Benefits of upgrading to Full Fibre Broadband
If you’re still on a copper or part-fibre connection, switching to full fibre broadband is one of the biggest upgrades you can make to your home or business. Here’s why it’s worth making the switch.
Blazing-fast speeds. Full fibre runs data as pulses of light through fibre optic cable all the way to your property, rather than relying on old copper wiring for the final stretch. That means speeds up to 2.5Gbps with Multi-Gig full fibre, dwarfing what traditional broadband can offer. Downloads, uploads, and streaming all happen in a fraction of the time.
Rock-solid reliability. Copper cables are sensitive to weather, electrical interference, and general wear and tear, which is why traditional broadband connections can be unpredictable. Full fibre isn’t affected by these issues, giving you a stable, consistent connection you can actually rely on.
Symmetrical upload and download speeds. With many traditional connections, upload speeds lag well behind download speeds. Full fibre changes that, offering symmetrical speeds so uploading large files, hosting video calls, or backing up to the cloud is just as fast as downloading.
Built for how we actually use the internet today. Streaming in 4K, gaming online, working from home, running smart home devices, and video conferencing all put real strain on a connection. Full fibre is built to handle multiple demanding activities at once, without the slowdowns and buffering that older infrastructure struggles with.
Lower latency. Full fibre significantly reduces latency (the delay between an action and a response), which makes a real difference for online gaming, video calls, and any time-sensitive application.
Future-proof infrastructure. As more of our lives move online and data demands keep growing, full fibre is built to scale with that growth, unlike copper networks, which are increasingly being phased out entirely.
More affordable than you might think. Many people assume full fibre is a costly upgrade, but with schemes like the government’s Gigabit Voucher Scheme, delivered through BDUK, eligible homes and businesses can get help covering installation costs, especially in areas not yet covered by commercial rollout.
Wide coverage, built on strong foundations. Exascale operates its own full fibre network across Telford and Wolverhampton, giving customers in those areas a direct connection to infrastructure we own and manage ourselves. Beyond our own network, we’ve also partnered with CityFibre, Gigaclear, and Openreach, extending Multi-Gig full fibre coverage to homes and businesses right across the UK. This combination of owned infrastructure and trusted partner networks means more people can access reliable, high-speed full fibre broadband, backed by our own UK data centres and top-ten internet peering ranking.