Openreach today announced it will make fibre broadband available to a further 98 exchange areas as part of BT’s £2.5bn roll-out of the technology. The exchanges, which are scheduled to be enabled by late 2013 are scattered across the UK from Sandown on the Isle of Wight to Oban in the Highlands and Islands. The deployment will add nearly 800,000 homes and businesses to Openreach’s previously announced fibre plans. In total, the company aims to serve around two-thirds of UK premises by the end of 2014 ... Openreach is making super fast broadband available on a wholesale basis using a mix of fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) and fibre to the premises (FTTP) technologies. Both offer speeds many times faster than those currently available to most UK homes and businesses. Mike Galvin, Openreach MD Network Investment said:
“This is great news for 98 communities across the UK. Our roll-out of fibre continues apace, with over 10 million homes now having access to the many benefits this technology can deliver. “Today’s announcement brings us another important step closer towards our goal of providing this service to two-thirds of the UK by the end of 2014. We are keen to go beyond this with the help of BDUK funding and further engagement with local government and communities.”
Internet users with a fibre broadband connection can do much more online, all at the same time. A family can download a movie, watch a TV replay service, surf the net and play games online simultaneously. Chart hits can be downloaded in around two seconds, a CD in 30 seconds and a feature length HD film in 10 minutes. New fibre locations included in today's announcement (late 2013 roll-out).
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ADEL |
West Yorkshire |
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ALDRIDGE |
West Midlands |
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ALEXANDRIA |
Strathclyde |
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ARMADALE |
West Lothian |
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ASHBOURNE |
Derbyshire |
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ATHERTON |
Greater Manchester |
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AYLESTONE |
Leicestershire |
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BEAUMONT |
Leicestershire |
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BEESTON |
Nottinghamshire |
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BELGRAVE |
Leicestershire |
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BERWICK |
Northumberland |
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BIDEFORD |
Devon |
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BLANTYRE |
South Lanarkshire |
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BOLSOVER |
Derbyshire |
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BOSTON |
Lincolnshire |
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BRECHIN |
Angus |
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BRIDGNORTH |
Shropshire |
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BURGHFIELD COMMON |
Berkshire |
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BURNHAM-ON-SEA |
Somerset |
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BURSLEM |
Staffordshire |
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CALTHORPE |
West Midlands |
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CARLUKE |
South Lanarkshire |
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CASTLE BROMWICH |
West Midlands |
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CHALFONT DR. |
Nottinghamshire |
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CHALFONT ST GILES |
Buckinghamshire |
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CHAPELTOWN |
West Yorkshire |
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CHEYLESMORE |
West Midlands |
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CHIPPING NORTON |
Oxfordshire |
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CHURSTON |
Devon |
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CORSHAM |
Wiltshire |
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CULVERHOUSE |
Caerdydd - Cardiff |
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CUMNOCK |
East Ayrshire |
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CWMBRAN |
Tor-faen - Torfaen |
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DAUBHILL |
Greater Manchester |
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DENTON BURN |
Tyne and Wear |
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DRUIDS HEATH |
West Midlands |
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DUNBAR |
East Lothian |
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DUNCHURCH |
Warwickshire |
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EDINBURGH MAYBURY |
City of Edinburgh |
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FARNINGHAM |
Kent |
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GLASGOW CRANHILL |
Glasgow City |
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GLASGOW SHETTLESTON |
Glasgow City |
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GLASGOW THORNLY PARK |
Renfrewshire |
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GLENFIELD |
Leicestershire |
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GORSEINON |
Abertawe - Swansea |
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HENFIELD |
West Sussex |
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HIGHWORTH |
Wiltshire |
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HINDHEAD |
Surrey |
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HOLT |
Norfolk |
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IDLE |
West Yorkshire |
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INVERURIE |
Aberdeenshire |
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IRVINE |
North Ayrshire |
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KILSYTH |
North Lanarkshire |
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KIRKHAM |
Lancashire |
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LITTLEWICK GREEN |
Berkshire |
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LYTHAM |
Lancashire |
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MAGHULL |
Merseyside |
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MALMESBURY |
Wiltshire |
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MARCH |
Cambridgeshire |
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MARSHALL'S CROSS |
Merseyside |
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MATLOCK |
Derbyshire |
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NEATH |
Castell-nedd Port Talbot - Neath Port Talbot |
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NORTH BENFLEET |
Essex |
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NORWICH NORTH |
Norfolk |
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OAKHAM |
Rutland |
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OBAN |
Argyll and Bute |
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PETERHEAD |
Aberdeenshire |
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PILL |
Somerset |
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PINXTON |
Derbyshire |
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PRESTWICK |
South Ayrshire |
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RIBBLETON |
Lancashire |
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ROCK FERRY |
Merseyside |
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ROTHERHAM |
South Yorkshire |
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RUDDINGTON |
Nottinghamshire |
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SANDOWN |
Isle of Wight |
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SHIRLEY; HAMPSHIRE |
Hampshire |
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SLEAFORD |
Lincolnshire |
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SPRINGFIELD; WEST MIDLANDS |
West Midlands |
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STEWARTON |
East Ayrshire |
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STOKE TRINITY |
Staffordshire |
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STONE; STAFFORDSHIRE |
Staffordshire |
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STRANRAER |
Dumfries and Galloway |
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STURRY |
Kent |
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THORNE |
South Yorkshire |
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THURNBY |
Leicestershire |
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TITCHFIELD |
Hampshire |
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TURGIS GREEN CHINEHAM |
Hampshire |
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UDDINGSTON |
South Lanarkshire |
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UTTOXETER |
Staffordshire |
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WARRINGTON |
Cheshire |
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WESTBURY -ON- TRYM |
City of Bristol |
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WHITBY |
North Yorkshire |
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WHITEHAVEN |
Cumbria |
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WHITTLESEY |
Cambridgeshire |
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WISBECH |
Cambridgeshire |
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WISHAW |
North Lanarkshire |
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WOODGATE |
West Midlands |
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WYTHENSHAWE |
Greater Manchester |
NB: Due to the current network topography, and the economics of deployment, it is likely that some premises within the selected exchange areas will not initially be able to access fibre-based broadband. Openreach is actively looking at alternative solutions for these locations. Plusnet fibre is based on FTTC, where fibre is delivered to the street cabinet, and currently boasts speeds of up to 38Mbps. We are also running trials of Openreach's 80Mbps FTTC and 330Mbps FTTP services, further details of which can be found over on our Community Site Discussion forums.
Want to find out more about fibre broadband? Check our handy guide detailing how fibre broadband works.
Is your exchange featured in this morning's announcement? Perhaps you're still waiting for fibre in your area? Or are you one of the lucky ones who are already reaping the benefits? Sound off in the comments below ...