Hyperoptic Build Full Fibre Broadband to Hounslow Social Housing

Full fibre UK ISP Hyperoptic has today agreed a blanket-wide wayleave agreement with the Hounslow Council in West London, which will enable their gigabit-capable broadband (FTTP/B) network to cover 4,300 of the council’s social housing residents, including 20 free connections to supply local community centres.

At present Hyperoptic’s FTTP / FTTB broadband network already exists in parts of around 43 UK towns and cities, across well over 600,000 premises (estimated), although they’ve previously expressed an ambition to cover 5 million UK premises by the end of 2024 (mostly in urban areas).

Customers typically pay from around £15 per month (discounted from £25) for an unlimited 50Mbps service on Hyperoptic and this currently goes up to just £35 for 900Mbps+ (usually £60) on a 24-month minimum contract term (discounts applied). A one-off £29 activation fee also applies to some packages, but the fastest tiers are free.

On top of that, they also have a Fair Fibre Plan, which enables customers on specific means-tested benefits to get access to discounted rates. For example, with this plan its 50Mbps broadband-only service on a monthly rolling contract is available at just £15 a month as standard. Faster Fair Fibre packages are also available, albeit at a higher price.

Councillor Pritam Grewal said:

“Our partnership with broadband providers like Hyperoptic will provide great broadband for residents in the borough’s Council homes at affordable prices.

Our vision is a borough where no-one is excluded from online services, work and social opportunities simply because they don’t have access to a reliable broadband connection and a suitable device. With the surge in people accessing our services online, it’s crucial that we make these services as easy-to-use as sending an email because these are services that people are using daily.”

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