Gigaclear Detail Full Fibre Build for 10,000 Cambridgeshire UK Premises

Rural UK broadband ISP Gigaclear has announced that, as part of their ongoing £39 million project to deploy a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across Cambridgeshire in England, the provider intends to cover another 10,000 premises across four neighbouring villages.

The four villages include Warboys, Sawtry, Ramsey and Stilton. The first of 1,400 homes in Stilton have already been connected, whilst the first of more than 7,600 homeowners in Ramsey and Warboys are due to begin having access during March 2023. In Sawtry, where work is underway to connect more than 2,600 homes, the first properties are set to get access to full fibre in April 2023.

Assuming all goes to plan, the provider’s engineering work in Stilton is expected to be completed by May and in Ramsey by November 2023. Gigaclear says Warboys and Sawtry should also be fully connected to its network during “early 2024“. During the engineering work, Gigaclear will be utilising existing Openreach cable ducts and poles (PIA) wherever possible in order to minimise disruption.

Tony Smith, Gigaclear’s East Delivery Director, said:

“Unlike many other broadband providers who compete to offer their services in dense, urban areas, we’re focussing on harder-to-reach communities that are far less likely to have a choice of supplier.

Having access to reliable and fast broadband speeds is no longer a luxury but is necessary in order for many people to live their lives fully, whether it’s working from home, streaming or accessing other online entertainment.”

Residential customers of the service can currently expect to pay from £17 a month (£40 after 18-months) for a symmetric 200Mbps broadband package on an 18-month term and this rises to £49 (£79 after 18-months) for their top 830Mbps plan. All packages include a wireless router and free installation.

But take note that, on or after the 1st October every year from October 2023, they’ll start increasing the monthly price of your broadband Service by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) published by the Office for National Statistics in July of that year plus 3.5%. This is a similar policy to the one adopted by many of the market’s largest ISPs.