Category: Broadband

In the nine months since our last report on what is available broadband wise for new homes we can reveal that FTTP availability is stabilising at around 96% of new properties.

No records set this month but the pace we are adding Openreach FTTP to our databases is broadly inline with the expected roll-out pace.

The full fibre roll-outs continue at pace driven by both the increasing number of different networks we are tracking which is over 64 now but also increasing pace of deployment providers are managing.

85.03% of Northern Ireland is now able to get a Gigabit download broadband service via the three main networks of Openreach, Virgin Media and Fibrus.

It has taken 23 days but rather than the previous 19 days but another point of FTTP coverage has been added to the UK total.

The pace of the full fibre roll-outs continues to increase and our monthly summary across the nations and regions shows how variable the picture is across the UK.

Overlapping FTTP networks helps to ensure competition at the local access level and increases retail ISP choice of course. We shine our spot light on Swadlincote where Openreach and Virgin are busy rolling out.

The City of Hereford has seen its first large chunk of full fibre arrive via the Openreach Fibre First programme.

In the last 12 months the amount of full fibre available in the UK has gone from 22% to 35%, and if that pace holds up we are looking at over 70% in 2025.

The FTTP roll-outs continue with the next percentage point being added in 29 day.