Full Fibre broadband coming to Bannockburn
Openreach has started work to build a new ultrafast broadband network for Bannockburn – giving residents and businesses access to some of the fastest, most reliable broadband anywhere in Europe.
The once-in-a-generation, Full Fibre broadband upgrade will let thousands of local people connect multiple devices at gigabit-capable speeds and help businesses trade online and compete for decades to come.
The new network has already reached more than 1,700 properties in Bannockburn – and the build is expected to reach the majority of local homes and businesses in the next six months.
More than half of properties in neighbouring Stirling are also now able to upgrade to Full Fibre broadband.
The company is also working on a Fibre Community Partnership in Gargunnock, where it co-funds and builds new full fibre networks for clusters of homes not included in any other upgrade plans. The scheme uses vouchers from both UK and Scottish Governments to fill the funding gap.
Fibre technology provides more reliable, resilient and future-proof connectivity, with fewer faults; more predictable, consistent speeds; and enough capacity to easily meet growing data demands.
It boosts every online experience, from seamless streaming and gaming for households to smooth video calls, banking and customer interactions for businesses, with much less buffering or slowdown at busy times
Local people can visit openreach.co.uk/ultrafastfullfibre to register for updates and, as the build progresses, check their addresses to see when services are available from their chosen provider.
Robert Thorburn, Openreach Scotland Partnership Director, said: “We’re bringing ultrafast broadband to Bannockburn and letting local people know what to expect.
“This is a major infrastructure upgrade, so there will be more engineering teams, equipment and vans around town, and we're working hard to keep disruption to a minimum.
“Wherever possible, we’ll use our existing network of ducts and poles to avoid roadworks, new street furniture and disturbance. But there may be places where we need to install new poles, underground ducts and fibre cables because it’s the only way to make sure households get included in the upgrade.”
He added: “Bannockburn is part of our balanced build across Scotland. We want to make sure that progress is evenly spread and that people in all parts of the country can be online effortlessly and build opportunities in their community. Connecting everyone in Scotland to our fastest and most reliable broadband would result in a multi-billion pound economic boost.”
Openreach’s new ultrafast Full Fibre network in Scotland now reaches more than 1.3m properties, and the company plans to roll out the new technology to 25 million homes and businesses by the end of 2026, with an ambition to reach up to 30 million by the end of the decade.
Openreach build partner Circet is helping to deliver the build in Bannockburn.
