For too long, smaller towns and villages have been told to accept second-rate broadband. While urban centres enjoy fast full fibre connections, rural areas are stuck with ageing copper infrastructure designed for telephone calls in the 1970s, not modern internet demands. The result? Slow speeds, unreliable connections, and the frustrating sense of being left behind.
BeFibre is changing that. By bringing full-fibre broadband with speeds up to 2,300 Mbps directly to communities that BT, Sky, and TalkTalk have overlooked. Not just faster internet, fundamentally superior technology that transforms how you live, work, and connect.
Why Copper Broadband Holds You Back
If you’re currently using copper broadband, whether traditional ADSL or the partial fibre solution called Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC), you’re dealing with 19th-century technology trying to meet 21st-century demands. Here’s what’s actually happening:
Copper cables transmit data through electrical pulses that degrade dramatically over distance. Fibre cables lose only 3% of signal strength over 100 metres. Copper loses 94% over the same distance. Meaning your broadband speed depends heavily on how far you live from the nearest cabinet, often just luck of geography, not choice.
Copper has a theoretical capacity that sounds impressive, but a real-world performance falls far short. More critically, copper is shared among multiple homes in your area. This creates a rush-hour effect where speeds plummet during peak times, exactly when you need reliable connectivity the most.
The physical limitations go beyond speed. Copper is vulnerable to electromagnetic interference, weather conditions, lightning strikes, and temperature changes. Every storm, every temperature swing, every bit of electrical interference from nearby equipment impacts your service. If you’ve noticed your broadband slowing down during bad weather, that’s copper showing its age.
Full Fibre: Built for the Future
Full fibre broadband is a complete technological leap forward. Instead of copper’s electrical pulses, fibre optic cables use light pulses to transmit data at approximately 69% the speed of light. Copper’s electrical signals travel at less than 1% of the speed of light.
Raw transmission speed is only part of the advantage. Fibre optic cables provide over 1,000 times the bandwidth of copper and transmit data over distances exceeding 100 times further without signal degradation. In practical terms, full fibre can theoretically achieve bandwidth of 60 terabytes per second, capacity that positions connection not just for today’s needs, but for decades of technological advancement.
BeFibre’s network already delivers speeds of up to 2.3 Gbps with symmetrical upload and download capabilities. Symmetrical bandwidth is rare with copper providers but standard with fibre. You can upload large files, host video conferences, and back up to the cloud just as quickly as you can download.
The infrastructure itself is inherently more resilient. Fibre cables don’t conduct electricity, making them immune to electromagnetic interference, lightning strikes, and electrical fires. They’re also more resistant to physical damage, temperature fluctuations, and moisture, the very environmental factors that plague copper networks in rural settings.
What 2,300 Mbps Full Fibre Actually Means
Technical specifications only matter when they improve your daily life. Here’s what BeFibre’s Full Fibre connection actually delivers:
Whole-Home Connectivity: Stream 4K video on multiple TVs, conduct video conferences from your home office, while kids attend online classes and game online, all simultaneously without buffering, lag, or compromise. The days of arguing about who gets to use the internet are over.
Remote Work Without Boundaries: Upload presentations in seconds. Share large design files instantly. Host video meetings without worrying about your connection. Collaborate in real-time on cloud documents. Your rural location becomes a lifestyle choice, not a professional limitation.
Smart Home Integration: Security systems, smart thermostats, lighting, and connected appliances all need reliable connectivity. Full Fibre provides the backbone these systems need to work seamlessly. So live cameras feed streams without delay, or remote access works instantly from anywhere.
Future-Proof Connection: Technology advances rapidly. The full fibre connection we install today will support 8K streaming, virtual reality, AI tools, and innovations we haven’t yet imagined. Its infrastructure has been built for decades, not just the next few years.
Cloud Services That Actually Work: With upload speeds matching downloads, cloud storage becomes practical instead of theoretical. Protect your family photos, business documents, and precious memories with automated cloud backup that happens in the background without slowing your connection.
Value Beyond Speed: The BeFibre Commitment
BT, Sky, and TalkTalk have calculated that bringing fibre to market towns isn’t profitable enough. BeFibre sees it differently. They are committed to bridging the rural digital divide by investing in infrastructure that connects communities’ others ignore.
An approach that combines modern technology with genuine customer service. With a Trustpilot score of 4.2 stars, they have built a reputation on reliability, transparency, and support that actually responds to customer needs. BeFibre is not a faceless corporation extracting value, they actively invest in and support the areas they serve.
Installation is straightforward and minimally disruptive. BeFibre engineers bring the fibre connection directly to your property through a small entry point, just a few millimetres wide, that’s fully secured and barely visible. No lengthy waits typical of copper installations. Once connected, you’ll experience the difference immediately.
Your Community Deserves Better
The choice between copper and fibre isn’t really a choice at all. It’s the difference between accepting outdated technology and embracing what’s possible. Rural communities deserve the same quality of connectivity as urban centres, and with BeFibre, that’s no longer an aspiration but a reality.
To check if Full Fibre broadband is available in your area, enter your postcode on the BeFibre website.
Your community has waited long enough.