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BT Infinity - BT fibre optic broadband

Updated: Tuesday 03 April, 2012

By Editorial - news@consumerchoices.co.uk

BT Infinity (www.BT.com/Infinity) is the fibre optic broadband service from BT Broadband. It delivers lightning fast download speeds, and some of the speediest uploads on the market.

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BT Infinity delivers superfast broadband over fibre optic cables - at competitive prices.

• More Broadband and Calls with BT Infinity delivers download speeds up to 38Mb, and upload speeds up to 2Mb. It comes with a 40GB monthly usage limit and free weekend calls to UK landlines.
• Unlimited Broadband and Calls with BT Infinity offers equally fast download speeds, and upload speeds up to 10Mb as well as free anytime calls to UK landlines. It also offers unlimited downloads, subject to a fair usage policy.
• BT Infinity Broadband offers speeds up to 38Mb and unlimited downloads, but you must have a BT landline.
• BT Infinity 100Mb offers ultrafast broadband with up to 100Mb download speeds and up to 15Mb upload speeds, as well as inclusive evening and weekend calls.

BT Infinity also comes with freebies: free internet security software, online storage for your documents and inclusive Wi-Fi minutes. For more information, please visit www.BT.com/Infinity.

BT Infinity roll out

In October, Openreach, the division of BT which manages access to the telephone network for all broadband providers, announced a £2.5billion investment plan that would see it increase its superfast broadband coverage from the current level - 20% of the UK - to 40% by 2012 and to two-thirds of the population by 2014.

Openreach has also announced plans to double the available download speeds of its fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) service. FTTC uses fibre technology between the telephone exchange and the cabinet on your street, with the final leg of your connection, between the street cabinet and your home or business, comprising of traditional copper wire.

Ultrafast broadband

BT Infinity product also utilises fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) technology to deliver speeds of up to 100Mb - which matches the top download speeds offered by Virgin Media, but it boasts upload speeds twice as fast as its chief competitor.

Openreach will use the same FTTP technology to deliver download speeds of up to 300Mb by spring 2012.

If you’re an existing BT customer upgrading to the faster, fibre optic service, you may have to enter into a new contract.

Why get fibre optic broadband?

Fibre optic broadband delivers a faster and more reliable broadband experience than traditional copper wire ADSL connections.

Ofcom speed tests carried out in November 2011, found that customers with BT's up to 38Mb connection received average speeds of around 36Mb.

Alternatives to BT Infinity

If BT Infinity isn't available in your area, there is a fibre optic alternative. Virgin Media offers the UK’s fastest, widely available broadband packages with its 50Mb broadband and 100Mb connections, offering eye-wateringly fast speeds to its 12.5 million cable customers. Plus, it is undertaking further upgrades to its network taking speeds up to 120Mb.

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