GoFibre Boost Speeds and Update on FTTP Broadband Rollout in North East Scotland

Edinburgh-based UK ISP and alternative network builder GoFibre has today provided a progress update on their roll-out of a new full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across North East Scotland, which reflects the £105m (public subsidy) Project Gigabit contract they signed a year ago (here). The provider’s packages have also recently introduced a symmetric speed boost.

Just to recap. The contract originally aimed to cover “around” 63,000 premises in hard-to-reach rural areas across parts of seven local authorities – Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City, Angus, Dundee, Highland, Moray and Perth & Kinross. Following early connections taking place in Edzell, Inverbervie and Longforgan, residents and businesses in Montrose, Dunkeld, Bankfoot, Newtonhill, Portlethen, Alyth and Coupar Angus are now next in line to access speeds of up to 1Gbps.

GoFibre also reminded that they will be adding additional premises to the build on a commercial basis, with no public subsidy, meaning “at least” 100,000 premises across the North East will be added to its full fibre network. The provider will thus be extending their existing footprint of around 15,300 premises in Angus (inc. Montrose, Forfar and Kirriemuir) and 9,600 premises in Aberdeenshire (inc. Laurencekirk, Stonehaven and Newtonhill).

Unlike the more centrally managed Project Gigabit contracts for England and Wales, which are overseen by the Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency, the Scottish Government is playing a greater role in delivering these procurements in Scotland by administering and managing the delivery of the contracts.

Andy Hepburn, CEO of GoFibre, said:

“GoFibre’s on a mission to improve digital connectivity in rural and hard-to-reach areas. It’s fantastic to see that more homes and businesses in Perth & Kinross and Aberdeenshire will soon be ready to connect to our network and able to enjoy the same lightning-fast, ultra-reliable connectivity as the country’s cities.

We are not only committed to helping to bridge the digital divide in rural Scotland; we are also delivering economic benefits to the communities we are connecting by creating jobs during the rollout.”

One other change at GoFibre, which appears to have gone largely unnoticed, is that they’ve boosted their packages speeds to deliver symmetric performance. For example, previously their entry-level 150Mbps tier had uploads of 30Mbps, but this is now 150Mbps to match the download rate.

New customers can expect to pay from just £22.50 per month for speeds of 150Mbps on a 24-month minimum term, which rises to £34.50 for their top 1000Mbps tier (all symmetric). Take note that £200 of Switching Credit is available for those looking to migrate while still stuck in an existing contract with another ISP. But monthly prices do increase by £3.50 each December (this is an increase from the previous mid-contract hike of £3).

The provider currently expects to deploy their new full fibre based broadband network to reach a UK footprint of 250,000 premises by around mid-2028, and they were home to a total of around 15,000 customers as of June 2025.