Swindon & Wiltshire News
Full fibre broadband rolled out to thousands of Swindon homes
Full fibre broadband has been rolled out to thousands of homes in Swindon, bringing speeds of up to 1,000 Mbps to customers.
CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, has completed its full fibre rollout in Stratton, Pinehurst and Moredon.
Full fibre networks use 100 percent fibre optic cables to carry data at light speed all the way from the home to the point of connection.
This gives users consistently faster speeds for upload and download and near limitless bandwidth so everyone at home can work, study, stream or game simultaneously.
Residents can now take advantage of full fibre service through internet service provider Fibrehop, while other ISPs including TalkTalk and Giganet have announced they will join the network soon.
Finishing the rollout in these areas marks another milestone in CityFibre’s £40m project which aims to future-proof Swindon by ensuring its network infrastructure is able to support its residents and businesses in an increasingly digital world.
Once CityFibre has completed the entire build, almost every home and business in Swindon will have access to full fibre broadband.
Volker Smart Technologies is delivering the construction programme on CityFibre’s behalf, with the build to be substantially completed in Swindon by 2024.
Neil Madle, CityFibre’s city manager for Swindon, said: “We are really pleased to be bringing all the benefits of full fibre connectivity to people across Stratton, Pinehurst and Moredon, and welcome Fibrehop as our first ISP in Swindon.
“We would like to thank residents who have been extremely patient with us as we have built our infrastructure and look forward to offering more people in Swindon the opportunity to connect to our network, unlocking unbeatable homeworking, home learning and digital entertainment experiences.”
Pictured: Dan Romani, city build manager at CityFibre; Neil Madle, cityFibre city manager; Daniel Coombes, Fibrehop customer, and Bob Irwin, Fibrehop sales director
