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Abingdon-based alternative network operator Gigaclear, which has built a full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across 618,000 premises in rural parts of England (inc. 170,000 customers), have today re-launched all of their packages with smart Wi-Fi via Amazon’s eero routers and engineer installs that now aim to improve wireless performance.
In short, the provider is now offering “professionally installed smart Wi-Fi designed to deliver fast, reliable coverage to every room”, powered by eero technology. The new proposition combines ultrafast full fibre broadband with “expert in-home installation and optimisation to ensure customers get the performance they expect from day one“.
So as well as adopting Amazon’s eero routers (the announcement mentions these as being Wi-Fi 7), Gigaclear engineers will now also be tasked with optimising each home’s smart Wi-Fi setup when they come to fit a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) line.
This is said to be particularly important for rural homes, which often present unique connectivity challenges due to larger layouts, thicker walls and outbuildings that can disrupt wireless signals. In addition, new customers joining in June 2026 will also receive eero Secure, an online security feature, at no additional cost to help protect connected devices (such features are normally paywalled on eero routers).
Jon Hurry, Chief Commercial Officer at Gigaclear, said:
“Customers shouldn’t pay for fast broadband only to struggle with poor Wi-Fi around their home. We go further – our expert engineers will set-up and optimise Wi-Fi coverage throughout the home, so customers get fast, reliable connectivity in every room.
That matters even more in rural homes, where layouts can be larger and connectivity challenges are often more complex. We’re making sure our customers get brilliant ultrafast broadband performance from the moment they go live”.
Amazon’s eero routers are generally fine pieces of kit, although they often lack some of the more advanced controls and additional ports that come with other devices. In addition, not everybody is a fan of having an internet-dependent app for network management. But thankfully there’s always the option of buying your own third-party router to resolve those gripes.