nexfibre’s network reach has expanded to 1,557,000 premises ready for service and is on track to pass the two million milestone by the end of the year.
Wed, 13/04/2022 - 15:01
Openreach has now passed more than seven million homes and businesses across the UK with its full fibre broadband, including two million in the hardest to reach parts of the country.
Following this milestone, the company has shared plans to add 36 locations to the networks covering 500k new premises.
Openreach is currently passing more than 50k new homes and businesses every week on its mission to reach 25 million premises by December 2026.
Additionally, 40 ISPs including BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone, have signed up to Openreach’s long-term wholesale full fibre pricing offer with the company handling around 35k new orders every week.
Clive Selley, Openreach CEO, said: “It took eight years for us to pass our first million premises, but only four months to pass our latest million.
“The shift from copper to fibre will be every bit as significant as the move from analogue to digital and black and white tv to colour. By eventually retiring analogue phone lines, we will be creating a simplified network which allows us to meet the enhanced needs of an increasingly digital society.”
