BT has signed a contract worth nearly £10m to deliver full fibre broadband access to nearly 1,800 hard-to-reach sites across the Swansea Bay City Region as part of a project to support levelling up in key areas where a connectivity gap exists.
Boldyn Networks is joining forces with Kingston Council, in partnership with Transport for London (TfL) and the Greater London Authority (GLA) to significantly improve digital connectivity in Kingston town centre and Surbiton as part of the Connected London programme.
The government is investing £45m to boost school infrastructure, including £25m to upgrade wireless networks in 2025 – helping get classrooms online and raising standards, in the latest phase of funding that has so far improved connectivity for more than 1.3 million pupils in 3,700 schools.
Quickline Communications is boosting digital skills training across south Yorkshire, donating tablets and Chromebooks to help jobseekers and economically inactive parents gain employment.
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.
An extension of a strategy to bring improved digital connectivity across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has been backed by the Combined Authority’s Transport and Infrastructure Committee.