Articles tagged with 'Broadband' | Openreach

Openreach is starting work to build a new ultrafast broadband network for Bishopbriggs – giving residents and businesses access to some of the fastest, most reliable broadband anywhere in the UK.The once-in-a-generation, full fibre broadband upgrade ...

Openreach is starting work to build a new ultrafast broadband network for Falkirk – giving residents and businesses access to some of the fastest, most reliable broadband anywhere in the UK.The digital network business also announced this week that G...

More than half of homes and businesses in Ayrshire now have access to some of the fastest, most reliable broadband in Europe - with thousands more to benefit this year.More than 100,000 premises - including 96,000 homes and 4,800 businesses - across ...

More than 2,100 homes and businesses in Lossiemouth now have access to ultrafast broadband – but just 15 per cent of those who could upgrade have made the move to the new, full fibre network.People living and working in the town and surrounding area ...

More than four in every five properties in South Queensferry can now order some of the fastest, most reliable broadband in Europe.Eighty five per cent of homes and businesses in the town and the surrounding area can access Openreach's ultrafast, ultr...

More than 16,500 homes and businesses in Blyth can now order some of the fastest, most reliable broadband in Europe thanks to a multi-million investment by OpenreachThe company has spent more than 4.9  million[1] locally so far to build a new ultrafa...

Across Northumberland, 41 per cent of homes and businesses who can upgrade to Ultrafast Full Fibre have done so.But there’s more to do in Alnwick where only around one in ten homes and businesses have so far chosen to place an order, meaning thousand...

Just 20 per cent of people and businesses who can upgrade to Ultrafast Full Fibre across the Whitley Bay area have done so – with thousands still missing out on faster, more reliable broadband services.Following a 5.7 million pound local investment, ...

Openreach, the UK’s largest phone and broadband network, is busy preparing for extreme winter weather and has some useful advice for homes and businesses across the North West.The company, which builds and maintains the UK’s largest phone and broadba...

Openreach, the UK’s largest phone and broadband network, is busy preparing for extreme winter weather and has some useful advice for homes and businesses across the North East.The company, which builds and maintains the UK’s largest phone and broadba...

More than 350,000 homes and businesses in Liverpool City Region can now order some of the fastest, most reliable broadband in Europe thanks to a multi-million investment by Openreach. But there are concerns that thousands of residents and businesses ...

Openreach has started work to build a new ultrafast broadband network for Darlington – giving residents and businesses access to some of the fastest, most reliable broadband anywhere in the UK.The once-in-a-generation, Full Fibre broadband upgrade wi...

The historic tidal island of Lindisfarne has had an ultrafast tech boost as Openreach engineers complete work on a gigabit broadband upgrade for the small community.Situated roughly 1.5 km off the Northumberland coast, Holy Island - as it’s also know...

An Openreach engineer had an unexpected passenger on a 100-mile trip to Coll to fix a broadband connection for the island’s fire station.Tia the cat sneaked into Doug Craig’s van as he loaded up in Oban, Argyll & Bute, at 4am, and hid in the back for...

Only around 22 per cent of people who can upgrade to Ultrafast full fibre across Doncaster have done so – with thousands still missing out on faster, more reliable broadband services.In some areas, such as Intake, the percentage of those upgrading fa...

More than 170,000 more homes and businesses in the North East are set to benefit from a major broadband boost thanks to a £51m[1] investment by Openreach – the UK’s largest digital network provider, used by the likes of BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Vodafone an...

An engineer who worked around the clock to keep people connected in the wake of Storm Arwen has been named Openreach’s Engineer of the Year 2022.Luke Picken was nominated by colleagues for his efforts to restore broadband services across South West S...

Berwick-upon-Tweed MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan has met with Openreach’s chief engineers to witness first-hand the innovative engineering techniques used to deliver ultrafast, ultra-reliable full fibre broadband across her constituency.She was given a tou...

More than 38,000 homes and businesses in Lancashire are set to benefit from a major broadband boost thanks to an £11m[1] investment by Openreach – the UK’s largest digital network provider, used by the likes of BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Vodafone and Zen.Whe...

Openreach today announced it will create and fill around 500 more Scottish jobs during 2022 – including around 390 apprenticeships – as it continues to invest billions of pounds into its UK broadband network, people and training.The new recruits will...

Millions of people working from home, an increase in online sports broadcasts and getting into the festive spirit have driven a 20 per cent increase in broadband traffic during 2021.This follows last year where broadband usage more than doubled with ...

Openreach today outlined plans to build ultrafast, ultra-reliable Full Fibre broadband to at least three million more homes and businesses – including 440,000 in the South West - in some of the UK’s hardest to serve communities[1].  It means fewer ho...

Openreach today outlined plans to build ultrafast, ultra-reliable Full Fibre broadband to at least three million more homes and businesses – including 360,000 in the South East - in some of the UK’s hardest to serve communities[1].  It means fewer ho...

Statement from Openreach in response to BT Group PLC Full Year Results to March 2021 (07:00am, Thursday 13 May)Clive Selley, CEO, Openreach said:“We’re proud that BT Group is increasing its ambition for Openreach.“We’ve already proven that we can bui...

Damage to broadband cabinets, telephone poles and overhead wires across the UK can now be reported to Openreach using precise locations from what3words.What3words grids the whole Earth into three metre squares, with each square given unique words to ...

Businesses in the UK are being asked to consider the implications of a nationwide project which will see millions of phone lines upgraded from analogue technology to new digital-based services. The company behind the upgrades, Openreach, is launching...

Openreach’s Regional Partnership Director for the South East, Kieran Wines, today welcomed the findings of a report conducted by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) which shows that a comprehensive Full Fibre network in the South Ea...

Openreach is asking residents in Garstang to get behind a bid to bring ultrafast, ultra-reliable full fibre broadband to local homes and businesses. The company is planning Garstang’s new full fibre broadband network and is urging residents and busin...

Openreach is asking residents in three Craven communities to get behind a bid to bring ultrafast, ultra-reliable full fibre broadband to their homes and businesses. The company is urging local people in Settle, Farnhill and Broughton to consider pool...

Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton has visited Cullompton to meet engineers who are working to install ultrafast, ultra-reliable Full Fibre broadband in the town.Mr Parish was greeted by Openreach CEO, Clive Selley; he then viewed new equipment...