THOUSANDS of Droitwich homes and businesses are set to benefit from an upgrade to their broadband.
Fullfibre is investing in the area to deliver a ‘lightning fast’ reliable service as part of a national drive to level up internet access across the UK to improve Gigabit (1000Mpbs) capable broadband infrastructure across the country.
The campaign also wants to ensure smaller towns are not left out.
Coun Marc Bayliss, Worcestershire County Council Cabinet Member with Responsibility for Economy and Skills, said: “While faster broadband connections are being successfully rolled out across the county, there can still be an issue in smaller towns and rural areas, so we welcome this investment by Fullfibre.
“I am delighted that connectivity across Droitwich will now be significantly improved to futureproof its network infrastructure.
“This will make a real difference to residents and businesses in the town, at a time when access to the internet has never been so important.”
The Fullfibre programme to upgrade digital infrastructure in Droitwich will accelerate the country’s recovery from Covid, fire up high-growth sectors such as tech and the creative industries, put an end to families battling for bandwidth and bring the speed and reliability people need to start and run businesses.
Supercharging the available bandwidth in Droitwich will enable speeds up to 10 Gbps (the equivalent of 10,000 Mbps).
The build has started, and most premises will be able to access their gigabit internet services by the summer of 2022.
Oliver Helm, Fullfibre CEO, said: “Full Fibre recognises the national necessity for both residents and businesses to upgrade to ultrafast fibre services if they are to embrace modern digital services and educational tools.
“Droitwich is currently restricted to ageing copper connections, not meeting the needs of modern, homeworking families.
“It’s vital that everyone in a community gets access to ultrafast, reliable services and the opportunities that come with it.”
