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Superfast Broadband

Superfast broadband is broadband that provides a connection of at least 24Mbps and a maximum of 80Mbps download speed i.e. the connection to you.

Ultrafast Broadband

Ultrafast broadband is broadband that provides a connection of up to 1000Mbps download speed i.e. the connection to you.

Fibre to the Premises (FTTP)

Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) delivers superfast and ultrafast speeds up to 1,000Mbps directly to the premises from the exchange.

Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC)

Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) is the main technology used, which delivers download speeds of up to 80 Mbps from the exchange to your premises via the communications cabinet.

Gigabit Broadband

Gigabit broadband is broadband that offers speeds of 1 gigabit (1000Mbps) per second.

Type of download	Size/speed	5Mbps ADSL	50Mbps FTTC	100Mbps FTTP or Virgin	300 Mbps FTTP or Virgin	1000Mbps FTTP (gigabit)
4 minute song	4MB	6 second	Instant	Instant	Instant	Instant
45 minute HD TV show	600MB	17 minutes	2 minutes	1 minute	16 seconds	5 seconds
1.5 hour HD movie	4.5GB	2 hours 10 minutes	13 minutes	6 minutes 30 seconds	2 minutes 8 seconds	38 seconds
1.5 hour Ultra HD movie	15GB	7 hours 9 minutes	43 minutes	21 minutes 30 seconds	7 minutes	2 minutes 8 seconds
Xbox/PlayStation 5 game	50GB	23 hours 51 minutes	2 hours 23 minutes	1 hour 11 minutes	23 minutes 51 seconds	7 minutes 9 seconds

Mbps

Megabits per second is the measurement in which broadband speed is measured.

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