Fibre optic broadband being trialled by TalkTalk
The broadband industry often seems hell – bent on confusing customers with a variety of strange words, which include the use of the words ‘speed’ and ‘fast’ in a number of combinations. Other abbreviations like NGA, FTTC, 21CN and FTTP are also good examples.
Therefore, when considering the latest trials to be done by TalkTalk, any talk about it will be kept simple with ‘Fibre-Optic Broadband’, which is what they are going to trial over the next few months. It will be able to deliver upto 40 Mbps downlink with a guaranteed minimum of 15 Mbps. Uplink speed can be expected to be either 5 Mbps or 2 Mbps, which is better than most ADSL packages out there.
In terms of network, TalkTalk will be bringing fibre – optic cables closer to your home. Generally, users get internet via the copper cables, but the fibre – optic broadband trial will involve getting rid of the copper wires and using fibre – optic cables. That will increase the speed of internet connections. The DSLAM facility in these connections will ensure that you will have good internet connectivity regardless of how near or far away you are from your nearest exchange.
Therefore, in the next couple of weeks, TalkTalk will be enabling customers in Muswell Hill, North London, to first experience fibre – optic broadband. This technology will be initially revealed only to a small set of customers and staff. However, come October, more customers in Muswell Hill will be invited for the trial. The trial will be extended to Whitchurch, Cardiff. Trialists will be given a new modem as well as a router and one of their engineers will visit the customer’s home in order to install the telephone socket. Continue checking out their website, and if you are in these areas, you can register for the trial and you could be the first in the country to try out TalkTalk’s fibre – optic broadband.
Source - TalkTalk Blog
