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There are about 60 businesses and individuals connected direct to our fibre - known as 'fibre to the premises' or FTTP.
These connections enjoy an unrestricted 1,000Mbps symmetrical (same speed upload and download) service onto the internet.

Speeds measured on your computer will be seriously affected by the capability of your connection (often the internet interface will only run up to 100Mbps) and the speed of your processor, operating system and applications. With modern computers linked by wired LAN to the optical fibre termination, you should see in excess of 500Mbps to www.broadbandperformance.co.uk   
Measuring the speed of an FTTP connection using any WiFi attached device will likely not show better than 100Mbps and may be considerably less than this due to proximity, WiFi band and other router situations.

Having issued this warning, there are many advantages of FTTP the most important of which are reliability and the ease of ensuring continued communications during power outages. Using VOIP telephones becomes a no-brainer.

So what do you need to consider? First and foremost is the cost of running a fibre-optic cable to your premises:

• Look at our fibre backbone network map and work out your distance to the nearest point on it. Try to take into account the route the cable may take (around the edge of fields, crossing roads and rivers at convenient places, etc.). The light-blue lines are 1km apart.
  If your connection can be made by armoured cable, Multiply this distance by £8 to give your minimum route cost.
  If your connection will be made by tube and blown fibre, Multiply this distance by £12 to give your minimum route cost.
  Commercially this would be at least £30 but TVB make use of community resources and voluntary workers.
  If your connection can be used for extending the TVB network infrastructure you may qualify for 50% discount on these costs.
  
• The cable will need a specialist team to connect fibres.
  Add £500 to give your connection cost.
• The fibre in your premises requires termination and an outlet for your local network.
  Add £300 to give your termination costs.

There are many other situations which will change these costings :

• are there any  particular problems along the route to your premises (roads, streams, other land-owners, etc.)
• can you share part of the fibre cable with nieghbours?
• could your link be used to expand TVB infrastructure?
• are you eligible for the government's Gigabit Voucher Scheme? Grants of up to £3500 are available for businesses.

Bottom line - you need to contact us to get a more accurate estimate of the cost of supplying fibre to your premises.

FTTP, or Fibre to the Premises utilises fibre optic cable running from the internet straight to businesses.

It’s different from FTTC, or Fibre to the Cabinet, which BT fibre products use, because it doesn’t use conventional copper wires from street cabinets. FTTP trumps out other internet solutions because it’s faster, more reliable and more secure.

FTTP Advantages

Superior Bandwidth. FTTP boasts the highest internet transfer speed among all internet service options. It’s way ahead of our radio offering and most 'over the phone lines' internet packages from other providers. Radio and FTTC connections can reach up to 100 Mbps maximum while fibre solutions can reach up to 1000Mbps. The symmetrical nature of fibre allows subscribers to download and upload data and files at the same speed. Streaming media is rendered without any stutters or loss of quality, cloud applications run smoothly, and VoIP calls are crystal clear even on long distances.

Resistance to Electromagnetic Interferences: In radio and cable installations, sometimes it’s unavoidable to meet interference running from other sources, e.g. powerlines, heating, ventilation, etc. Fibre optic is a material that’s highly resistant to electromagnetic interference. Moreover, it’s a much more reliable source of web connection when it comes to signal transmissions because it uses light technology, not current.

Secure Transmission: Fibre is one of the best at providing a secure transmission platform. There’s currently no way to interrupt the flow of data as compared to internet services that make use of electromagnetic energy escaping from cable lines and other electron-based transmissions.

Exceptional Durability: Fibre optic is tougher, more durable and not as susceptible to damage, and therefore needs less downtime as there won’t be many repairs and maintenance needed. This brings more uptime for the subscribers. Fibre optic material should last over 50 years.

Future Proofing: The architectural structure behind FTTP is made to be scalable and customizable. This means that it can be improved and expanded easily and within short notice. This allows businesses to change their speed on demand.

FTTP Disadvantages

The most notable disadvantage of obtaining FTTP is the cost of the initial delivery of service. The expected cost must be balanced against the advantages in each particular case.

FTTP is difficult to install and requires a longer implementation period than our usual few days. Installing the line straight to your business will take some time to complete and depend upon the availability of resources. If you need an internet connection straight away, consider signing up to our radio delivery systems as an initial phase.

The upside is that you’ll get all the advantages- reliability, security, scalability and speed once everything is set up and ready to go.