Openreach has helped more than 30,000 homes and businesses in Wakefield connect to high-speed broadband technology, following completion of full fibre rollout in the area.

Gigaclear is celebrating a record year of growth, following connecting more than 130,000 customers to its network, with over 40,000 connected in 2024 alone.
This means that the altnet provider has increased its customer base by almost 50 percent in just one year, representing a period of significant growth for the company.
Nick Rawlings, Chief Marketing Officer, said: “Reaching the milestone of 130,000 customers is a huge achievement.
“We have continued to invest in building our network in hard-to-reach places adding a further 100,000 properties in 2024, which now means we have over 580,000 properties Ready for Service.”