Is Sky using cable broadband or fibre broadband?

[Djuvara]

Hello everyone, 

I am looking for a new ISP and I can only install using cable broadband because I do not have a phone socket installed on my property. IS sky using cable broadband or fiber broadband? 

Thanks very much.

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Djuvara 

Sky is fibre optic to the cabinet (copper to the house) or fibre to the premises. Just because cable was installed previously doesn't mean you can't have fibre. 

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Djuvara 

Enter your full postal address below and post the full table to see if you are on the openreach database

https://www.broadbandchecker.btwholesale.com/#/ADSL/AddressHome

Who was the previous provider. Virgin, persimmon etc

[TimmyBGood · Accepted solution]

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@Djuvara wrote:

I can only install using cable broadband because I do not have a phone socket installed on my property.

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If you mean coaxial cable, no-one but Virgin uses that.

[TimmyBGood]

@Djuvara 

It's worth noting that if you order broadband from another ISP, part of the process would be installing the appropriate data bearer: either a copper 'phone' line and Openreach socket or a fibre-optic cable and Openreach ONT (or possibly 'private' fibre and optical terminator from a smaller full-fibre operator).  Typically this doesn't come with any additional cost, but you do need to be in a position to consent to the required drilling.