Rural

Jurassic Fibre’s planned fibre rollout in Bude will represent the altnet’s first move into Cornwall, having connected over 100,000 premises in 30 towns and villages across Devon, Dorset and Somerset.

Without meaningful engagement between the Welsh and England governing bodies, the UK administration will create a gigabit scheme that does not meet the needs of Wales, warns a report by the Senedd’s Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee (CCEIC).

The latest Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) update reveals that Openreach is actively building to around 1,500 premises across the region, with 400 premises currently ready for service.

Fibrus has passed over 1,500 homes and businesses in rural parts of Fivemiletown and the surrounding rural areas with its full fibre rollout.

Alncom has detailed plans to connect a further 25,000 rural premises in Northumberland to full fibre, making three Directorial hires to spur this growth.

Gigaclear is extending its network into rural Warwickshire with Shipston-on-Stour earmarked as one of the first towns set to benefit.

Gigaclear is bringing its network to Dorset for the first time, working collaboratively with Dorset County Council to bring full fibre broadband to Blandford Forum.

Commsworld has laid 20km of fibre cabling to connect nine secondary schools in the Scottish Borders, working in partnership with GCI, the Primary providers of IT services for Scottish Borders Council.

More than 600 public sector buildings in Wales have been connected to fibre as part of an £11.5m investment from the UK Government.

Gigaclear is investing £7m to connect 7,000 premises in rural Suffolk to full fibre.