The latest annual report on the nation’s broadband and mobile networks from industry watchdog Ofcom reveals that a record 20.7 million UK homes can now access full fibre broadband, with an increase in the number of households signing up to services where available rising to 35 percent.
More than 5,000 additional homes in Whitby can access Virgin Media’s full fibre speeds of 2Gbps for the first time.
Alncom has helped to create a training programme for local Northumberland students to learn some of the skills required to deploy fibre broadband, alongside gaining an understanding of how the internet gets into their homes.
CityFibre has connected the first customers in Suffolk to its network, helping more than 80,000 residents across rural areas access full fibre broadband, funded by a £100m award as part of the government’s Project Gigabit.
GoFibre has completed the build of a new full fibre network in Harbottle, in the latest development to deliver broadband across north Northumberland and Teesdale.
Openreach’s ongoing upgrades to full fibre broadband across Wales could deliver a £1 billion boost to the Welsh economy by 2029, according to a report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) and Stantec.
Wessex Internet has started work to bring full fibre broadband to communities across Dorset and south Somerset that will help connect 21,400 residents.
Gigaclear is celebrating a record year of growth, following connecting more than 130,000 customers to its network, with over 40,000 connected in 2024 alone.
Lightning Fibre has expanded its network in the Old Town area of Eastbourne, marking a new milestone in connecting properties to full fibre, with 27 percent of premises now accessing fast broadband speeds.
Openreach has revealed its new online self-service platform has reduced missed appointments by 30 percent, helping save thousands of hours in wasted engineer visits, and boosted numbers installing a full fibre service.