On the back of securing a £300m funding deal Portsmouth-based full fibre broadband company toob is expanding into Worthing, Brighton and Hove, partnering with CityFibre.
Nick Parbutt, CEO, toob, said: “We believe that fast and reliable broadband is a necessity that everyone should have."
CityFibre has completed the primary-build of its full fibre network in Dundee, connecting over 58,000 homes to faster broadband.
Elevate has been awarded a contract to build a hyperfast full fibre network for St Helens Borough Council, as part of the council’s Digital Infrastructure Programme to increase internet speeds and reliability for residents and businesses in the Merseyside town.
Openreach has called for easier broadband upgrades to give tenants in flats and apartments the legal right to request better internet access in the same way they can request pets, to prevent a new digital divide.
Openreach has started work connecting the first 3,000 homes and businesses to its new ultrafast broadband network in Peacehaven, giving residents a full fibre upgrade.