Fibre Internet’s Most Relevant Changes to Online Entertainment

High-speed internet availability in Nigeria has come a long way in the last ten years, with nearly 50% of homes currently eligible for this service. The faster and more modern ultra-high-speed fibre internet is still developing, however, promising to bring with it profound shifts in how we engage with the online entertainment space.

Why Now?

While initially slow, fibre development has been steadily accelerating across Nigeria, most recently thanks to far greater government investment. With $2 billion of extra fibre cable planned for installation starting in Q4 2025, this new step forward should deliver commensurate reductions in overall internet connectivity costs. In turn, this will affect many opportunities in many different sectors, with entertainment demonstrating one of the most publicly visible examples.

What Difference Will More Speed Make?

Internet speed is measured in several ways, the most important of which is bandwidth and latency. Bandwidth refers to the amount of data sent over time, usually measured per second. Latency is the amount of time it takes a signal to perform a round trip to a server and back, usually measured in milliseconds.

Upgrading to fibre from a DSL-style connection means you’ll usually get a slight boost to latency, and a massive improvement to bandwidth. For reference, the current high standard of fibre of 1 Gbps would download an old music CD in about five seconds. On a lower-end ADSL line, this would take around ten minutes.

Source: PixabayThis boosted speed means that anything that requires data from the internet will be available to you with minimum delay. For example, sports fans often want high quality internet speed when watched live-streamed content, especially for those looking to place a live sports bet. Modern online bookies already let you place live wagers on games like football and basketball with no delay, due to the connection between the sites and the live games. The interface design is also efficient thanks to small file sizes and high-level design. The speed of fibre can bring this kind of instant delivery to other services like apps, resulting in less waiting and frustration for players.

Opportunities Through Lower Prices

Even if fibre proves too fast for your needs, its arrival also helps by driving down the costs of existing internet plans. As faster fibre arrives and competes, slower ADSL plans are discounted. Most internet service providers won’t inform existing customers of price changes, however, so be sure to check if the arrival of fibre could let you find a cheaper opportunity. The extra money saved each month could also then be invested into additional entertainment services like Irokotv, or be used for an ad-free premium upgrade.

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Regardless of your interest in using fibre, the tech has a driving effect on developing access to digital entertainment spaces. It makes what’s already on offer arrive faster, it means higher quality media, and it delivers monthly savings that can appreciably add up. If you find your internet falling a little behind as we go deeper into the 2020s, what the tech brings might be worth exploring.