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G.Network has secured an additional £150m of backing from USS, its principal equity investor to accelerate its next phase of growth. 

Giganet has completed the first batch of locations in its full fibre rollout, making its service available to communities across Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire for the first time.

BeFibre has connected the first premises to its network in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, which addresses 12,000 homes in the town.

Two Quickline colleagues who served on the frontline together, Installation Engineer Aaron Huntley and Infrastructure Engineer Ian Midgley, have conquered the Yorkshire Three Peaks to support fellow Yorkshire veterans.

nexfibre has secured a £250m debt investment from UK Infrastructure Bank to support its aim of passing five million homes with fibre by 2026.

Ordnance Survey has been working with BDUK to boost connectivity in rural areas by providing a clear view of Project Gigabit build sites.

Grain has donated £2000 to Thornaby Football Club, whose facilities were recently destroyed in an arson attack.

Wessex Internet has begun deploying Nokia’s 10Gbps XGS-PON technology and a Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing solution to upgrade the capacity of its core network.

Some of the UK’s largest connectivity providers have agreed to work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the telecoms supply chain. 

Grain is extending its rollout to Blyth, Northumberland, where the average download speed currently sits between 43Mb and 148Mb.