Connexin Extend FTTP Broadband Rollout to 2 Yorkshire Areas

Network operator and UK ISP Connexin, which is investing £80m to deploy a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of Hull and Yorkshire (here and here), has today added the East Riding village of Cottingham and the North Yorkshire town of Scarborough to their build plan.

The operator, which started building the new network at the end of 2021, initially focused their early efforts on deploying fibre across the Kingswood area of North Hull, with Kestevan Way and Wawne Road also seeing activity, which was soon followed by the town of Beverley. This largely reflects a deliberate effort to take-on KCOM’s established network, albeit while offering faster (up to 2Gbps symmetric for homes) and cheaper packages.

The good news today is that they’ve just added Cottingham and Scarborough to their rollout plan. Once again, KCOM looks set to be their biggest gigabit-capable rival in the village of Cottingham, but they’ll also face competition from FTTP builds by Grain and Openreach in the town of Scarborough.

The work is being supported by the company’s recent acquisitions of two regional ISPs, Pure Broadband and Wisper Broadband.

Ashley Achmed, Head of FTTP Delivery at Connexin, said:

“Whilst Connexin was founded in Hull, our intention from the beginning of announcing our full fibre rollout has been to expand our competitive offering further afield to other parts of Yorkshire and the North.

We’re on a continuous mission to become the biggest Alt-net in the North to lessen the digital divide seen throughout the country.

Our expansion into both areas signifies the growth of broadband choice for the people of Yorkshire and brings us one step closer to better connected communities throughout the UK.”

Residential customers of the provider’s unlimited service tend to pay from £37.50 per month for a symmetric speed of 125Mbps on an 18-month term (this includes free setup and Wi-Fi 6 router), which rises to £49.99 for their top 1000Mbps tier (2Gbps is a trial product).