Grain Restarts 2Gbps Full Fibre Broadband Rollout in UK Town of Swindon

Carlisle-based broadband ISP Grain (Grain Connect) appears to be in the process of restarting the roll-out of their 2Gbps speed point-to-point full fibre (FTTP) network in the Wiltshire (England) town of Swindon. The provider previously built to a small number of premises around 5 years ago and then stopped.

At present Swindon, which is home to a population of around 225,000, already has wide access to several gigabit-capable broadband networks via Openreach, Virgin Media (inc. nexfibre) and CityFibre. In addition, there’s also a small bit of full fibre cover from alternative networks like Hyperoptic, OFNL, Glide, Gigaclear and Elevate (Telcom).

Suffice to say, the town seems like a bit of risky bet for an altnet like Grain, but that’s not stopped them before (they often try to undercut on price) and indeed back in 2021 they announced that the town would be next on their roll-out list (here). But the provider only ever ended up deploying to a few premises before stopping and this time they’re going much further.

So far as we can tell from the local road works, Grain appears to be starting restarting their network expansion work all along the central Ferndale Road area and in surrounding streets. The first customers are currently expected to go live sometime this winter.

Richard Cameron, CEO of Grain, said:

“We are excited to offer Swindon residents an internet service that can keep up with their digital lives. We are not just delivering faster internet; we are also saving customers a significant amount on their monthly broadband bill.”

As usual, Grain will try to undercut the established networks on price and value, with early sign-ups during July 2026 being offered symmetric package speeds from £19.99 per month for 250Mbps (four months of free service is also being promoted for faster speeds). All packages promise no in-contract price rises, no installation fees, and a Price Match Guarantee.