Fiber vs Cable Broadband: Which Should You Choose?

The technology behind your connection decides how stable it feels day to day — often more than the number printed on the plan.

Side-by-side comparison

	Fiber (FTTH)	Cable / DOCSIS	Fixed wireless
Typical download	100 Mbps – 1 Gbps	50 – 300 Mbps	30 – 150 Mbps
Upload	Usually symmetric	Much lower than download	Low and variable
Latency	Lowest	Moderate	Higher, weather sensitive
Peak-hour stability	Excellent	Shared, can dip	Depends on tower load
Best for	Work from home, gaming, 4K	General home use	Areas without wired coverage

Choose fiber if

• You take video calls daily or upload large files
• You game competitively and care about ping
• More than three people stream at the same time

Cable is fine if

Your usage is mainly browsing and streaming, fiber is not yet laid on your street, or a local cable operator offers noticeably better pricing and support in your building.

Consider fixed wireless when

No wired provider services your address, or you need a connection within a day without cable work — for example in a rented place for a few months.

Find out what is available at your address

Coverage is hyper-local. Enter your pincode on the home page or browse all plans to see the exact providers and technologies serving your area, then compare up to three plans side by side.