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36Mbps is fast enough to support a number of phones, tablets, TVs and games consoles at the same time. However, there's the outside chance you may run into problems if somebody starts streaming a film in Ultra HD while someone else downloads a new game and a third person hosts a Skype video conference.

Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) Known as part fibre, it delivers fibre cables to your nearest cabinet or exchange, and older copper cables connect to your home. You could get speeds up 100Mb, depending on where you live.

Your preferred broadband service provider will work with NBI to get you connected as quickly as possible. Once connected to the NBI™ network, you will have guaranteed access to minimum speeds of 500Mb to carry out work, study or simply be entertained.

What is a Broadband Connection Point (BCP)? Broadband Connection Points, or BCPs, are public\community buildings selected to receive high-speed broadband in advance of the rollout of fibre through the National Broadband Plan.

The higher the number of Mb or Mbps, the faster the speed. For standard broadband, a good average speed is 11Mbps. Fibre optic broadband typically has speeds of between 30Mbps and 80Mbps, and ultrafast fibre optic can reach 1Gbps (1000Mbps).

Anything in the range of 100–200 Mbps is a good download speed. A slower download speed than 100 Mbps can still be good. But a faster speed might be necessary if you live with a lot of people and everyone frequently uses the internet on multiple devices all at once—a common occurrence in this day and age.

At 1 Gbps, it's up to 10 times faster than the average home broadband connection. That means faster game downloads, better quality video calls and higher resolution movie streaming.