Great results.
I am absolutely delighted to share the news that – following the tireless work by thousands of our engineers – we have hit a major milestone that now sees 90% of the UK being able to enjoy superfast broadband.
Openreach has excelled in rolling out fibre in what is one of the fastest deployments in the world. And we should feel rightfully proud of the part we have played in building Britain’s connected future.
We have come a long way since July 2009 when north London’s Muswell Hill and Cardiff suburb, Whitchurch kicked off FTTC (fibre-to-the-cabinet) trials. Since then we have been working at an incredible pace, passing an average of around 85,000 premises every week, to get us to the 25 million we see today.
While it is absolutely a milestone to celebrate, we still have lots to do as we work to help deliver the Government’s 95% UK coverage target. And we will continue to innovate and explore in order to improve speeds for the million or so premises in the final few per cent of the country.
With your hard work, determination and pride, we have helped deliver affordable superfast services to the vast majority of the country in the fastest possible time. Thank you for your help in making this happen.
We will build upon our efforts and – with your help – today’s superfast will soon become tomorrow’s ultrafast.
Clive Selley
CEO, Openreach