- The 5.5 GB service of Cityfibre doubles more than its fastest previous broadband speed throughout the country
- XGS-PON The update allows multi-gigabit Internet speeds for homes and businesses throughout the United Kingdom
- With an 85%coverage, Cityfibre is quickly moving towards the complete launch of the United Kingdom this summer
Cityfibre has introduced a new 5.5 GB symmetrical broadband product aimed at increasing performance for Internet service providers (ISP) throughout the United Kingdom.
The offer more than doubles the company’s fastest service and is part of its broader update to XGS-PON technology, which admits speeds up to 10 GB.
According to reports, this update is completed in 85% of the Cityfibre network, with the complete deployment that is later expected in the summer of 2025.
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“The future of the United Kingdom’s complete fiber is here, thanks to the powerful XGS-Pon-Pon-Pon-Pon-Pon-Pon-Pon. Our ISP partners are already connecting customers with speeds greater than 2 GB and exceeding expectations when it comes to quality and reliability, but our next generation of full fiber will establish a new standard for what is possible,” said Greg Mesch, CEO of City.
Cityfibre is a wholesale provider, which means that it will not be sold directly to end users. However, their ISP partners will be able to offer a range of services with this new infrastructure, with the new offer designed to support ISP members who seek to offer multi -gigabites packages to households and companies.
Cityfibre says that the service will be available throughout the country and has suggested that even faster speeds are expected to potentially 10 GB, launch in 2026.
This would further expand the competitive panorama, especially when compared to the current BT Openreach’s higher level service, which reaches the maximum of 1.8 GB downstream and 0.12GB upstream.
“Cityfibre began to challenge the headlines and bring option and competition to the United Kingdom market,” Mesch added. “This is another great step forward, which gives the ISP more power and flexibility than ever and provides speeds of multiple affordable gigos and an unparalleled experience to millions of consumers in the United Kingdom.”
Development could have implications for consumers looking for the best broadband agreement, particularly if suppliers begin to offer more competitive price levels for multiple branches.
However, the practical need for such a high bandwidth remains in question, since most domestic users generally require much less capacity for daily use, such as transmission, video calls and games.
The introduction of 5.5 GB symmetrical speeds can be more relevant to companies and electrical users than for the average home, to make complete use of this speed, consumers will also need compatible equipment, such as a decent Wi -Fi router or a mobile router.
