Work to bring high-speed broadband to villages welcomed by resident

Work to bring high-speed broadband to villages welcomed by resident

Work to bring high-speed broadband to Stratton Audley has been welcomed by a local resident.

High-speed internet access in rural areas remains limited, with choices such as T-Mobile Home Internet, CenturyLink, Rise Broadband and Kinetic by Windstream. T-Mobile offers extensive coverage with unlimited data, while CenturyLink stands out for its affordable DSL service. Rise Broadband offers a fixed wireless internet with good speeds, and Kinetic is positioned as a competitive DSL option. Local providers and satellite services, such as Hugh…

Gigaclear to bring full-fibre broadband to 9,500 rural Oxfordshire premises

Rural internet provider Gigaclear has commenced works to connect around 9,500 homes and businesses in its home county of Oxfordshire to fast, reliable broadband. It comes as part of Project Gigabit, a government-funded programme to hook up hard-to-reach communities around the country. Gigaclear’s network build in Oxfordshire comprises two Project Gigabit contracts backed by a total subsidy of... Source

Gigaclear Start New Oxfordshire UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

Abingdon-based rural ISP Gigaclear has today announced that they’ve kicked off the construction phase of their £25.4m (state aid) Project Gigabit contracts for South Oxfordshire (Lot 13.01 – c.5,500 premises) and North Oxfordshire (Lot 13.02 – c.4,200 premises), which will extend their full fibre (FTTP) broadband network to around 9,500 premises in hard-to-reach areas. The contracts were first awarded back in November 2023 (here) and at that poi…