A joint £82m investment from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Department for Education (DfE) will connect up to 3,000 primary schools across Cornwall and Cumbria to full fibre.
County Broadband is asking for more to be done to tackle the digital divide in reaction to a Point Topic analysis showing that 30% of rural homes and businesses have access to gigabit broadband speeds compared to 70% in urban areas.
FullFibre has refurbished a fire engine as a way of building awareness of fibre services and engaging the local communities around rollout areas.
Norwich is set for an economic boost of up to £560 from CityFibre’s £50m fibre network rollout, according to a study by the consultancy Hatch.
Sci-Tech Daresbury has become the first location to install Liverpool City Region (LCR) Connect fibre, doubling capacity for more than 150 science and technology businesses on the campus.
Voneus Broadband has been hosting community drop-in sessions in Stone, Bishopstone, and Great Kimble to showcase plans for phase two of its Buckinghamshire rollout.
Sandbach, Cheshire has been added to Zzoomm’s rollout as part of its continued expansion across UK market towns.
A further 1,110 homes and businesses in south Somerset will receive fibre access due to extra funding secured by Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS).
O’Connor Utilities (OCU) is opening its first training facility in Sheffield with the help of Cityfibre to skill up those looking to begin a career in digital infrastructure construction in South Yorkshire.
G.Network fibre will be available to over 30,000 premises following a master wayleave agreement with housing association London and Quadrant (L&Q), which accommodates 250,000 people in 110,000 homes across London and the south east.