That fiber optics is the favorite of Spanish users is more than clear, so much so that today there are more than 22 million contracted lines, between homes and offices. That is why it is so important to know your speeds between the different companies to establish the one that may be the most suitable for us and for our interests. Now, at this point in 2022, what does each one offer us?
Speed is key when contracting one fiber or another
Although at first it started out being more expensive than copper, over time the companies have been matching prices and improving speed. The fiber and mobile offers are becoming more extensive and the possibility of customizing them, too. So when hiring do not forget to keep in mind that it is very important to be realistic with what you need.
For example, if you are not going to use your connection professionally, with a 100Mb rate you will have enough speed to browse or consume audiovisual content to watch the best series or movies without any problem.
It’s more; we are already talking about connections that promise up to 10 Gbps , although many homes do not have access to it. Because everyone knows that speed is the main factor we look at, in addition to price, when choosing the offer of one or the other. For an operator to be considered the fastest by an independent study can be a great advantage. Or at least a good weapon to get potential clients.
Company Comparison
For months the MásMóvil Group and its different brands, including Yoigo, MásMóvil, Pepephone, have been boasting (and continue to do so) of being the “fastest fiber operator in Spain”. The statement in question is based on the nPerf study that gave it the victory ahead of Vodafone, Movistar and Orange, by a narrow margin.
The throne and the relief in that of showing off speed has now been taken by Digi , based on a study by Ookla (the creators of the famous Speedtest) that give it a great advantage over its rivals, and especially over Movistar, anyway , it is important to consider that the great valid continues to be that of Movistar. But, what do the rest of the companies offer us? In any case, before starting with the Internet comparison, we advise you to look at several parameters when you go to hire the rate. Among other things, you should look at who is offering you the coverage, if it reaches your city or neighborhood , if it has a permanence commitment or, even, if calls are included.
digi
Fiber optic offers are distinguished above all by price and speed, which is determined by Mb per second: that is, by the ability to transmit data over the Internet. Looking at these two aspects, Digi’s wins. It does so with three options: one of symmetrical 300 Mb , another of 1 Gbps and a last one of 10 Gbps.
In all three cases, the price is included with the installation. In addition, they guarantee 700 Mbps download and upload and for the last option, 5,000.32 Mbps download and 6,000.12 Mbps upload. For its network, Digi uses Movistar’s mobile and fiber coverage.
Movistar
Movistar currently offers three speeds for individuals (300 and 600 Mbps) to hire on its website, with a maximum of 1 Gbps. As we will see with other companies, Movistar gives details about the maximum, average and minimum speed offered by all these rates.
Thus, in the case of 300 Mbps, the minimum guaranteed download speed is 283.929 Mbps, for the 284.847 Mbps upload. In the case of 600 Mbps, the minimum guaranteed speed is 553.476 Mbps down and 562.830 up. Finally, at 1 Gbps, the minimum guaranteed download speed is 739.597 Mbps, while the upload also reaches the same speed of 739.597 Mbps. The average, in the latter case, exceeds 900 Mbps.
Vodafone
The next of the operators that offers a higher fiber optic speed in Spain today is Vodafone. In this case we see that the speed that we can hire is higher than the previous option. Vodafone offers fiber optics up to 1 Gbps . In those, the red company guarantees up to 80% of the advertised speed. Thus, at 300 Mbps, we find a minimum of 240 Mbps; at 600 Mbps, 480 Mbps, and at 1 Gbps, 800 Mbps.
It should also be noted that we can contract symmetrical 1 Gbps, so we can have the same download and upload speed. Undoubtedly a factor that will be important for users.
Orange
Orange also offers higher speed fiber optics. In fact, today it is one of those that offers more possibilities for users in the form of rates. If we focus on the maximum speed of fiber optics that it offers, it is 1 Gbps . Although we also have 100, 300, 500 and 600 Mb.
Unlike the rest of the companies, orange does not offer details of its ups and downs, but we are still faced with an option to have symmetrical fiber optics . This is very important to make use of new technologies, the cloud and platforms where we can host content. In the case of contracting the symmetrical 1 Gbps, here we can have the same speed both down and upload.
Yoigo
Yoigo is another of the most popular companies. Also, how could it be otherwise, it offers fiber optics. In this case we are facing the possibility of contracting 1 Gbps . An option that equals that of Vodafone. As in the case of the red one, it guarantees 80% of the speed of the different speeds it offers. Thus, for 100 Mbps, they guarantee 80 Mbps; for 300 Mbps, they guarantee 240 Mbps; and for 600 Mbps, they guarantee 480 Mbps-
In this case, if we go into the details of that rate, we find that, as is usual in recent times, it is a symmetrical speed, so we will also obtain 1 Gbps when uploading. Yoigo’s, in its case, uses Grupo MásMóvil’s own network, which offers three connection speeds to adapt to the greatest number of possible areas.
Jazztel
At this time (April 2022), with Jazztel there are several fiber speed options. These can be 100Mbps, 300Mbps, 600Mbps, while the maximum of the other orange company is 1 Gbps .
In addition, almost all the alternatives are symmetrical fiber, which means that they offer the same upload and download speeds, which further improves the browsing experience, eliminating waiting times. The only one that is not is the 1 Gbps. In his case, Jazztel’s coverage uses the Orange and Movistar network to offer fiber and mobile.