Originally Posted by
EGTE
BT have recently announced that up to 500Mbps and up to 1Gbps services are to be launched shortly.
Of course, the main limiting factor to Ultrafast broadband speeds is not always the service provided by your service provider. Often it is the limitations of the kit that people connect to their broadband. Many phones, tablets and computers are just not capable of running at some of the high speeds offered.
Not just your equipment. The internet won’t run at that speed. Your Internet Service Provider will need to upgrade their core network with very expensive kit as will the global carriers. Getting a high bandwidth link is good for future proofing but depending on your ISP, the whole street, estate or town might be sharing a congested link back to London where it connects with other ISPs’ networks in the UK and global carriers. Getting a fibre connection will give a more stable and reliable service with plenty of spare capacity for the future.