Figuring fibre out: What’s all the fuss about?

Now, if you fall on the sceptical side of the fibre wall or if you just haven’t had the time or patience to figure fibre out, there are two important things you need to know. Firstly, you’ve been missing out! And secondly, it’s not too late to jump on the superfast broadband-wagon. Here’s a simple overview of fibre to help you get to grips with how it works and how it might change your life.  

What’s fibre again?

You’d be forgiven for feeling like a fibre dummy sometimes, considering all the technical terms that are often thrown around. You may have seen the pavements in your neighbourhood being uprooted and fibre optic cables being installed. Basically, these cables are used to deliver lightning-fast internet connectivity to homes, allowing you to browse, stream, download and upload content more efficiently than other connection types, like ADSL and LTE.  

OK, so what’s the difference between fibre, ADSL and LTE? 

ADSL is an internet connection that uses the copper cable technology (the same cables used for landline phones) to deliver internet services to your home. As the demand for faster, more reliable and affordable internet services grows, ADSL has lost its popularity and is currently being phased out in South Africa.

LTE internet is a wireless type of broadband connectivity that uses mobile data to access the internet. The quality of this type of internet connection depends on how far away you are from signal towers, as well as weather conditions.

A good fibre connection, on the other hand, isn’t affected by your home’s distance from signal towers or exchange points or bad weather conditions, and won’t lose steam even with the higher numbers of people currently using the internet during lockdown.

How will fibre make my life better? 

Because of its incredibly speedy download rates, switching to fibre for your home comes with plenty of great benefits. For instance, you and your family’s entertainment needs are pretty much taken care of with fibre, allowing for multiple devices to be logged into its network at the same time. Stream, download, browse the internet and social media, and game to your heart’s content – the world is your virtual oyster. At the end of the day, this means you’re spending less money on things like movie tickets (and the exorbitant concession snacks), not to mention less time waiting for content to buffer and download.  

Fibre connections are also unshaped, unthrottled and can be uncapped. In human terms, that means you won’t have to worry about your line speed dropping or dying on you completely, no matter how much you use it.  

Fibre has also become more widely accessible over the years as fibre providers work to extend coverage areas. It’s also more affordable than ever before as fibre prices grow increasingly competitive, and you won’t need a landline to get connected– just a router, which many Internet Service Providers provide free with their fibre packages anyway. 

If that’s not enough, having a fibre connection point installed in your home instantly boosts its property value and appeal, as more people consider a home’s connectivity capabilities an important part of their decision to rent or even buy.  

There’s a lot to love about fibre, from the endless entertainment made possible by lightning-fast connection and download speeds to the overall value it brings to the home.  

Move to Vuma Fibre Core and never look back.  

To find out more about Vuma fibre to your home and the internet packages available to you, visit www.vumatel.co.za.