-capable and often symmetric, meaning upload speeds match download. That matters for business — cloud apps, video calls, backups and VoIP all depend on good upload, which old broadband struggles with.
Frequently asked questions
Is full fibre the same as fibre broadband?
Full fibre (FTTP) is the best kind — pure fibre to your door. Older ‘fibre broadband’ (FTTC) uses copper for the last stretch.
How fast is full fibre?
Gigabit-capable, often with symmetric upload and download.
Is it available at my address?
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