Network

Openreach is bringing faster broadband to two rural Hertfordshire villages, which now have some of the highest levels of full fibre coverage in the county, the wholesale network provider has revealed.

Gigabit IQ is to form a strategic partnership with F&W Networks expanding its broadband services to more areas, providing F&W’s infrastructure through an additional partner.

New economic research by Cebr shows Openreach’s digital upgrade could generate £4bn for Scottish economy by 2029 and help reverse depopulation, with half of Scottish residents now able to connect to broadband – thanks to £435m investment in the nation’s new network.

Virgin Media O2’s gigabit broadband rollout continues, with more than 9,000 more homes in Bath having access to services after work completed.

Gigaclear is celebrating a strong year of growth for 2024, with more than 130,000 connected customers on its network and 40,000 of these were connected in the last year alone – an increase in its customer base by almost 50% in just 12 months

nexfibre has reached a total of two million premises ready for service, a significant milestone towards its goal of delivering full fibre connectivity to previously underserved suburban and semi-rural premises.

4Fibre and SCCI Alphatrack have delivered a passive neutral fibre network to One Brighton's eco-friendly mixed-use development in Brighton with minimal disruption, helping to preserve the buildings' aesthetics.

Virgin Media O2 has successfully connected 1,000 mobile masts to its proprietary 10Gbps fibre backhaul network, enabling faster data speeds, lower latency and a more reliable mobile network experience for customers.

CityFibre has connected the first customers in Suffolk to its network, helping more than 80,000 residents across rural areas access full fibre broadband, funded by a £100m award as part of the government’s Project Gigabit. 

CityFibre has completed the primary-build of its full fibre network in Hartlepool, and has helped connect more than 80 percent of residents, making it one of the best-connected locations in the UK.