Project Gigabit

Quickline is boosting connectivity across West Yorkshire, with 600 premises accessing full-fibre broadband thanks to the government’s Project Gigabit funding.

Quickline is celebrating the arrival of full fibre broadband in rural communities across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire by kicking off a festive giveaway.

Connexin has completed the first stage of its Project Gigabit contract for the provision of hyperfast broadband to more than 34,000 rural homes in Nottinghamshire and West Lincolnshire.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has announced Labour Government’s first Autumn Budget, earmarking over £500 million of funding next year to improve broadband speed and mobile coverage across the UK supporting Project Gigabit, with a focus on rural areas.

Wessex Internet’s mole ploughs have broken ground in Stapleford as the altnet begins its physical work to deliver fibre to 14,500 homes and businesses in south Wiltshire.

Leicestershire County Council has teamed with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to boost connectivity in public sector buildings across hard-to-reach areas.

Wessex Internet has connected the New Forest towns of Sway and Brockenhurst to its full fibre network as it continues to deliver a £14m Project Gigabit contract.

GoFibre has leveraged Project Gigabit funding to make full fibre available to 4,000 rural premises in Teesdale.

Up to £800m in Project Gigabit funding will be awarded to Openreach to connect 312,000 rural premises across Britain.

Altnets that have received government funding could be failing to make their cables easily available to other operators, despite this being a condition of receiving taxpayers’ money, according to AssetHUB.