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Fibre optic broadband 'the best value option'
Wednesday 11th November 2009, by Daniel King
A new study has looked at the various broadband technologies available and how they shape up in terms of affordability and capacity for high-speed internet services.
This week, Point Topic published its latest research regarding the sector and drew attention to the various tariffs available on the market, noting prices for fibre optic services worldwide are up seven per cent in the past year.
However, it was also advised that download speeds have also seen a significant increase in line with the implementation of various technologies, up globally by around 6.8 per cent on figures recorded 12 months ago.
It was noted that in contrast, DSL entry-level prices have seen a fall of approximately two per cent, but the capabilities of connections have clearly continued to improve, as these are up five per cent.
A spokeswoman for Point Topic said the data, which was collated as part of a study designed to look at statistics as they stood at the end of the third quarter of the year, also shows that there are now three broadband technologies that dominate the sector.
Fiona Vanier explained that fibre was the more costly option but would deliver the best value, while DSL is cheaper to connect to on a monthly basis but works out costing more per megabit.
"Cable providers are caught in between, they can't offer the highest speeds, in areas where consumers can get fibre, they can't offer the lowest prices where consumers can get DSL so they are forging a middle path," she concluded.
Point Topic is a company that specialises in providing data services on broadband communications systems and was founded in 1998.
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