TalkTalk Business is trialling for G.fast through its Wholesale and Partner customers.
The move follows the recent announcement that TalkTalk Business are extending its FTTP, 1Gb full fibre network, beyond York and snuggling up to the Ultrafast connectivity.
G.Fast is complementary to FTTP and can boost internet speeds over the existing copper infrastructure (up to 330MB). G.fast will be available during a trial rollout from April 2018, with a launch expected in line with Openreach’s start in the summer.
This is somewhat useful for TalkTalk Business Wholesale and Partner customers who want to include cost-effective high-speed connectivity in their portfolio, to deliver over the new services, facilitate the transition to the Cloud or merely to offer the best speeds.
G.fast is available alongside ADSL and FTTC via the Partners API or portal for ease of provisioning, upgrades and in-life management.
TalkTalk Business will launch an unlimited usage G.fast proposition, in line with its FTTC offering, and will pay a fixed monthly cost regardless of the anticipated significant increase in usage. This knocks out the risk for the Partner community where spiralling bandwidth usage costs could be prohibitive.
Pete Tomlinson, Commercial Director at TalkTalk Business, commented: “As businesses and consumers, we have developed an insatiable appetite for bandwidth and TalkTalk continues to lead the way in meeting this need, embracing new technologies to make them simple and affordable. As we continue to champion the drive towards a full fibre future, which for many is still too far away, G.Fast can play an important role in helping customers enjoy the speeds they deserve.”
