Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has announced Labour Government’s first Autumn Budget, earmarking over £500 million of funding next year to improve broadband speed and mobile coverage across the UK supporting Project Gigabit, with a focus on rural areas.
Fri, 8/11/2024 - 09:45
Connexin has completed the first stage of its Project Gigabit contract for the provision of hyperfast broadband to more than 34,000 rural homes in Nottinghamshire and West Lincolnshire.
The £58 million contract, awarded in January 2024 by the UK government, will see Connexin roll out broadband as part of Project Gigabit to rural communities throughout Nottinghamshire and West Lincolnshire.
Connexin will soon move onto the build stage, which will see the first premises connected by early 2025.
The digital provider worked closely with the government, Nottinghamshire County Council and Lincolnshire County Council to complete stage one of the project on time and under budget.
Furqan Alamgir, CEO at Connexin, said: “This fibre network will not only offer significantly faster broadband speeds but will serve as a backbone for many other services to digitally enable rural Nottinghamshire and West Lincolnshire.“
