Lit Fibre passes 100,000 premise milestone

Tue, 4/04/2023 - 10:48
Lit Fibre engineer

Over 100,000 homes are now ready for service on Lit Fibre’s network, with the altnet rolling out at a rate of 10,000 new premises passed per month. This is a significant milestone as it looks towards 500,000 UK homes by 2026.

The network is live in 15 towns with a further eight towns set to go live this year. This will bring fibre to a total of 350,000 premises. 

CEO Tom Williams said: “We are rapidly expanding our network and on track to deliver against our goal of deploying a rock-solid network to 500,000 homes by 2026."

Lit Fibre is currently available in Bishop’s Stortford, Chelmsford, Chippenham, Cirencester, Clacton-on-Sea, Evesham, Harpenden, Melksham, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Redditch, St Albans, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Sudbury and Welwyn Garden City, with installation well underway in Aldridge, Basildon, Erdington, Potters Bar, Sutton Coldfield, Warminster, Watford, Westbury.