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Reliable FTTC and SOGEA Broadband for Your Growing Business
Fast, dependable FTTC and SOGEA broadband built to properly support your business phone system and data services, not as an afterthought. Whichever product suits your exchange, we’ll get you connected and keep you online.
Unlimited FTTC and SoGEA Fibre Broadband For Businesses
Choose from our FTTC, SOGEA or full fibre FTTP products, whichever suits your exchange and your business, with download speeds of up to 1Gbps where full fibre is available. Even if you currently have a copper line and broadband, moving to SOGEA means you no longer pay two separate rentals, it’s delivered as one connection, on one bill.
If full fibre isn’t available in your area yet, we’ll set you up with a great broadband service over your existing copper lines instead, so you’re never left waiting.
Understanding FTTC and SOGEA Broadband: Key Differences Explained
When choosing broadband for your business, your local exchange determines what’s available to you. Where full fibre, FTTP, hasn’t reached your exchange yet, there are two popular alternatives: FTTC (Fibre to the Cabinet) and SOGEA (Single Order Generic Ethernet Access). Both offer high speed internet of up to 80Mbps, but they aren’t the same product, and it’s worth knowing the difference before you choose.
FTTC (Fibre to the Cabinet)
FTTC delivers internet by running fibre optic cables to a street cabinet near your premises, with the final connection to your office made via a copper telephone line.
- Phone Line Required: FTTC requires an active phone line, which means paying for line rental alongside your broadband.
- Speed: Offers download speeds up to 80 Mbps, depending on the distance from the cabinet.
- Voice Services: Includes a traditional phone line, allowing you to use standard telephone services alongside your internet.
SOGEA (Single Order Generic Ethernet Access)
SOGEA uses the same fibre and copper infrastructure as FTTC, but removes the need for a traditional phone number entirely.
- No Phone Line Required: SOGEA provides broadband on its own, with no line rental to pay for separately.
- Greater Stability: Because it doesn't rely on a traditional copper phone line, SOGEA offers a more reliable connection with a lower risk of downtime from line faults.
- Built for VoIP: With strong bandwidth and speed, SOGEA is a solid alternative to PSTN for any business already using, or planning to use, a VoIP phone system
SOGEA and FTTC both run over the copper wires between your premises and the street cabinet, and both offer speeds of up to 80Mbps. The difference is stability: SOGEA’s lower risk of downtime makes it the better everyday choice for most businesses, particularly anywhere calls are handled over VoIP rather than a traditional line.
The 2027 Switch Off Affects More Than Your Phones
Openreach is retiring the UK’s old copper phone network, with every PSTN and ISDN line switched off by 31 January 2027. If your broadband is currently bundled with a traditional phone line, you’ll need a standalone connection like SOGEA in place before then. Our PSTN switch off guide covers exactly what to check and when, or talk to our team and we’ll look at what’s available at your exchange.
Why is SoGEA a better service than FTTC?
SoGEA and FTTC services utilise the copper wires going from your premises to the cabinet in the street and both offer great speeds of up to 80Mbps. However SoGEA offers greater stability because it doesn't use traditional copper-based phone lines. SoGEA lines boast a more reliable connection with a much lower risk of downtime due to faults. With a higher than average bandwidth and superior speeds SoGEA is the perfect alternative to PSTN for any business.
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Happy Clients Share Their Success Stories
Moving to rural office space, without the benefits of reasonable broadband speed, and without telephony services include, Blake Telecom directed us to alternatives and the solution we have is excellent. 4G Wi-Fi VoIP, serving our current needs and situation perfectly. The team were succinct in his explanation of what we could achieve, providing something promptly and getting this set up with minimum fuss and delay.
Blake Telecom have been supplying our business communications for well over 10 years. We have found both their systems and support to be fully robust and they have given an excellent service throughout with value for money for their products. Their approach to helping our business has always been excellent from every aspect and I would highly recommend their services
Blake Telecom have revolutionised the way we operate.They have gone the extra mile in making the setup process painless and it was easy to install. Any questions are dealt with quickly and efficiently, and the staff are a pleasure to deal with. I truly wish we found them years ago. We recommend Blake Telecom to many of our suppliers and even customers whenever we can.
FTTP and SOGEA FAQs
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Blake Telecom have been paramount to the growth of our business by continuing to offer our business the very highest level of service. The equipment we have been supplied has been extremely flexible allowing us to change needs. Blake Telecom's knowledge and expertise has been very professional and we look forward to working together on our future projects.