Summary: Broadband is a technology that keeps moving, with speeds continuing to increase over time. Ultrafast broadband is one of the more common new advances and has a series of benefits for your home that the standard consumer can take full advantage of at a minimal cost.
When sorting out the utilities for your home, the first things you consider include the electricity, the gas and your water supply. However, with the world becoming more and more connected, broadband is becoming just as important as those utilities. With the rise of ultrafast broadband, read on to find out whether you need ultrafast broadband in your home and some of the benefits of using ultrafast broadband.
What is ultrafast broadband?
Ultrafast broadband is any broadband that is faster than 300 Mbps but underneath 1000Mbps, at which point the broadband becomes "Gigabit broadband". Companies achieve these speeds by providing users with "Cable to cabinet" services, which run fibre optic cables all the way up to your property as a means of providing more data than copper cables whilst also being faster. For context, this is the equivalent of streaming up to fifty films in full 4K quality all at once.
What are the benefits of ultrafast broadband?
There are a few benefits of using ultrafast broadband in your home. This includes:
• Lower latency, as there is little delay between your inputs and the server responding.
• Less packet loss, as the connection is more reliable and transfers all of the data between parties.
• Higher speed, so large download packages get to your device sooner than before.
• More efficient work, as you work from home without any delays from downloading.
Faster internet does more than making your PC gather data quickly, with the vast selection of added benefits improving your entire IT and device experience in the home.
Do I need an ultrafast connection?
Whether you need an ultrafast connection comes down to the way that you use your devices in the home. According to a recent study, approximately 80% of homes have at least 8 devices in them. Having a higher speed connection, in this case, ensures that each of the individual devices has the bandwidth necessary for performing at a high standard.
If your home is one that has a lot of devices and uses a lot of data for downloading large volumes of information, an ultrafast connection is right for you. This is the case for gamers or people working in media, with more efficient fast broadband providing a reliable platform. Put simply, if you use a lot of data, an ultrafast connection could make your data use far easier than your current connection.
