ADSL is the most common type of broadband in use today, it utilises a standard analogue phone line.

ADSL 2+ also known as BT 21st. Century Network (21CN). Roll-out began in 2008 to replace ADSL Max (20CN), which is now discontinued.

Shetland Broadband can supply ADSL 2+ nationally* dependant on the status of your telephone exchange.

* With the exception of a few small telephone exchanges where ADSL was commissioned by parties other than BT under the Exchange Activate Scheme.,
 

Fibre To The Cabinet (FTTC) is in the progress of being rolled out to BT 21CN exchanges only. FTTC involves a fibre optic cable being laid from a telephone exchange to BT distribution cabinets, and from there is delivered to the customers premises using the existing standard analogue phone line. This enables a faster broadband connection to the cabinet allowing higher speeds to be available to the customer.

As FTTC becomes available from an exchange it should be noted that not all cabinets may not get a fibre connection initially.

Customers close to their exchange may be unable get FTTC as they are wired directly to the exchange (no cabinet). In some areas a new cabinet may be erected outside an exchange to overcome this problem.

Fibre To The Premises (FTTP), also sometimes known as Fibre To The Home (FTTH) is a fibre optic cable connection direct from your exchange to your premises. FTTP is nationally available but from a limited number of exchanges, where available speeds of up to 330Mbps are possible.

A leased line is a private connection linking your premises either to another specified location or to the internet. A leased line can be supplied over copper, fibre or ethernet cables and has the ability to offer a fast and secure connection.