BDUK Project Gigabit Postcode Build Analysis; Infrastructure suppliers update - UK network suppliers weigh up future after scale deployments; UK fixed broadband availability update Q2 24 - The North leads the way in the UK FTTP rollout during the quarter; Q2 2024 UK Broadband Affordability; UK telecoms sector news; government and Ofcom updates
Key publication of the month:
This is our regular update on fixed broadband availability in the UK, tracking the progress between the end of March 2024 and the end of June 2024. The analysis is based on the ThinkPoint broadband availability dataset which includes 1.7m postcodes.
In summary
At the end of Q2 2024, the overall FTTP coverage was 22.3m premises (67.7% of the UK total). This metric was up from 64.6% in Q1 2024.
Nearly 7.7 million premises had access to 2 or more FTTP networks, and 1m were covered by 3+ fibre networks.
The FTTP coverage was 50% or higher in 77.5% of local authorities, up from 71.8% of LAs three months earlier.
Lincoln saw the most marked increase in the proportion of premises passed with FTTP – from 58.4% in Q1 2024 to 80.8% in Q2 2024.
Read the complete article here.
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