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Broadband in Exmouth Town
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Broadband Types Available in Exmouth Town
| Type | Status | Download | Upload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Broadband | Not available | — | — |
| Superfast Broadband | Available | 36 Mbps | 20 Mbps |
| Ultrafast / Full Fibre | Available | 900 Mbps | 900 Mbps |
| Mobile Broadband | Available | N/A | N/A |
Best option in Exmouth Town
Full fibre (FTTP) is available in Exmouth Town, with typical download speeds of around 898 Mbps. This is the fastest and most reliable type of home broadband connection.
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About Broadband in Exmouth Town
Exmouth Town is in East Devon. Full fibre broadband is available here, with typical download speeds of around 898 Mbps, well above the UK average of 69 Mbps. Most major providers cover the area, so there is a reasonable amount of competition on price.
Standard broadband runs over the copper phone network. Speeds depend on your distance from the telephone exchange and typically range from around 5 Mbps to 20 Mbps.
Superfast broadband (FTTC) uses a fibre optic cable to your street cabinet, then copper for the final stretch to your home. Most urban and suburban areas can get speeds of 35 to 80 Mbps.
Full fibre (FTTP) runs fibre optic cable all the way into your home. It is the fastest and most reliable option available, with speeds from 100 Mbps upwards.
What's Happening with Broadband in Exmouth Town?
Exmouth Town is well served by full fibre broadband, with Openreach's FTTP network delivering speeds of around 898 Mbps to premises across the town. That puts Exmouth comfortably ahead of the national picture: as of Spring 2026, approximately 82% of UK premises have access to full fibre (FTTP), and around 89% have access to gigabit-capable broadband of any type. Exmouth residents with FTTP available have access to some of the fastest consumer broadband speeds currently on offer in the UK.
No specific Openreach rollout announcements for Exmouth Town or East Devon have been published on ISPreview in recent months. Coverage in the town appears to have been built out as part of Openreach's ongoing national FTTP programme rather than through a separately announced local scheme. If you are in a pocket of the town where full fibre is not yet available, Openreach continues to expand its network incrementally, and alternative providers may also operate in parts of the area.
For East Devon more broadly, the altnet landscape is relatively limited compared to larger urban centres. Wessex Internet operates in parts of rural Devon and Dorset, focusing on harder-to-reach communities, and is worth checking if you are on the outskirts of the town rather than in the centre.
One change affecting all Exmouth households is the PSTN copper phone network switch-off, scheduled to complete by January 2027. Openreach has confirmed the transition will be gradual rather than an abrupt cutover, but all landline customers need to move to a digital voice service (VoIP) before that deadline. If you rely on a traditional phone line, contact your provider now to arrange the switch.
Use the postcode checker above to see exactly which full fibre and gigabit packages are available at your address in Exmouth Town.