FTTH stands for "fibre to the home" — an optical fibre cable runs all the way into your building and into a small modem/router, instead of relying on old copper lines or a wireless signal. Because data travels as light down glass fibre, it's extremely fast, very stable and low-latency, and it can offer symmetric speeds (uploads as fast as downloads). In India this is sold as JioFiber, Airtel Xstream Fiber, BSNL Bharat Fiber, ACT Fibernet, Excitel, Hathway and others.

If fibre is laid to your building, it's usually the better choice: more consistent speeds, lower latency and symmetric uploads, unaffected by mobile-network congestion. Wireless 4G/5G home WiFi wins when fibre isn't available, when you need it live the same day, or when you move often — no cabling required. Many people check both. If you'd like, compare our 4G/5G home WiFi page alongside this one and we'll help you weigh availability, speed and cost for your address.

For a typical household, 100 Mbps comfortably handles multiple 4K streams, video calls and browsing at once; 30–100 Mbps is fine for lighter use. Go for 300 Mbps to 1 Gbps if you have many heavy users, download very large files, or run a busy home office. Upload speed matters too if you work from home, back up to the cloud or create content — that's where fibre's symmetric plans shine. We'll match the tier to how you really use the internet rather than overselling.

Most home fibre plans in India offer genuinely unlimited data, though some carry a very high fair-usage threshold worth checking. On cost, look beyond the monthly rental: there may be a one-time installation fee, a router charge or a refundable security deposit, and longer prepaid plans (quarterly, half-yearly) often bring the effective monthly price down. We lay all of these out so you compare true cost, not just the sticker price.

This is the single most important check, because fibre is laid building-by-building — a provider may serve your street but not your exact building, or your neighbour's flat but not yours. Rather than rely on a website's pincode check, tell us your address and we'll confirm which of JioFiber, Airtel, BSNL, ACT, Excitel and Hathway can genuinely install fibre for you, and how their local service compares. Prices shown across this page are illustrative and change often; this is general guidance, and we confirm the current offer and availability with the provider before you commit.