Carlisle-based alternative network operator and ISP
Grain (Grain Connect), which a week ago secured a major £225m funding boost (
here), on Friday revealed that their gigabit-capable full fibre (
FTTP) broadband network had now covered 270,000 UK premises (up from 250k in March 2025) – from Aberdeen to Brighton, Carlisle to Cornwall, Leicester to Liverpool and Newcastle to Newport etc.