BT set to roll out 80Mbps fibre optic broadband this year

We’ve been keeping an eye on BT’s fibre optic broadband trials down in Cornwall and the telecoms giant has just sent out word that the not-so-secret guinea pigs are pretty happy with the next-gen download and upload speeds on offer.

And they’ve only been playing around with 40Mbps speeds – BT’s also just confirmed that this Spring it’s cranking plans to up to double that figure, 80Mbps, with rather tasty sounding 20Mbps upload speeds too.

More trials are set for the summer – pick me, pick me – and BT is still on track to cover two thirds of homes/businesses by 2014 in its quest to offer broadband of up to 300Mbps. So as we keep one eye on 4G, make sure not to forget your trusty home connection.

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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Computing, mobile, audio, smart home