Sure Superfast Broadband: Upload speeds increased

Sure Guernsey appear to have silently increased the upload speeds for the Superfast and Superfast Pro broadband products.

The upload speed that the line is now synchronised at is 5 Mbps, up from the existing 2 Mbps. Actual throughput using speedtest.net was recorded at around 3.5-3.8 Mbps upload speed**.

This is a significant improvement in upload speeds, and very much needed in today’s online world of remote & cloud computing.

There is still no word from Sure about the supposed 100 Mbps upgrade that I found in their news section earlier this year, but we will just have to wait and see if anything is delivered.

It is possible that the upgraded upload speeds are simply a precursor to further upgrades later this year, but then why not release your new faster internet product at the same time as increasing the upload speeds, in order to have more impact?

**Edit: This is not entirely accurate. I generally now receive at least 4 Mbps upload, if not slightly more.

2 thoughts on “Sure Superfast Broadband: Upload speeds increased

  1. Only just found out about this, good news. Would be even better if it was 10Mbps upload like BT Infinity but it’s a start and hopefully will increase again once 100Mbps service starts.

  2. 10Mbps would be really nice, though I’m finding that 5Mbps is pretty decent compared to the old service.

    Nothing yet official about a possible 100Mbps service… I’m still waiting in hope

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