Openreach Announces Its First Full Fibre Rollout Milestone

The rollout of Full Fibre broadband across the country is part of the ambitious 15 billion GBP infrastructure project to provide reliable, fast broadband that meets the needs of the current day lifestyle. Openreach shared that the location of the 10 millionth fiber rollout is in Ketton, Rutland, in the East Midlands of England.

Highlights

  • Openreach's largest full-fiber broadband network is now available to 10 million premises.
  • The Centre for Economics and Business Research has projected that the Full Fibre transformation can generate a 72 billion GBP boost to the economy.
  • Openreach has plans for Full Fiber broadband to reach over 25 million premises.

Follow Us

Openreach Announces Its First Full Fibre Rollout Milestone

Openreach, the company wholly owned by BT that builds and runs the UK's broadband network, has announced a milestone in its upgrade of the UK's full fiber broadband infrastructure. As a result, Openreach's largest full-fiber broadband network is now available to 10 million homes, businesses and public services. Earlier in February, Ofcom said full fiber is set to reach half of UK Homes in March.




Also Read: Full Fibre to Reach Half of UK Homes Next Month: Ofcom

Full Fiber Roll out across the Country

The rollout of Full Fibre broadband across the country is part of the ambitious 15 billion GBP infrastructure project to provide reliable, fast broadband that meets the needs of the current day lifestyle. Openreach shared that the location of the 10 millionth fiber rollout is in Ketton, Rutland, in the East Midlands of England.

Equinox 2 offer

Openreach's broadband network is an entirely wholesale network used by service providers, including BT. On December 14, 2022, Openreach notified Ofcom of new pricing arrangements for its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) services (the 'Equinox 2 offer'). Openreach intends to introduce the new terms on April 1, 2023. However, the regulator, Ofcom, is of the view that Openreach could set commercial terms that undermine new network rollouts and is reviewing the pricing.

Openreach Infrastructure

According to the company, Openreach has made Full Fibre available to over 9,000 medical facilities, including GP surgeries, hospitals and research labs nationwide. The company has also made Full Fibre available to over 13,500 educational facilities, such as nurseries, schools and universities, improving online learning facilities for students. In addition, Openreach has made Full Fibre broadband available to more than 3 million premises in the country's hardest-to-reach, typically very rural, parts.

Also Read: Openreach Fibre Reaches 800,000 Homes Across Scotland

Full Fibre transformation Potential

The Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) has projected that the Full Fibre transformation can generate a 72 billion GBP boost to the UK economy by 2030. This is equivalent to creating 294,960 new SMEs nationwide or adding 25 new businesses in each local council in the UK.

Moreover, the upgrade could enable approximately 431,000 additional workers to join the workforce by 2026, as it provides greater opportunities for remote and flexible work. This will especially benefit older workers, parents, and carers, who are among the groups that stand to gain the most from such arrangements.

Openreach says it is building and expanding across the country and has plans for FullFiber broadband to reach over 25 million premises.

Reported By

Telecom Analyst

Passionately following the Indian #Telecom Industry for over a decade from Business, Consumer and a Technical perspective. My primary focus area is Consumer & Digital Experience.

Recent Comments

Faraz :

Does Bharti Hexacom provide Airtel 5G services in N.E and Rajasthan Or Both are offering 5G seperately ? Who bought…

Bharti Hexacom IPO Set for April 3, TCIL to Sell…

Faraz :

Nice.. & BSNL 60 Mbps is even perfect plan for many if there are more than 5 devices connected. Many…

BSNL 60 Mbps Plan is Likely One of the Best…

Faraz :

Budget phones have degraded more than any other budget phones since pandemic. They are still selling some craps like Helio…

POCO C61 to Launch on March 26, 2024

shivraj roy :

i feel Vi has improved than what it was in 2022 i usually get around 8-10mbps in very heavily dense…

5G Users Consuming 3.6 Times More Data than 4G Users…

biswadeepmondal :

JioAir Fiber is working very well in KPA & HLR. Sadly they don't have any data only plan.

REP: Airtel Expands Network Footprint in Bankura District of West…

Load More
Subscribe
Notify of
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments