Reliable FTTC and sogea Broadband for your growing business needs

Q: What is fibre to the cabinet broadband?

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 home made via a copper telephone line. Here are some key points: Phone Line Required : FTTC requires an active phone line, which means you'll need to pay for line rental. 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.

Q: What is SoGEA broadband?

SOGEA (Single Order Generic Ethernet Access) SOGEA is similar to FTTC in that it uses the same fibre and copper infrastructure, but it eliminates the need for a traditional phone line. Here's how it stands out: No Phone Line Required : SOGEA provides broadband without requiring line rental, potentially reducing costs. Speed : Offers similar speeds to FTTC, leveraging the same network infrastructure. VoIP Services : Since there’s no phone line, you can use VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) for voice calls.

Q: Do I pay for landline and broadband

You do with fibre to the cabinet but not with SoGEA. This is because SoGEA does not use traditional phone lines for it's connectivity - thus saving you money.

Q: What internet speeds can I get

Both fibre to the cabinet and SoGEA services will offer up to 80Mbps on download and up to 20Mbps on upload speeds. This is purely dependant on your local exchange and we can test this speed for you.

Q: What happens to my telephone number I have?

When moving to SoGEA, the service requires your telephone number to be moved onto our VoIP telephone service. Talk to our team today to find out how we can prevent any loss of business.

Get the best business broadband deal, with our fast, realiable FTTP or FTTC SOGEA services. Your business phone system and data services deserve a better broadband.

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If fibre is not available in your area yet, let us provide your existing copper lines with a great broadband service

Understanding FTTC and SOGEA broadband: Key Differences Explained

When choosing broadband for your home or business, your local exchange will determine what you are capable of using.

For exchanges that do not have FTTP yet (Fibre to the Premises), two popular braodbands available. These are FTTC (Fibre to the Cabinet) and SOGEA (Single Order Generic Ethernet Access). Both offer high-speed internet of up to 80Mbps.

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SOGEA (Single Order Generic Ethernet Access)

SOGEA is similar to FTTC in that it uses the same fiber and copper infrastructure, but it eliminates the need for a traditional phone line. Here's how it stands out:

No Phone Line Required: SOGEA provides broadband without requiring line rental, potentially reducing costs.
Speed: Offers similar speeds to FTTC, leveraging the same network infrastructure.
VoIP Services: Since there’s no phone line, you can use VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) for voice calls.

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 home/office made via a copper telephone line. However, FTTC

Phone Line Required: FTTC requires an active phone line, which means you'll need to pay for line rental.
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.

Find out more about the various broadband services available by checking out our blog here.

Communicate and collaborate anytime and anywhere

Our clients get so many more features to be able to communicate simply and effectively with more features and services for their money.

Fast, reliable speeds

Put your business on our SoGEA fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) producst or FTTP fibre to the premises which offer great download speeds of up to 1Gbps.

Pay just one price

Even if you have a copper line and broadband, you no longer need to pay two rentals as you only pay one price for our service. The line rental is inclusive.

Great quality connections

Our broadband services are not limited to speeds or times of the day. You simply get the best possible business broadband available.

Moving is simple

Moving to our platform is as simple as A,B,C. You just place your order, we give you a date and a new router will be sent to you for your start date.

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.

How do you get our business broadband service?

Simply follow the below steps or contact us for more information.

Order your service

1.Simply order your broadband service from us by either calling 01325 647000 or filling out the contact details at the top of this page.

What service can you get?

2. We will test your local exchange manually to find out the best solution for your business and what is available in your area.We will then give you a connection date.

Routers

3. We can either send you one of our business routers for your new service, or if you choose to use your own then please let us know.

Surf the internet

4. Whether you are migrating your service to us from another provider, or it's a new connection, simply plug our new router in to start enjoying your new service.