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Over 7500 homes and businesses in Banbridge can connect to fibre services following the rollout of new broadband infrastructure by Fibrus Networks which began in early April.

FullFibre has completed its network rollout in Leek, with fibre services now available to homes and businesses in the Staffordshire town.  

We’re the fifth largest global economy and yet when it comes to broadband, we’re 48th for internet service provider download speeds according to World Population Review – way behind leaders Monaco, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Digital Secretary Nadine Dorries has chosen Simon Blagden CBE to Chair Building Digital UK (BDUK), placing him at the help of Project Gigabit, backed with £5bn to connect hard-to-reach areas as well as the £1bn Shared Rural Network which will dial up 4G phone signal rural areas.

Lit Fibre has appointed Comtec as its Strategic Supply Chain Partner as it looks to bring full fibre services to over 500,000 homes by 2026.

Steve Leighton has been appointed as the new Chair of ISPA Council, taking over the reins from Andrew Glover.

Openreach is investing £13.5m to serve around 45,000 more homes and businesses across the Isle of Wight with full fibre.

G.Network has signed the Armed Forces Covenant, a pledge to recognise the contribution of serving personnel, veterans and military families.

CityFibre’s investment into York’s digital infrastructure may unlock £357m in economic benefits, according to a report by Hatch.

The demand for skilled workers continues to grow as altnets scale up their operations, but the limited labour market means attracting and retaining talent has become an industry wide issue.