New figures show that gigabit broadband is now available for 70 per cent of homes and businesses across the UK, thanks to the Conservative Government’s £5 billion Project Gigabit, connecting rural towns and villages with lightning-fast broadband speeds.
Julian Knight MP has welcomed the news that 77.21% of homes and businesses across the West Midlands will now have access to rapid and reliable internet.
This represents a meteoric rise since 2019 when gigabit coverage stood at just 7 per cent. This is demonstrating levelling up in action with a total of nearly 20 million premises connected since 2019, and turbocharged progress by industry towards the government’s target of 85 per cent coverage by 2025.
In the last five months alone, one million premises have been connected to gigabit networks, a phenomenal achievement given the first million premises took more than eight years to connect.
The rate at which gigabit-capable internet connections are installed has increased threefold, ensuring more homes and businesses do not have to wait to have access to the internet speeds they need.
Julian Knight MP said "Lightning-fast broadband is vital to levelling up towns and villages across the country, but for too long hard to reach areas in Solihull have suffered from slow internet speeds. That is why I am delighted the Government’s £5 billion Project Gigabit is making process across the UK, with 20 million premises connected since 2019 and 77.21% of premises across the West Midlands region will benefit. This progress means businesses and organisations can tap into rapid and reliable internet, unleashing their potential, creating opportunities and driving growth across the country."
