topic Re: Gigabyte + in Broadband

Gigabyte +

Macflame — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 13:20:24 GMT

I am new customer and I subscribe to the Sky Gigafast service. Is the Sky Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ service available to me in Sheffield?
When I check online, it simply states that I am on the fastest service available in my area. Does this mean that the Full Fibre 5 Gigafast+ service has not been rolled out yet, or will it never be available to this area?

Re: Gigabyte +

TimmyBGood — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 13:27:17 GMT

@Macflame

The Sky Gigafast+ product can only be delivered over CityFibre infrastructure, which has a very limited geographic distribution. It's not available on the national Openreach network, which currently tops out at gigabit from Sky and 1.8Gbs from EE.

https://www.skygroup.sky/article/sky-becomes-uk-s-fastest-major-broadband-provider-with-launch-of-new-5-gbps-full-fibre-speed-and-wifi-7-hub

Re: Gigabyte +

Macflame — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 13:31:09 GMT

Hi TimmyBGood,
Many thanks for your quick and helpful reply. I was a Virgin Media customer, but I guess that their fibre cable system is incompatible.
That is a shame. I must admit I was quite surprised when OpenReach started running a cable from the telegraph pole, rather than the fibre optic junction box across the street. lol

Re: Gigabyte +

JimM1 — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 13:38:15 GMT

@Macflame Virgin media does not touch OR equipment and visa/versa for each. Same goes for City Fibre they are all different and competing companies!

Re: Gigabyte +

Macflame — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 13:41:58 GMT

Thanks, JimM1, just as I expected.

Re: Gigabyte +

TimmyBGood — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 13:44:58 GMT

@Macflame wrote:

I must admit I was quite surprised when OpenReach started running a cable from the telegraph pole, rather than the fibre optic junction box across the street.

FTTP typically uses a different topology to FTTC and avoids the street cabinet entirely: by definition it doesn't need to interface with the copper bundles contained in there.