Project Gigabit
Project Gigabit is a UK government initiative aimed at delivering gigabit-capable broadband to underserved areas across the country. Launched in 2021 by the previous government, the project is part of a broader effort to ensure that at least 85% of UK homes and businesses have access to gigabit-speed internet by 2025, with an ambition to achieve nationwide coverage soon after.
You can view the Project Gigabit Map for England and Wales on our broadband maps website.
With a budget of £5 billion (most of which remains unallocated), Project Gigabit focuses on reaching rural and remote areas that have historically lacked high-speed connectivity. The initiative involves collaborations with private sector providers and local authorities, leveraging public investment to stimulate private investment in broadband infrastructure. This project is seen as critical to boosting economic growth, improving digital inclusion, and ensuring that all parts of the UK can participate fully in the digital economy.
There are three types of Project Gigabit Contracts:
- Type A: Regional Supplier Contracts — 1,000s to 10,000s premises
- Type B: Local Supplier Contracts — 100s to 1,000s
- Type C: Cross-Regional / Cross-lot Contracts — Larger areas for national companies (e.g. Openreach)
There are also Gigabit Broadband Vouchers which can supply £4,500 per home or business to support local builds. These were extended in March 2025 to cover urban builds as well.
Statistics (updated July 2024)
Note that some providers have withdrawn from contracts which are not reflected here.
| Provider | Premises | Value £m | Value % |
| CityFibre | 461,200 | £779.9 | 48.4% |
| Quickline | 168,400 | £296.8 | 18.4% |
| Fibrus | 59,000 | £108.5 | 6.7% |
| Wessex Internet | 53,400 | £72.3 | 4.5% |
| Freedom Fibre | 27,000 | £67.0 | 4.2% |
| Connexin | 34,300 | £58.0 | 3.6% |
| Connect Fibre | 23,000 | £49.5 | 3.1% |
| Gigaclear | 14,400 | £42.5 | 2.6% |
| Wildanet | 16,800 | £41.2 | 2.6% |
| Wildanet | 19,250 | £36.0 | 2.2% |
| Full Fibre | 12,300 | £34.1 | 2.1% |
| Borderlink / GoFibre | 7,750 | £13.9 | 0.9% |
| Voneus | 6,000 | £12.0 | 0.7% |
| Grand Total | 902,800 | £1,611.7 | 100.0% |
Full list of Project Gigabit Contracts (updated June 2025) — Type A / B
| Area | Provider | Premises | Value | Date |
| Lincolnshire and East Riding of Yorkshire | Quickline | 72,000 | £118.9m | Jul-24 |
| North Yorkshire [ Update 01/08/2025: 2,130 homes connected ] | Quickline | 36,300 | £73.5m | Jun-24 |
[ Cancelled 07/03/2025 ] | ||||
[ Cancelled 22/05/2025 ] | ||||
| Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly | Wildanet | 16,800 | £41.2m | Apr-24 |
| South Yorkshire | Quickline | 32,100 | £44.4m | Apr-24 |
[ Cancelled 20/12/2024 ] | ||||
| Dorset and South Somerset | Wessex Internet | 21,400 | £33.5m | Mar-24 |
[ Cancelled 22/05/2025 ] | ||||
| South Wiltshire | Wessex Internet | 14,500 | £18.8m | Mar-24 |
| East Gloucestershire | Gigaclear | 4,400 | £16.0m | Feb-24 |
| West Yorkshire and parts of North Yorkshire | Quickline | 28,000 | £60.0m | Feb-24 |
| Leicestershire and Warwickshire | Cityfibre | 38,000 | £71.0m | Jan-24 |
| Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes | CityFibre | 25,000 | £51.0m | Feb-24 |
| Kent | CityFibre | 50,000 | £112.0m | Jan-24 |
| Nottinghamshire and West Lincolnshire | Connexin | 34,300 | £58.0m | Jan-24 |
| East and West Sussex | Cityfibre | 52,000 | £100.0m | Jan-24 |
| Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and east Berkshire | CityFibre | 34,000 | £58.0m | Jan-24 |
| Derbyshire | Connect Fibre | 17,000 | £33.0m | Nov-23 |
| North East Staffordshire | Connect Fibre | 6,000 | £16.5m | Nov-23 |
| Oxfordshire | Gigaclear | 10,000 | £26.5m | Nov-23 |
| Hampshire | Cityfibre | 75,500 | £104.2m | Jun-23 |
| Suffolk | Cityfibre | 79,500 | £100.5m | Jun-23 |
| Norfolk | CityFibre | 62,200 | £114.2m | Jun-23 |
| North Shropshire | Freedom Fibre (part delivered; part withdrawn 25/06/25) | (3,500 delivered; 8,500 cancelled) | Apr-23 | |
| New Forest | Wessex Internet | 10,500 | £14.0m | Mar-23 |
| Cambridgeshire | CityFibre | 45,000 | £69.0m | Feb-23 |
| Cornwall | Wildanet | 19,250 | £36.0m | Jan-23 |
| Cumbria | Fibrus | 59,000 | £108.5m | Dec-22 |
| North Northumberland | Borderlink / GoFibre | 3,750 | £7.3m | Oct-22 |
| Teesdale | Borderlink / GoFibre | 4,000 | £6.6m | Sep-22 |
| North Dorset | Wessex Internet | 7,000 | £6.0m | Aug-22 |
| Borders & East Lothian (Scotland) | Borderlink / GoFibre | 10,700 | tbc | |
| North East Scotland | Borderlink / GoFibre | 63,000 | £105m | Jul-25 (reported) |
Project Gigabit Contracts — Type C
Openreach was awarded Type C contracts in January 2025:
- Contract 1: £108.94m
- East and South Shropshire
- North Herefordshire
- North Wales
- South West Wales
- Contract 2: £77.05m
- Mid Devon
- North Somerset
- South Devon
- Contract 3: £61.31m
- Essex
- North East England
- Contract 4: £41.92m
- Worcestershire
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