What it actually means
FTTP is full fibre broadband. A single strand of glass fibre carries your internet from the Openreach exchange right up to a small box on the wall inside your property. There is no copper anywhere in that journey, which is the whole point.
Because light travels through fibre cleanly, the signal does not weaken with distance the way an old copper line does. Two neighbours on the same FTTP line get the same speed, whether they are next to the cabinet or half a mile away. Speeds typically range from 80 Mbps up to 1 Gbps and beyond, and upload speeds are far closer to download speeds than anything copper could ever offer. FTTP is what every newer broadband package is built on, and it is the technology Openreach is rolling out across the country to replace the older copper network.
At home
What this looks like in the house
If you have ever had a film stop loading while someone else jumps on a video call, you know what a copper line feels like under pressure. FTTP changes that. Four people streaming, gaming, and working from home on the same Wednesday night stops being a household argument. The line just holds. You stop noticing the broadband, which is the highest compliment a broadband line can earn.
In business
What this looks like at work
For a small business, every dropped Teams call is a client wondering if you are serious. FTTP gives you symmetrical or near symmetrical speeds, so uploading a 2 GB tender response, running a card terminal, and hosting a video meeting all happen at once without anyone in the office grimacing at the router. The line is also far less prone to weather faults, which means fewer half day outages eating into your week.