Internet connection: should we go to fiber

However, this is not the case if the operator did not connect his own network to the one who connected your home. You will then be forced to subscribe to the operator who installed the fiber optic network.

10 things to know about the functioning of fiber optics

The deployment of the fiber optics will gradually tip the French broadband households to very high speed. At the key, a loading speed of digital data up to 10 or 20 times faster than with the ADSL.

It is the future, but it is already the present for more than 11 million French households. We tell you everything about how it works !

#1. Optical fiber: very high speed technology

It is a digital communication technology that allows data to circulate in a finer glass wire than a hair. It offers connection flows much higher than those of the ADSL or the cable, and almost without loss of the signal. FAI promise up to 1 gbit/s of flow with fiber optics.

If this level is actually rarely reached, the connection flow of an optical fiber subscription is nevertheless always very high.

#2. The advantages of optical fiber

Its main advantage compared to the ADSL is the power of its flow. It is almost 10 times greater than with the ADSL2+. With fiber, you only put a few seconds to download a song and just over 5 minutes to download a movie.

Another advantage of fiber, the flow rate is symmetrical, the upright flow is always equivalent to downhill flow, a detail that has all its importance for network games in network games.

#3. Optical fiber is deployed free of charge by operators

In large cities, the deployment of the fiber optic network is 100% funded by operators who share the French market:

In certain peri -urban and rural areas, it is local communities that have financial responsibility. The network is then “rented” to operators who are responsible for exploiting it. In the city and in the countryside, only the finishing connection costs can be claimed from the customer.

#4. The entire territory must be equipped by 2022

Unlike the ADSL which borrows an already existing copper network, the deployment of fiber optics requires the creation of a new network from A to Z. Even if the effort is shared by local communities and ISPs, this very expensive company takes a lot of time.

Nevertheless, the public authorities promised in 2013 a total coverage of the whole country by 2022. This promise seems difficult to tenable but attests to a strong political will in favor of the development of optical fiber in France.

#5. You are is free to choose the operator of your choice

Whatever the operator who has deployed the network to the bottom of your home or in your building, you can in theory choose the access provider of your choice.

However, this is not the case if the operator did not connect his own network to the one who connected your home. You will then be forced to subscribe to the operator who installed the fiber optic network.

#6. More than 11 million households are already eligible for fiber

Despite the costs generated, the deployment of the fiber optic network is fast approaching. To date, more than 11 million households are already eligible for fiber optics. Only a large third of them benefit from a fiber subscription.

Note that most operators allow you to test the eligibility of your fiber accommodation. You just have to enter your address on a dedicated form from their website.

#7. Optical fiber does not directly replace the ADSL

Optical fiber and ADSL are two different technologies that borrow different networks. One therefore does not replace the other. ADSL uses the old copper network dedicated to the phone. The deployment of optical fiber, on the other hand, is based on the creation of a new ex nihilo network.

ADSL has proven itself and has no reason to be used in the near future. Especially since it has not been as fast, it often remains more economical than fiber.

#8. Optical fiber does not replace the cable either

If the fiber optic network does not replace the copper network borrowed by ADSL, it does not replace the cable either. Deployed by Numéricable in the 2000s, the cable network is older than fiber. It does not offer exactly the same performance.

However, the two networks continue to coexist. Thus the same building can both be eligible for an internet subscription via fiber optics, ADSL or cable.

#9. The maximum speeds displayed by ISPs are very theoretical

Internet access providers via fiber optics promise maximum flow rates up to 1 Gbit/Dry. In reality, the flow most often revolves around 200 Mbits/Sec, with a minimum of 100 Mbits/Dry.

Despite this gap between the theoretical values ​​and the real values ​​observed, the performance of the fiber far exceeds those of the ADSL which caps up at 20 Mbits/dry with the ADSL2+, the latest optimized version of the ADSL.

#10. The quality of the flow depends on a lot of your equipment

Whatever the technology you choose for your Internet subscription, know that the quality of your connection essentially depends on your equipment. The use of Wi-Fi, for example, considerably reduces the power of the flow.

Reserve for your small portable devices, phone or tablet, and do not hesitate to connect your computer directly to your box using an Ethernet cable to enjoy a maximum connection rate.

If the ADSL and the cable still have a bright future ahead of them and use their own network, the fiber optic replaces them little by little.

By offering performances much greater than those of its predecessors, it will ultimately allow each French home for very high speed.

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Internet connection: should we go to fiber?

You find that your wifi network is too slow? With fiber, navigate the internet will go 5 to 20 times faster! But which is eligible for this very high speed internet? How to install fiber at home and at what price. The answers to your questions.

SUMMARY

1. What are the advantages of fiber?
2. Are you eligible for fiber?
3. How much fiber cost?
4. How to install fiber at home?
5. Can your condominium be opposed to the connection of your fiber building?

What are the advantages of fiber?

Your RAME WIFI connection? Your children or grandchildren suggest you go to fiber to improve your network and take advantage of it during their visits? But what is it?

