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[Bowdon]

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2018/08/new-isp-cambridge-fibre-offers-cheap-900mbps-fttp-broadband.html

At the end of last year we revealed that a new UK ISP called Cambridge Fibre was preparing to deploy a multi-Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network for homes and businesses in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. The provider now appears to have begun their rollout and launched packages.

We still know very little about this provider, although the details published last year suggested that they aspired to build an unlimited 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) service for around 1,400 homes and a “hyperfast” 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network for businesses during 2018 (a 100Gbps Leased Line solution is also mooted). The network would use a mix of PON, GPON and XGS-PON fibre technologies.

Since then the operator has finally launched its own website and their first packages. The initial network deployment will also be focused on parts of the main city of Cambridge and the nearby cathedral city of Ely, although exact details on the coverage plan and deployment time-scale remain elusive.

    John McEleney, co-Founder of Cambridge Fibre, said (Cambridge Network):

    “High-speed Internet connections are only as good as the networks they rely on. Existing broadband services in Cambridge and Ely, even those claiming to be “fibre” broadband, are still built on the outdated copper cabling, which is why so many people experience slow and lagging connections despite upgrading their packages.

    When companies offer fibre broadband, it is only installed up to the local street cabinet, and not directly into the home or business. These local connections, or last mile delivery, rely on the aging copper networks and this is the Achilles’ heel: the further broadband travels on copper the slower the speed, whereas fibre delivers the same gigabit speed if it is 20 metres or 20 kilometres.

    The massive jump in speed and reliability, which Cambridge Fibre is delivering, can only be achieved by building a completely new network.”

    Home Basic
    Download: 500Mbps
    Upload: 10Mbps
    Price: £32 per month

    Home Plus
    Download: 900Mbps
    Upload: 20Mbps
    Price: £38 per month

    Home Premium
    Download: 900Mbps
    Upload: 40Mbps
    Price: £48 per month

[Ronski]

Nice price, but the upload speed is simply pathetic compared to the download speeds.