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Originally Posted by JordanTheToaster
I know it's probably capacity but I've always wondered by there is no option for gigabit if it's possible on 3 right now. Not saying it makes any business side sense but if they offered gigabit for £80 i would probably consider it.
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I presume the 3 there was supposed to be FTTP
It's capacity, yes, but not as you might think it. It's not a problem with the FTTP networks themselves, those run 2.4Gb downstream, 1.2Gb upstream per 32 or 64 premises. More than enough to allow for 1Gb.
At the moment BT Openreach hand traffic over to ISPs over 1Gb links which would be no good for 1Gb products. They've been testing both 1Gb FTTP products and 10Gb handovers in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, other trials are ongoing or upcoming, and the product will be going live as part of their Next Generation Access 2 strategy. It'll be a combination of enhanced copper in the form of up to 300Mb G.fast, and 1Gb FTTP / FTTP on Demand.