In reply to a post by Realalemadrid:

I don't think so - GFast is a copper based service, nothing to do with FTTP!

I never said G.Fast was anything to-do with FTTP.

I was referring to when G.Fast comes out for FTTC their speed will increase and when theirs increase there is no reason why FTTP speed doesn't increase at the same time, there isn't really a limit for FTTP apart from the price, only what BT set it to.

In fact there was tests done in Denmark which got a transfer speed of 43Tbps down a single fibre strand, granted it was a new design of fibre cable and that was back in 2014.

Using a new type of optical fiber, researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have transmitted data over a single optical fiber at a speed of 43 terabits per second (43 Tbps) to set a new data transmission world record. This beats the previous record of 32 Tbps set by researchers at Germany's Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

Currently BT are or will be trialling 500Mbps (G.Fast) and 1Gbps (Premium FTTP) options, that's what I was getting at.

Paul

In reply to a post by puntoboy:

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

While nothing to with FTTP suspect the hope is that they might mirror the G.fast 330/50 product onto the GEA-FTTP network as a product option above the existing top end product.

Hold up, Have I missed something? Fibre isn't going to be the best product? What's G. Fast?

300/50 would be lovely on FTTP.

G.Fast is the extra hardware that will be fitted to current FTTC Cabinets giving homes on a short copper distance to their fibre cabinet a change chance to get faster speeds that than 80Mbps.

As far as I know I think G.Fast uses new tech and extra frequency bands to get its faster speeds.

From what I have read and been told G.Fast will be based around 500Mbps and FTTP will be increased to 1Gbps as a premium service.

But like I said that's what I have been told by certain engineers, so this may or may not be true LOL.

Paul

Edited by PaulKirby (Tue 27-Sep-16 18:40:27)

250/125 isn't too bad

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results.html...

In reply to a post by PaulKirby:

In reply to a post by puntoboy:

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

While nothing to with FTTP suspect the hope is that they might mirror the G.fast 330/50 product onto the GEA-FTTP network as a product option above the existing top end product.

Hold up, Have I missed something? Fibre isn't going to be the best product? What's G. Fast?

300/50 would be lovely on FTTP.

G.Fast is the extra hardware that will be fitted to current FTTC Cabinets giving homes on a short copper distance to their fibre cabinet a change chance to get faster speeds that than 80Mbps.

As far as I know I think G.Fast uses new tech and extra frequency bands to get its faster speeds.

From what I have read and been told G.Fast will be based around 500Mbps and FTTP will be increased to 1Gbps as a premium service.

But like I said that's what I have been told by certain engineers, so this may or may not be true LOL.

Paul

That's more like it. Thanks for the info. I was worried then that as our homes will only have fibre we would be left behind those with copper lines. But that doesn't seem the case

1gbps sounds lovely, I bet they still set the upload for 20mbps lol

In reply to a post by adriandaz:

250/125 isn't too bad

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results.html...

Looks excellent, KCOM, can't say I heard of them. Is that a lease line or regular FTTP? OR something else?

KCOM has a lightstream product that is FTTH/FTTP

The 1Gbps over FTTP is probably going to be higher than 50 Mbps upload as the roll-out and trials are targeting business areas

Higher upload tends to increase the price though, both on the wholesale and ISP side of things.

Hmm. Not sure who told you VM have no plans to offer more than 20Mb. Watch that space.

They did. On twitter today. No immediate plans as they've only just rolled out 20Mb

They aren't testing doubling the upstream capacity for their health.