New broadband technology in Antrim offers ultrafast speeds of up to 330 Mbps

BT has announced that households and businesses in Antrim can now ask their internet service providers to switch to G.fast and benefit from ultrafast internet speeds of up to 330 Mbps - more than 10 times the UK national average.
From this week, customers in Antrim can place orders for G.Fast with their communications providers and benefit from the next generation of broadband technology developed by BT. G.Fast offers internet speeds of up to 330 Megabits per second (Mbps)- more than 10 times the UK national average and has the potential to deliver speeds of up to 1 Gbps. Pictured at the new G.Fast cabinet in Antrim is Garret Kavanagh, Acting Managing Director of NI Networks at BT in Northern Ireland with network fibre planners Joe Lowe and Scott MacDonald.  Picture: Press EyeFrom this week, customers in Antrim can place orders for G.Fast with their communications providers and benefit from the next generation of broadband technology developed by BT. G.Fast offers internet speeds of up to 330 Megabits per second (Mbps)- more than 10 times the UK national average and has the potential to deliver speeds of up to 1 Gbps. Pictured at the new G.Fast cabinet in Antrim is Garret Kavanagh, Acting Managing Director of NI Networks at BT in Northern Ireland with network fibre planners Joe Lowe and Scott MacDonald.  Picture: Press Eye
From this week, customers in Antrim can place orders for G.Fast with their communications providers and benefit from the next generation of broadband technology developed by BT. G.Fast offers internet speeds of up to 330 Megabits per second (Mbps)- more than 10 times the UK national average and has the potential to deliver speeds of up to 1 Gbps. Pictured at the new G.Fast cabinet in Antrim is Garret Kavanagh, Acting Managing Director of NI Networks at BT in Northern Ireland with network fibre planners Joe Lowe and Scott MacDonald. Picture: Press Eye

BT’s Northern Ireland Networks division has made G.fast available to over 4,000 premises in Antrim town as part of a pilot project announced last year.

By using existing copper wires, this hybrid fibre broadband technology involves minimal disruption and provides a basis for many new services with considerable economic benefits.

Garret Kavanagh, Acting Managing Director of NI Networks at BT, said: “This is great news for Antrim, pushing it to the forefront of the roll out of ultrafast broadband in Northern Ireland - thanks to this G.fast pilot project.

“G.fast is new technology, designed for areas of high population density, that delivers ultrafast speeds over existing copper lines. This means we can add it to our existing network, which means faster internet with less disruption.

“Faster speeds are more important than ever – both at work and at home. G.fast is part of the next stage of the ongoing transformation of our digital infrastructure, which is so important for our economy.”

As part of BT’s plan to drive forward the digital economy of Northern Ireland, last November the company announced a further £20m investment in a major ultrafast broadband expansion across NI that is scheduled to be completed in 2019.

This will result in 25 per cent of Northern Ireland homes and businesses having access to ultrafast broadband, using either G.fast or Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) technology, which is a pure fibre connection from exchange to end user.

To discover more about G.fast and broadband availability in your area, contact your internet service provider or visit www.nibroadband.com/get-ultrafast.

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