Your future with broadband

We know you need brilliant broadband. And it’s our job to make that happen. Our Fibre First programme doesn’t just mean we’re building new networks – it means we look to build with fibre whenever we start a project. Read about how we’re bringing fibre to homes and businesses, and the areas across the UK where we’re extending our network.

Our FTTP network is already covering 2.1m premises

We've committed to build a new digital infrastructure to four million premises by the end of March 2021. So we’re hiring 2,700 new engineers in 2019, up-skilling our army of engineers at the same time.

“Openreach is a fibre business and no-one is more ambitious when it comes to building Fibre to the Premises. Through our Fibre First programme, we’re building a network that delivers more than just speed. It will provide a future proof, consistent and dependable broadband service, that supports Britain for decades to come.”

Clive Selley
Chief Executive of Openreach

We build the network, but you bring it to life

Better performance and impressive speeds.

We're speeding up your broadband. Find our how we're bringing Full Fibre to homes and businesses across the UK.

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How we connect with you

There are three ways we connect you to our broadband network

Copper network (ADSL)

Basic broadband access uses a copper phone line connected to the exchange. Check with a communications provider if you can upgrade to FTTC / FTTP.

FTTC
Fibre to the Cabinet increases basic broadband speeds by connecting powerful fibre optic cable to the cabinet, then copper wires to your home or business.

FTTP
The future is Fibre to the Premises (FTTP), where pure fibre optic cables connect you straight to the exchange.

Installing Full Fibre to your premises

Have you recently ordered Full Fibre? Watch our video to find what to expect from us and what you can do to get ready to be connected.

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Why Fibre to the Premises?

No go-slow and always on

Get better performance, impressive speeds

and fewer drop-outs with fibre connected

straight to your home.

It never lets you down

Fibre optic cables are powerful and

resilient, so you can always

rely on being connected.

You’re ready for

anything online

Be unstoppable on everything from phones,

tablets, laptops, VR headsets – even

your home’s heating controls.

Full Fibre turbocharging the UK

Image of an engineer working on a fibre node

The UK's fibre future is within reach

Read our Blueprint for a Full Fibre future and the Cebr’s research report to learn more about our commitment to delivering great connectivity to communities across the UK.

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Our Fibre First locations

The towns, cities and boroughs where we’re bringing fibre to homes and businesses

FTTP Fibre First Towns, Cities and Boroughs Build Programme

The above maps currently show Openreach’s FTTP Fibre First Towns, Cities and Boroughs Build Programme on a 3 months forward looking basis, which is included in the current announced 4 million premises Fibre First Programme. It does not show FTTP deployment related to BDUK, new sites, our market towns and villages build and other smaller scale infill.

Openreach has exercised its best efforts to ensure that the maps accurately reflect its FTTP Fibre First Towns, Cities and Borough build plans at the time of publication. Details at an exchange level are shown only where Openreach expects that it will build in the greater majority of the relevant exchange. Openreach will keep this information updated on a quarterly rolling basis, including to reflect any possible changes to existing plans which may become necessary due to unforeseen operational obstacles (particularly where build is yet to commence). This approach is not followed for other FTTP deployment related to BDUK, new sites, our market towns and villages build and other smaller scale infill. Read more about our 'transparency' approach for FTTP Fibre First Towns, Cities and Boroughs.

For more information on our market towns and villages build up to March 2021 please click here.

*Programme Build Complete refers to the exchanges where build has been largely completed as part of the FTTP Fibre First Towns, Cities and Boroughs Build Programme, but does not mean that services will be available from this date.

We’re speeding up your broadband with our Fibre First programme. Hear from the cities, towns and boroughs that are already getting faster speeds.

Salisbury is the first location in the UK where we’re aiming to upgrade an entire city network in a single year. Find out more about this ambitious project.

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Be the first to know about our fibre plans

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In the meantime, we’d love to help you make the most of your existing connection. We’ve built a Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) network that covers 96 per cent of the UK – that’s 28.3 million homes and businesses. At the moment, only 13.9 million people are using it, which means you could be missing out on faster broadband.

Contact your broadband provider to see if you can upgrade to fibre, or use our fibre checker to see if we already cover your area.

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Rural communities joining the race for better broadband
- News
- Fibre
27 Jan 2020

A large proportion of our new Full Fibre network is already in rural areas and we want to go much further. We’re widening out our build programme to include 250,000 homes and businesses in more than 200 rural locations.
Proud to be a vital part of Scotland’s digital DNA
- Scotland
- News
- Fibre
12 Sep 2019

I’m proud to say that we’ve been keeping Scotland connected for more than 100 years and we’re fully invested in its future. We don’t just build in cities. Openreach is the only organisation truly tackling the delivery of fibre network in urban and rural areas – with impressive results.
Northern Ireland to benefit from full fibre broadband
- FTTP
- News
- Fibre first
- Northern Ireland
15 Aug 2019

Openreach have invested significantly to make full fibre broadband available to 325,000 premises across Northern Ireland by the summer of 2021.