What's this new Fibre Broadband by UPC

foldup · 17-02-2010 05:18PM #1

As a UPC customer im entitled to a free upgrade from my 3mb line to the new fibre 5mb line...

Just wondering what the whole "Fibre Broadband" thing is. Is it just a new funky name for faster internet or did UPC actually introduce a new fibre-optic network or whatever?

Also, apart from the obvious jump up to 5mb speed, is there anything better about fibre broadband, such as lower contention ratio maybe?

paulm17781 · 17-02-2010 05:27PM

It's marketing.

More of the backhaul network is now fibre (similar to telecoms) but UPC insist on putting it in the name to sound fancy.

mehmeh12 · 17-02-2010 06:44PM

Really? so the new upgrades are not fibre optic but still cable?

paulm17781 · 17-02-2010 06:46PM

mehmeh12 wrote: »

Really? so the new upgrades are not fibre optic but still cable?

It's fibre network for long runs but all the cable into each house is still co-ax.

3fullback · 17-02-2010 10:04PM

I'm after getting the 15mpb quite happy with it .

glic83 · 18-02-2010 06:47PM

does any1 know if upc have any plans for the rural areas/chorus mmds area's?

cauliflower69 · 18-02-2010 10:32PM

glic83 wrote: »

does any1 know if upc have any plans for the rural areas/chorus mmds area's?

You cant get broadband with the old cable systems or with the MMDS so would only be ADSL

What's this new Fibre Broadband by UPC

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