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. 

CityFibre has begun work to connect more than 25,000 homes and businesses across areas of Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes to full fibre broadband made possible by a £51m Project Gigabit award.

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. 

Wessex Internet has started work to bring full fibre broadband to communities across Dorset and south Somerset that will help connect 21,400 residents.

Project Gigabit has provided news about its recent rollouts across the UK since its last update in April 2024.

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.