Wessex Internet has bagged its largest Project Gigabit deal so far, securing a £33.5m Government contract to deliver broadband to 21,400 homes and businesses in rural areas of south and west Dorset, along with south Somerset.
FullFibre has secured over £30m in Project Gigabit contracts to bring broadband to rural west Herefordshire and northern Derbyshire.
Wessex Internet has begun connecting premises in the New Forest to fibre through its £14m Project Gigabit contract.
The first 1,000 homes included within UK Government’s Project Gigabit areas for south west and mid Cornwall can now receive full fibre services through Wildanet’s ongoing £36m project.
Wessex Internet has been awarded an £18m government-funded Project Gigabit contract to address around 14,500 homes and businesses in South Wiltshire.
Wessex Internet has connected JPL Telecom Ltd to a 100Mbps full fibre connection through its ongoing Project Gigabit in Todber.
Gigaclear has been awarded a £16.6m Project Gigabit contract to address around 4,400 homes and businesses in rural east Gloucestershire.
Quickline has secured a £60m Project Gigabit contract to provide around 28,000 premises across the rural West Yorkshire and York area with access to full fibre broadband.
Government funding has enabled 1,006,800 homes and businesses to gain access to gigabit-capable networks since August 2012, according to new data.
CityFibre has begun work to connect 45,000 hard to reach premises in Cambridgeshire as part of a £69m Project Gigabit contract.