In 2015 BT rolled out the first fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband connections in the UK, offering download speeds of 330 Mbit/s.
In 2009, BT started rolling out Fibre Optic broadband in certain locations within the United Kingdom and Belfast was chosen as one of the trial areas.
[5] As of 2020, BT, through its subsidiary Openreach, is continuing to roll out fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband to businesses and residential households in Northern Ireland.
[7] Virgin currently offers the fastest broadband, with some areas able to avail of connection speeds of up to 300 Mbit/s down their own fibre optic cables.
[1] In September 2020, Fibrus won a £165m contract to extend superfast broadband coverage in rural Northern Ireland.