BT's Openreach platform, which installs the infrastructure that makes this faster broadband possible, has just announced the crucial update along with telling homes to check their connections. Openreach reckons that it is currently connecting 78,000 new premises every week including homes in more rural areas. This rollout means that 17 million premises can now upgrade to FTTP full fibre and enjoy internet access at speeds of up to 1Gbps. At that rapid rate, a full HD movie could be downloaded in just 40 seconds. Along with BT, providers such as Sky, Vodafone and TalkTalk all use Openreach cables to whizz the web into homes so, if you use any of those ISPs, now is a good time to see if you can get faster web access