Thousands to enjoy fix for slow download speeds as full-fibre rollout hits new milestone
Broadband supplier Trooli has reached another significant milestone in the rollout of its future-proofed full-fibre broadband. The internet provider, which is building an alternative network to the likes of BT and Virgin Media, has now connected 100,000 premises in the UK. Those connections are primarily found in parts of Kent, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire and East Sussex.
With the latest milestone under its belt, Trooli says it’s on track to connect a further 30,000 premises in the next three months. By the end of the year, the internet supplier wants to have 170,000 premises under its belt – rising to 400,000 by December 2022 and one million by 2024.
Part of that expansion will cover new connections across Suffolk, while additional homes across Berkshire, East Sussex and Kent will be plugged in.
Trooli focuses on full-fibre connections. These next-generation cables are capable of delivering speeds of up to 1Gbps. That’s 1,000Mbps. For comparison, the average broadband speed across the UK recorded earlier this year was 71Mbps.
While 1,000Mbps is probably a little excessive for most people right now. Busy households with multiple people working from home, making video conference calls, streaming films and shows in Ultra HD quality, streaming music, downloading updates for devices, backing up data to the cloud… will require much more than the UK average speed to avoid seeing the dreaded buffering symbol.
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