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Virgin Media is continuing to roll out its gigabit broadband across Exmouth, and now more than 12,000 more homes can sign up to services using speeds of 2Gbps – 16 times faster than the local average.

Openreach and Nokia have successfully tested the UK’s first live 50Gbps broadband connection, using technology that can deliver speeds twenty times faster than the fastest broadband services available in the UK today.

GoFibre has launched a new campaign to highlight the faster speeds available to residents on networks in ten towns or regions across Scotland and the north of England, as it commits to bringing the benefits of full fibre broadband to communities in more rural areas.

CityFibre has completed the primary-build of its full fibre network in Bracknell – the latest town in its nationwide rollout, meaning that over 30,000 residents are now ready for service.

The west of England is stepping up its digital game with a new initiative that hopes to help unlock a £1.3 billion annual boost to the region’s economy powered by private investment in better broadband and mobile connectivity – a boost that will benefit the 16,000 local residents still not connected to superfast broadband.

Openreach is helping residents and businesses on the Hebridean islands of Tiree and Iona mark a digital milestone, with the first ultrafast broadband connections now live.

toob is rolling out its full fibre service to residents across a total of seven more counties in the UK, as part of its strategic partnership with CityFibre.

Openreach has passed one million premises for the fourth consecutive quarter, taking its overall footprint to 17 million premises, according to BT update to year-end 2024. The company claims it remains on track to pass 4.2m in FY25 and reach 25m by December 2026.

Openreach is progressing its Aberdeenshire network build to connect thousands of homes and businesses across Huntly, Macduff and Banff, with the aid of build partner MTS.

Quickline is celebrating a successful start on Project Gigabit in north Yorkshire, connecting the first premises in the region to reliable broadband under the UK government contract.