County Broadband Extends FTTP Network to 5 More Villages

UK-based County Broadband, a fibre network operator focused on deploying its infrastructure in rural communities, has announced that an additional five villages in South Cambridgeshire have joined its full-fibre network. The ISP says the expansion is part of its plans to accelerate rollout across the East of England.

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Private Investment

The alternative network (alt-net) provider aims to bring full-fibre broadband to 500k rural and remote locations in the East of England by 2027 after obtaining GBP 146 million in private investment from Aviva Investors. The provider is dedicated to designing, constructing, and implementing the necessary infrastructure.

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Network Expansion

Announcing the expansion, County Broadband said five villages comprising approximately 2,000 premises – Abington Pigotts, Bassingbourn-cum-Kneesworth, Litlington, Longstowe, and Toft – have joined its fiber network after projects recently completed. This takes the total number of villages connected to County Broadband’s full-fibre network across South Cambridgeshire to 18. The thirteen villages connected earlier are Barrington, Fowlmere, Great Eversden, Harston, Haslingfield, Kingston, Little Eversden, Meldreth, Newton, Orwell, Shepreth, Thriplow, and Whaddon.

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James Salmon, Director of Sales and New Territories at County Broadband, commented on the expansion: “We are excited to welcome more rural communities to our expanding full-fibre network across Cambridgeshire as we continue our mission to digitally future-proof the East of England with full-fibre infrastructure.

“Cambridgeshire is a thriving county but needs world-class digital connectivity to boost economic growth and attract investment – and rural and hard-to-reach communities cannot be left behind.