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CityFibre has now laid 777km of full fibre across Swindon as part of its £40m investment to upgrade the town’s digital infrastructure.

Some rural premises in Shropshire can get up to £7,000 in extra funding for gigabit-capable broadband.

Virgin Media O2 has connected more than 20,000 additional homes in Southall to its network, bringing gigabit broadband to tens of thousands more people.

Ofcom expects 50% of UK households to have access to fibre by March, with this rising to 80% within the next two years.

Almost 360,000 homes in Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee, Renfrewshire, Stirling, Glasgow, and Edinburgh now have access to fibre services via Giganet.

Gigaclear’s £39m investment to connect more than 10,000 homes in four neighbouring Cambridgeshire villages continues apace.

CityFibre has now laid 415km of full fibre beneath the streets of Newcastle as part of its £62m plan to future-proof the city’s digital connectivity.

Salaries across fibre roles are set to increase during 2023 as the squeeze on talent increases and altnets look to increase their build rates, predicts Recruitment firm Carrington West.

Former Prime Minister Theresa May joined representatives of CityFibre and build partner VolkerHighways for a tour of their £14m project in her local constituency.

Neos Networks is set to transform connectivity on the UK’s rail network after being selected as the preferred bidder for Project Reach.