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Full Fibre Suffolk: 210,000 Properties Now Connected

Openreach has reached a major milestone in its Full Fibre rollout across Suffolk, with more than 210,000 homes and businesses now able to order the UK’s most reliable broadband.

8th Mar 2025

Broadband Coventry: 125,000 Properties Now Have Fibre Access

More than 125,000 homes and businesses in Coventry are now eligible to order Full Fibre broadband, thanks to Openreach’s continued investment in the Midlands.

7th Mar 2025                        

Full Fibre Clydebank: Broadband Upgrade Now Underway

Thousands of residents and businesses in Clydebank will soon benefit from Full Fibre broadband, as Openreach begins its latest infrastructure build.

6th Mar 2025                        

Full Fibre Fife: Broadband Rollout Expands to Three More Towns

Openreach is bringing Full Fibre broadband to thousands of homes and businesses in St Andrews, Cardenden and Kinghorn, offering future-proof gigabit speeds and the UK’s most reliable broadband technology.

6th Mar 2025

Broadband Highlands Scotland: Fibre Rollout Reaches New Communities

More than 3,900 households and businesses in the Highlands are now connected to ultrafast broadband, thanks to the Scottish Government’s Reaching 100% (R100) programme and Openreach.

5th Feb 2025

Broadband Upgrade Scotland: 70,000 Premises Connected via R100 Rollout

Openreach engineers have connected around 70,000 rural and island premises to faster, more reliable broadband across Scotland in the last six months.

5th Feb 2025

Broadband Western Isles: Full Fibre Work Begins in Stornoway

Openreach has begun work on a major broadband upgrade for the Western Isles, starting in Stornoway. Engineers are building a Full Fibre network that will deliver gigabit-capable speeds and future-proof connections for thousands of homes and businesses.

5th Feb 2025

Broadband Upgrade Tyne Valley: Full Fibre Goes Live

More than 1,500 homes and businesses across villages in the Tyne Valley – including Bardon Mill, Ovington, Riding Mill and Wark – can now access ultrafast, ultra-reliable full fibre broadband, just months after joining Openreach’s Fibre Community Partnership programme.

17th Jan 2025

UK Broadband Usage Surges 10.5% in Record-Breaking 2024

Openreach’s latest annual data shows UK broadband usage rose by 10.5% in 2024, with over 103,590 Petabytes (PB) of data consumed – the highest ever recorded. 

7th Jan 2025

Openreach Build Plans 2025: Record Progress Across the UK

Openreach has confirmed it now provides Full Fibre broadband to 17 million homes and businesses – covering half of the UK. That’s thanks to a record year of network build and rising demand.

6th Jan 2025

Full Fibre Hastings: 25,000 Properties Now Connected

More than 25,000 homes and businesses in Hastings can now order Full Fibre broadband – thanks to Openreach’s rapid network expansion in the area.

23rd Dec 2024

£1 Billion Broadband Boost for Wales as Full Fibre Reaches 1 Million Properties

A new Cebr and Stantec report shows that Openreach’s Full Fibre rollout could deliver a £1 billion broadband boost to Wales by 2029.

10th Dec 2024

£2.8 Billion Broadband Boost Forecast for West Midlands

A new report by Cebr and Stantec, commissioned by Openreach, reveals that Full Fibre broadband could contribute £2.8 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) to the West Midlands economy by 2029.

2nd Dec 2024

Full Fibre Bannockburn: Broadband Upgrade Now Underway

Openreach has started work on a new full fibre broadband build in Bannockburn, giving local residents and businesses access to ultrafast, gigabit-capable internet.

30th Nov 2024

£2.6 Billion Broadband Boost Predicted for Yorkshire

A new report by Cebr and Stantec forecasts that Openreach’s Full Fibre rollout will deliver a £2.6 billion boost to Yorkshire’s economy by 2029.

26th Nov 2024

UK Broadband Economic Impact Could Reach £66 Billion by 2029

A new Cebr and Stantec report reveals that Openreach’s Full Fibre rollout could add £66 billion Gross Value Added (GVA) to the UK economy by 2029.

22nd Nov 2024

Full Fibre Northamptonshire: 200,000+ Homes Now Covered

More than 200,000 homes and businesses across Northamptonshire can now access ultrafast, full fibre broadband, with over a third of residents already upgrading.

31st Oct 2024

Full Fibre Broadband Rolls Out to New Homes in Grangemouth

Openreach has confirmed that the first 1,000 homes and businesses in Grangemouth can now access its ultrafast full fibre broadband network. The project is part of a wider plan to connect the majority of local properties, bringing future-ready connectivity to the town.

15th Oct 2024

Openreach and The Girls’ Network Launch Mentoring Partnership

Openreach has announced a new Girls’ Network partnership, launching a mentor programme for 20 girls aged 14–19 from Merseyside and the West Midlands. The initiative aims to boost confidence, provide access to positive role models, and build practical life and workplace skills.

10th Oct 2024

Seaton Sluice Fibre Broadband Upgrade Underway

Openreach is calling on residents and businesses in Seaton Sluice to get behind plans to bring Full Fibre broadband to more than 1,400 local premises.

29th Sep 2024