INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Openreach plans to expand its ultrafast broadband footprint by more than one million properties over the next nine months.The BT-owned
organisation has already connected 1.9 million homes and businesses using a combination of G.Fast, which speeds up copper connections, and
Fibre to the Premise (FTTP), and plans to reach 5.7 million by the end of the decade.It has also expressed an interest in reach 10 million
including parts of London, Manchester and Birmingham as well as other parts of the country like Blackpool and Dover, added to the network
using G.Fast.Openreach promises that G.Fast will deliver at least 100Mbps to customers (although higher speeds of 330Mbps are possible) and
is a world leader in digital infrastructure and services, but as the digital revolution rushes forwards and the demand for data continues to
strategy.Openreach will upgrade fewer copper lines with G.Fast than previously planned in recognition that full fibre connectivity is now
million properties to be covered with fibre by 2025 and for nationwide coverage to be completed by 2033
and Hyperoptic are also building FTTP networks.Mobile operators have continually called for the greater availability of fibre in the UK as
these ultrafast connections will be essential to providing backhaul for the site and small cell infrastructure that will power 5G networks.
