Wildanet is celebrating a double-milestone in its £77m rollout of full fibre broadband in Cornwall as part of Project Gigabit, and has now connected a total of 10,000 premises in the first two phases across the south west and central parts of the region.
Mon, 6/02/2023 - 14:18
The Rt Hon Natalie Elphicke OBE MP visited Openreach engineers in Deal, Kent, where the network now passes over 75% of premises in the exchange area.
She was given a tour of the work and a demonstration of how the build in urban areas is happening alongside rural and coastal work.
Deal was included in Openreach’s full fibre build in January 2020. Since then, engineers have been working alongside neighbouring Sandwich, Margate, Herne Bay and Broadstairs.
Natalie Elphicke MP said: “This broadband upgrade is providing our community with faster and more reliable internet, supporting businesses and residents across our area”.
A study by Cebr highlighted that connecting everyone in the South East to full fibre would create an £8.7 billion boost to the local economy.
