The headline: FTTP is fibre all the way to your office. FTTC is fibre to the green cabinet on the corner, then copper from there to you. The longer the copper run, the slower it gets.
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Cheaper · widely availableFTTC — up to ~80 / 20 Mbps
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Fastest · symmetricFTTP — up to 1,000 Mbps symmetrical
When FTTP is worth the upgrade
- You make a lot of video calls (uploads matter — FTTC's upload is the bottleneck).
- You're a hybrid office and people back up to cloud during the day.
- You run any kind of on-premise server that needs reliable inbound traffic.
- You're more than 400 m from the green cabinet (FTTC drops off a cliff past that).
When to stick with FTTC
- Fewer than 10 staff, mostly browsing email and the web.
- No site-to-site VPN.
- Already paying for a backup 4G/5G line — FTTP gives less margin to that.
How to check what's available
Run a check at https://www.openreach.com/fibre-checker with your postcode and number. If FTTP shows as available, we can typically have it live in 2–4 weeks from order.
If FTTP isn't available today, ask Openreach when the commercial deployment for your postcode is scheduled. The Stop Sell on copper has already started in some areas — you may be forced to FTTP within the year.
What it costs (rough)
| Tier | Download / upload | Monthly (ex VAT) |
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| FTTC 80/20 | 50–70 / 15–18 Mbps | ~£40 |
| FTTP 160/30 | 160 / 30 Mbps | ~£55 |
| FTTP 500/75 | 500 / 75 Mbps | ~£80 |
| FTTP 1000/115 | 950 / 110 Mbps | ~£120 |
Talk to your account manager before ordering — we can usually get better than retail through the wholesale agreements.