AllPoints Fibre Networks has agreed a new multi-million-pound partnership with BT Wholesale as it continues to expand the reach of its full fibre broadband offering.
Thu, 15/12/2022 - 10:33
Ofcom’s annual Connected Nations report reveals that fibre connections are now available to 12.4 million households, an increase of 4.3 million from last year.
In total, gigabit-capable broadband through a range of technologies is now available to 70% of the UK (nearly 21 million homes), up from 47% last year. However, only around 25% of households are taking it up where it is available to them.
Connectivity is also improving in hard-to-reach areas as nearly 80,000 homes and businesses (0.3%) do not have access to ‘decent’ broadband, compared to 23,000 last year.
Ofcom estimates that a further 15,000 of these premises will be covered by publicly-funded rollout schemes in the next 12 months.
Lindsay Fussell, Ofcom's Network and Communications Group Director, said: "Millions more people are benefitting from faster, more reliable internet as the rapid rollout of full fibre broadband continues. That can be particularly important at this time of year, as online shopping peaks and people stream festive favourites.”
The report also estimates that around seven in ten UK properties are in areas where 5G is available from at least one mobile network operator, up from about half last year.
