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Fibre broadband is faster and more reliable than standard ADSL internet and is delivered to homes and businesses through fibre optic cables - hence the name. Pretty much every broadband provider now offers fibre, including BT, Sky and TalkTalk and, as we mentioned earlier, it's now something 97% of homes can access.

Effectively fibre brings the exchange much closer to your home. This system is called FTTC, or 'Fibre To The Cabinet' and on average, the speeds you can get with this type of connection range from 30Mbps to 80Mbps, but this can also be higher.

On top of this, your ADSL speeds also depend very much on the distance you live from your telephone exchange. In other words, the further away it is, the more difficult it is to transmit data and the slower the speeds will be for your property.

A large part of the decision will be based on your location; you must be within 5km of a BT exchange for ADSL and you must be in a cable-enabled area for cable broadband. We are able to advise on the options available to you and your business once we know your location. Indeed it’s true, the cable BT bundles with its HH5 kit has been tested and does pass the TR100 tests but that doesn’t mean to say you aren’t losing performance because of it. Similarly Sky Broadband has also told us that they “ use non-twisted cables“. Meanwhile other ISPs, such as TalkTalk, claim to include twisted pair cables with their kit. Some do, some don’t. However such a low figure is arguable well within the margin of error (i.e. most broadband lines naturally fluctuate by that much or more) and thus you might be forgiven for not noticing any difference, unless you monitor intensely over a longer period of time (both before and after the cable change). On the other hand you might notice a slight improvement in your connection stats and fewer line errors, which while not huge are still a benefit.Cable broadband can also be called Hybrid Fibre-Coaxial (HFC) and connects to the internet via a combination of fibre and coaxial cables. It uses the same infrastructure as a cable TV. Comparison chart Differences There are two main types of broadband to choose from; ADSL and cable broadband. Here we will look at the differences to help you understand which type may be right for your business. ADSL The first thing to understand is that Radio / Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) is everywhere, it leaks to varying different degrees and over various different spectrum frequencies from your power adapters, TV, microwave ovens, DECT phones, home computer, radio, Christmas tree lights, passing high speed trains, space.. and the list goes on.