Sky Broadband launches its fastest package ever – Gigafast – with speeds of 900 Mb/s

• Sky Broadband Gigafast offers full-fibre speeds of 900 Mb/s for new and existing customers, with a speed guarantee of 600 Mb/s
• Connect more than 120 devices to the Sky Broadband Hub
• Game-changing speeds for busy connected homes at just £55/month for 18-months, find out more at Sky.com/Broadband

Sky Broadband, voted Choose Broadband Award’s Best Customer Service ISP, has today launched its new full fibre broadband package, Gigafast – offering incredible speeds of 900 Mb/s.

The new package, which is delivered only through FTTP (Fibre to the Premises), is 25x faster than the average speed of Sky’s Superfast 35 package and offers a high-standard Speed Guarantee of 600 Mb/s. Sky Broadband’s Speed Guarantee means you can claim a month’s subscription back if your speed falls below the minimum guaranteed speed.

Perfect for busy, WiFi hungry homes, Sky Broadband Gigafast lets you connect more than 120 devices at the same time to its full fibre broadband. Giving you the freedom to simultaneously stream, work and game online, whether it be via live stream on Twitch, Discord or holding a gaming online party, Gigafast lets you download games and buffer large game updates all at the same time, in every room.

Available to new and existing customers in FTTP areas; with Sky Broadband Gigafast you can benefit from:

• The power to play multiplayer games direct from the cloud with low latency, meaning no delays to your winning streak with speeds of 900 Mb/s, with no usage caps
• Sky Broadband’s Speed Guarantee as standard, so if speed falls below the minimum guaranteed speed, you can claim a full month’s money back
• The ease of being able to upload large files in seconds when working from home, with an average upload speed of 90 Mb/s
• Streaming all your favourite films and content in UHD, from multiple devices in multiple rooms, by bringing a cinematic experience to the comfort of your own home
• The ability to connect more than 120 devices all at once meaning you can continue to add the latest connected devices

Sky Broadband Gigafast gives homes the best broadband speeds available, low latency and the ability to be connect, stream, work or browse from multiple devices at once for just £55 per month on an 18-month contract.

“With game changing speeds that are 25x faster than our standard fibre (36mb/s), Sky Broadband Gigafast offers WiFi hungry homes the ability to connect lots of devices at any one time, delivered through our reliable network with award-winning customer service.” said Aman Bhatti, Director of Propositions, Sky Broadband.

New and existing customers taking Sky Broadband Gigafast will receive the latest Sky Broadband Hub.

Gigafast joins the Sky Broadband family with a range of fibre packages, including:

• Superfast 35 – average download speeds of 36 Mb/s
• Superfast – average download speeds of 59 Mb/s
• Ultrafast – average download speeds of 145 Mb/s
• Ultrafast Plus – average download speeds of 500 Mb/s

With Sky Broadband Boost, for just £5 a month, customers are guaranteed minimum speeds and WiFi coverage in every room or money back. Customers can also keep connected thanks to free engineer visits and daily line checks.

To find out more about Sky Broadband and sign up today, head to sky.com/broadband.

Notes to editors

Where FTTP is not available, customers will be offered the next best and faster package by visiting Sky.com/Broadband or speaking to our customer service team.

• Gigafast is 25x faster than Sky Broadband’s standard fibre. The 25x faster claim is a comparison of the average download speed of Sky Broadband Gigafast (900Mbps) vs Sky Broadband Superfast 35 (36Mbps).

Contact: skybroadband@feverpr.com

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