JT connects first 1,000 homes to its fibre network
JT is progressing well with its plan to remove its copper local loop, and install a full fibre solution to the 42,000 properties on the island. The roll-out has passed the key 1,000 properties connected milestone. Of those homes connected around 1% have elected to buy the Gigabit service, and 3% are buying the 100 Mbps service.
Crucially for residents and businesses the removal of the copper network means that people can regrade to the equivalent package but using a fibre connection. The price and usage allowances remain the same, but for those keen to enjoy the much faster speeds that fibre offers there are options for faster services.
| Download Speed | Upload Speed | Usage Allowance | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Gbps | 100 Mbps | 50 GB | £59.99 |
| 100 Mbps | 20 Mbps | 50 GB | £44.99 |
| 16 Mbps | 736 Kbps | 40GB | £34.99 |
| 8 Mbps | 640 Kbps | 40GB | £27.99 |
| 4 Mbps | 512 Kbps | 20GB | £22.99 |
| 2 Mbps | 384 Kbps | 10GB | £17.99 |
Extra usage allowance costs 30p per GB, and even those who opt for the slower packages will see an improvement compared to the old ADSL2+ services, as the connection will be a fixed speed rather than varying based on line length, and latency should be much more stable.
Some may think that 1,000 homes sounds a small figure, but this is actual homes connected and taking a service. The more usual figure to quote is the 'homes passed' and that stands at 15,000 currently, these homes will get connected over the next few months, with the roll-out continuing until all properties are connected in 2016.
Comments
50gig a month usage on 1gig downloads a bit crap though could download ur entire balance in less than 10 mins lol
Pathetic usage allowance.
Take the point on usage allowance, but its nice to see somewhere with a bit of vision and ambition on the rollout. The product set can be changed and tweaked anytime but the really story here I guess is the roll out of an infrastruture that will be the envy of pretty much everywhere and last 50+ years.
I smell monopoly.
I would far rather smell a gigabit monopoly than a few measly megabits copper one otester...
And as soem of us has said many times that UK BB prices are too cheap for proper investment.
Looking at those packages and prices it shows what sorts of margins are needed for investment to have taken place.
If I've read http://www.jtglobal.com/Jersey/Personal/Supplementary-Navigation/Help-Support/Billing/Broadband-Usage/Why-are-there-daytime-usage-limits/ right, then the limits are on daytime usage and nighttime is unlimited, so not bad really.
@strzelecki That makes it better, and the 30p per GB is cheaper than many UK providers who charge
- andrew
- over 8 years ago
Small area, no other rival telco, realistic prices its a no brainer for JT they'll make their money back in no time
cd - you don't understand (again) that Jersey does not have LLU etc. like the UK. We will have to start listing all your misunderstandings...
Somerset - and what an unqualified success that's been! We've not got a medium/long term vision so our short term followed by short term 'fixes' are only going to get us what we deserve.
There was a FTTP vision many years go which was stopped by the Conservative government.
If BT (or VM for matter) could charge those prices under the same conditions as JT, they would have been able to roll-out fibre products to a very high percentage of the population.
@cyberdole
Just looked and they do unlimited business plans (double the price, but that's fine), so I'll go and crawl back under my rock.
all services listed above are asymmetric - is it GPON ?
Its all well and good upgrading the infrastructure and proving everyone with the same opportunity for speed, but what's the point if you can't actually use it and it costs a fortune?
I'd rather have an average ADSL2+ connection with unlimited usage than a fast fibre connection and not be able to actually use it.
@Kr1s69
They do offer cheaper unlimited business packages which are ADSL 2+.
@otester
I think you have missed the point of the JT roll-out, as homes are connected ALL copper connectivity is removed.
As such they are probably price matching the old ADSL2+ business packages, but on fibre.
- andrew
- over 8 years ago
I smell monopoly.!! <---- reminds me of another telecommunications provider can't quite put my finger on their name.... begins with B, and ends with T!
@andrew
Oops.
@BTbrownnoser
Yeah but the question is, would BT provide a service like JT if it was the only provider?
Go Jersey! congratulations, and very good news.