The optical fiber is a technology that provides access to very high speed internet, that is to say an internet much faster. So, Everything will go faster at home to watch and download videos, make video calls on WhatsApp, work using the Internet… In ADSL (high speed), the flow is 1 to 100MB/s (megabit per second). Fiber (very high speed) starts at 100MB/s, operators offer packages ranging from 200mb/s to 1Gb/s (gigabit) or more!

The higher the debit, the more you can take advantage of your connected services and devices simultaneously! In ADSL you can for example download a 50MB file in 50 seconds while with the fiber it can take less than a second. You will also gain stability when you call on video. A good argument to encourage your children to come and telework at your home during a long weekend!

Good to know: the fiber improves the quality of your WiFi network, Not your 4G or 5G network on your smartphone.

Are you eligible for fiber?

This technology is almost accessible to everyone with disparities according to the region. There current national coverage is 73% And it improves every year (arcep). It’s one of the best in Europe. You can test your address to find out if you can connect to fiber On the Arcep website: Masonnexioninternet.arcep.Fr

You can also consult the website of your current Internet supplier which generally offers a test tool to check your eligibility:

• Test your eligibility at Orange
• Test your eligibility at Free
• Test your eligibility at Bouygues
• Test your eligibility at System to improve your wifi in addition to fiber.

How much fiber cost?

The installation is free And some operators offer an optional diagnostic service. Then you will have to change your ADSL package for a fiber offer with your Internet supplier. These range from 19 to 49 € depending on the options and flows offered (Orange offer, Free offer, Bouygues offer). There are sometimes activation fees, but you can often negotiate their deletion by competing.
Good to know: If you change the Internet supplier, You don’t have to change your landline phone number And it is your new operator who takes care of the transfer.

How to install fiber at home?

• Step 1: If you are the first to wish the fiber, you will first have to request the connection of the building with the installation of a pooling point by an Internet access provider (Orange, Free, Bouygues …). This step is done once for all occupants. It is the owner or the syndicate of co -owners who chooses which provider of internet access will be “the building operator”. If it’s already done, you can go directly to the second step. Also be aware that new buildings that already have been connected by the promoter.
• 2nd step: Your internet supplier will connect to the point of pooling of the building from which it will draw a cable (fiber optic) to your apartment. Please note, all operators may not be available for your address, You may need to change the internet supplier.

In individual house, The technician will connect your accommodation to Fiber box located in the street if your address is eligible.

The day of the installation:

The connection of your apartment will be carried out by a technician at home. In a building, make sure it will have access to the premises where the fiber housing is located (the pooling point). The installation can take Between one and four hours and requires the internet at your home during this time.

The installer will decide with you where to put the fiber outlet. If your accommodation allows, it will pass the cable from the fiber to the existing chutes or sheaths, along the walls, plinths or ceiling following the corners and moldings. He may need to pierce a few holes less than a centimeter in diameter. It will then connect your new Internet box, your TV decoder and start all your services.

Good to know: The cable and the optical socket that will be installed at home do not replace the copper line and the already existing telephone socket. You don’t need to delete them.

Can your condominium be opposed to the connection of your fiber building?

No! Since law n ° 2008-776 of August 4, 2008 of modernization of the economy, there are A right to fiber. This simply means that owners or tenants can request the connection of the building to the syndicate of co -owners who cannot oppose it (unless a serious and legitimate reason). In addition, the choice of your operator is also a right.

Optical fiber: what is ?

Optical fiber has been developing on French territory since 2007 and allows many households to take advantage of a very high speed connection.

How is an optical fiber materialized ?

Technically, optical fiber is a glass or plastic wire used as a guide to a light signal which will make it possible to transmit information and data at very high speed and without risk of disturbances.

This transmission speed provides high speed of quality high speed to individuals and companies.

Thanks to optical fiber, the connection speed can reach several emission gigabits per second. A flow sometimes a hundred times faster than the current ADSL network.

Mainly present in major cities, France is progressing every day in the deployment of attachment to fiber optics.

The advantages of optical fiber

Optical fiber offers have many advantages that are directly associated with high speed internet connection.

The flow is higher but also of better quality and over greater distances. You can therefore download, in VOD for example, faster but also take advantage of an ultra high definition, 3D or even 4K quality impossible to access with a conventional connection.

Simultaneous use is also much more comfortable given the performance of the proposed flow. Thus, several people in the same home or the same establishment will be able to benefit from a broadband connection without worrying about the internet activity of others.

Optical fiber also makes it possible to develop the use of new services such as home automation offers, certain applications or facilitate the use of the cloud.

Here is how an optical fiber is presented

Optical and wifi fiber

The supply of a WiFi network with an optical fiber makes it possible to obtain performance much higher than that of a connection in VDSL or ADSL. Optical fiber represents a qualitative support to provide high flows to all network users. This type of internet connection is therefore essential to maintain a quality wifi service when the number of simultaneous users is high. This is for example the case for WiFi in hotels as well as WiFi in campsites.

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