UK Invests £289M to Expand Rural Broadband Access

UK gives Openreach £289M for 4 rural broadband contracts

Nation's dominant broadband plumber wins ahead of altnets

Connecting the unconnected: Broadband boost for rural areas

The UK government is taking steps to provide people in rural areas with broadband connectivity The government is working on a project called Project Gigabit, which will see hundreds of thousands of people living in rural areas gain access to ultra-fast internet. Supported by over £289 million in funding, the project is expected to change the lives of people living in isolated communities by providing faster and more reliable broadband speeds. Th…

Worcestershire receives £41.9m in funding for gigabit broadband improvements

Worcestershire has secured £41. 9 million in funding as part of the governments Project Gigabit which will propel the countys high-speed broadband coverage

Wrexham and Flintshire to benefit from £289 million broadband rollout

Around 37,000 homes and businesses across Wales will no longer be stuck with slow internet speeds as the UK Government’s rollout of gigabit

Millions of Britons unlock faster broadband speeds as internet usage reaches record level in UK

Half of all UK homes and businesses can now access superfast broadband. BT-owned Openreach, which manages the broadband and telephone infrastructure available in 99% of properties nationwide, today confirmed that its Ultrafast Full-Fibre broadband speeds are now available in 17 million premises.In comparison, Virgin Media O2 is the second-biggest network with under 60% of all premises able to connect to its cables — although every single connect…

UK broadband usage hits record levels as Brits rely more on high-speed net

Openreach said its full fibre network is reaching 78,000 new premises every week with broadband usage across the UK reaching record levels in 2024