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Infracapital-backed alternative broadband network Fibrus, which has so far deployed their full fibre network across 471,800 UK premises (inc. 155,000 customers), has today announced that they’ve completed the first phase of their government-funded Project Gigabit rollout across Cumbria (England). Over 37,700 extra premises in hard-to-reach areas are now covered and rising.
The contract, which was first announced back in November 2022, has gone through a few changes in recent years and currently reflects a £150m investment (public subsidy), with the wider programme set to reach more than 53,500 additional homes and businesses across the county.
Alongside commercial deployments from Fibrus and other network operators, the contract is playing a key role in helping to ensure that 99% of homes and businesses in Cumbria have access to gigabit broadband by the end of 2027. The civil engineering work itself is taking place via Fibrus’ sister company Viberoptix.