GoFibre Update on £105m Project Gigabit Broadband Build in North East Scotland

Edinburgh-based UK alternative network operator GoFibre, which is building full fibre (FTTP) broadband across rural parts of Scotland and Northern England, has provided an update on their rollout in the North East of Scotland under the publicly subsidised Project Gigabit contract. The first locations have now started to go live for customers.

Just to recap. GoFibre’s Project Gigabit contract for North East Scotland, which was first awarded back in July 2025 (here) and began its build phase in February 2026, is worth £105m (public subsidy) and aims for their network coverage to reach a total of around 63,000 premises across hard-to-reach rural areas (c.100,000 if you include their commercial build).

According to the latest progress update, the first connections have already gone live in Ezdell, Inverbervie and Longforgan, while the next will be in Montrose, Dunkeld, Bankfoot, Newtonhill, Portlethen, Alyth and Coupar Angus. Alongside improved digital infrastructure, the rollout is also said to be creating 30 direct construction roles and supporting up to 180 jobs across the lifetime of the rollout, including subcontracted work.

As above, GoFibre will also be adding additional premises to the build on a commercial basis, meaning at least 100,000 premises across the North East will be added to its full fibre network. As part of this they’re extending their existing footprint of around 15,300 premises in Angus (including Montrose, Forfar and Kirriemuir) and 9,600 premises in Aberdeenshire (including Laurencekirk, Stonehaven and Newtonhill).

Andy Hepburn, COO at GoFibre, said:

“GoFibre’s on a mission to improve digital connectivity in rural and hard-to-reach areas. It’s fantastic to see that more homes and businesses in Perth & Kinross and Aberdeenshire Scotland will soon be ready to connect to our network and able to enjoy the same lightning-fast, ultra-reliable connectivity as the country’s cities.

We are not only committed to helping to bridge the digital divide in rural Scotland; we are also delivering economic benefits to the communities we are connecting by creating jobs during the rollout.”

New customers can expect to pay from just £22.50 per month for speeds of 150Mbps (30Mbps upload) on a 24-month minimum term, which rises to £34.50 for their top 1000Mbps (100Mbps upload) tier. Take note that £200 of Switching Credit is available for those looking to migrate while still stuck in an existing contract with another ISP. But monthly prices also increase by £3 each December.

The provider currently expects to deploy their new full fibre based broadband network to reach a UK footprint of 250,000 premises by around mid-2028, and they were home to a total of around 15,000 customers as of June 2025.