The first Project Gigabit contract has been signed by GoFibre to bring faster broadband to rural areas of Scotland, that will allow around 11,000 Scottish homes and businesses to benefit from the rollout across the country.
Gigaclear has started to connect 9,500 more Oxfordshire homes and businesses under Project Gigabit, in the second contract with total subsidy of £25.4m for the altnet provider to expand its network, covering areas across the north and south of the county.
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.
CityFibre has begun work to connect more than 50,000 homes and businesses across rural areas of Kent to full fibre broadband as part of a £112m Project Gigabit award, helping boost connectivity to residents.
Openreach has begun work to build a new network in Samlesbury, rolling out full fibre to more homes and businesses in the area.
GoFibre is expanding its broadband network across Teesdale, with the rollout started in Ovington, County Durham as part of Project Gigabit.
Voneus and Building Digital UK (BDUK) have mutually agreed to terminate the £12m Project Gigabit contract to connect some rural areas of Shropshire.
More than 95% of residents across Cumbria can access broadband speeds of above 30Mbps thanks to strong levels of investment into digital infrastructure of over £400m between commercial and public funded programmes.
The Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has made good progress this year achieving most objectives set out in its Corporate Plan 2023 to 2026, with over 81% of UK residents now having access to a gigabit-capable broadband.
CityFibre has begun work to connect more than 45,000 homes and businesses across areas of Leicestershire and Warwickshire to full fibre thanks to an award of £77m as part of Project Gigabit.