Most of Salisbury is now connected to fibre broadband

Thursday, 23 March 2023 00:00

In Salisbury, Openreach’s first Full Fibre city, the percentage of homes and businesses with access to Openreach's full-fibre network is higher than the UK average.

More than 97% of the Salisbury exchange can order an ultrafast, Full Fibre service with a provider of their choice via the Openreach network.

Openreach announced yesterday that they had hit a significant milestone as its fibre network now reaches 10 million homes and businesses.

The roll-out of Full Fibre broadband across the country is part of an ambitious £15 billion infrastructure project to provide reliable, fast broadband that meets the needs of modern life.
Since the pandemic, the UK’s internet usage has soared, doubling in 2020 and increasing yearly, with more data downloaded last year than ever before.

January 19th 2023 23011901 Openreach Yate Fibre Joiners, Dovile Stanislovaityte, Dan Regazzoli and Jack Cole (back)

The rise in usage will continue as technology becomes more sophisticated and integral to people’s daily lives, with social changes such as working from home and the boom in online learning.

Clive Selley, the CEO, of Openreach, said: “Today marks a significant milestone in our transformation of the UK’s broadband.

"Not only will access to Full Fibre technology improve the speed and reliability of the internet connections used by people, businesses and public services, it also provides us with the infrastructure we need to meet the demands of an increasingly digital world.

"With this upgrade, we can improve the lives of people in the UK, offering economic opportunities, alleviating social challenges and creating the foundation for life-changing technology.

“Now we’re focused on the next phase of our build. Our engineers are building rapidly across the country and we already have plans in place that will see Full Fibre broadband reach over 25 million premises. We’re excited for the future that Full Fibre will create for everybody across the UK.”

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