{"id":44737,"date":"2026-02-27T10:35:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=44737"},"modified":"2026-02-27T18:31:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T18:31:21","slug":"milestone-as-gigabit-broadband-coverage-reaches-90-percent-of-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/02\/milestone-as-gigabit-broadband-coverage-reaches-90-percent-of-uk.html","title":{"rendered":"Milestone as Gigabit Broadband Coverage Reaches 90 Percent of UK UPDATE"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest independent data has revealed that 90.04% of premises across the United Kingdom can now access a gigabit-capable broadband ISP connection (1000Mbps+) via fixed lines, which is up from 85% in October 2024 and 80% at the end of 2023. But the figure does drop a little to 82.71% when only looking at full fibre (FTTP<\/a>) lines.<\/p>\n

Take note that the figure for \u201cgigabit-capable<\/em>\u201d coverage is currently still higher than Fibre-to-the-Premises<\/strong> alone because it includes both the impact from FTTP<\/a> builds and Virgin Media<\/a>\u2019s Hybrid Fibre Coax<\/strong> (Cable \/ DOCSIS<\/a> 3.1) network, as well as a bit of FTTB (e.g. Hyperoptic<\/a>). All of these can deliver gigabit downloads, and there\u2019s a fair bit of overbuild between them in urban areas (Virgin aims to upgrade all their Coax cables to FTTP<\/a>).<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> The coverage data reflect the latest independent figures on gigabit coverage from Thinkbroadband<\/a> this week, which break down as Scotland (84.69%), Northern Ireland (97.15%), Wales (86.17%) and England (90.58%).<\/div>\n

The vast majority of this rapid network expansion is currently still being dominated by commercial deployments from numerous network operators, such as Openreach<\/a> (BT<\/a>), Virgin Media<\/a> (Nexfibre<\/a>), CityFibre<\/a>, Netomnia<\/a> and many more (Summary of UK Full Fibre Builds<\/strong><\/a>). But it should be said that some of those altnets have had to significantly slow their roll-outs over the past 2-3 years due to the rising cost of build, high interest rates and competitive pressures.<\/p>\n

So far, most of the country\u2019s gigabit-capable broadband coverage has been delivered by commercial deployments (predominantly focused on urban and semi-urban areas), while the Government’s Project Gigabit focuses on the final bits that they fail to reach. The latest progress clearly bodes well for this \u00a35bn (public subsidy) programme, which aims to help extend gigabit broadband networks to \u201cnationwide<\/em>\u201d coverage (c.99% of UK premises) by 2032.<\/p>\n

Looking forward, Ofcom<\/a>\u2019s most recent study of Planned Network Deployments<\/strong> predicted (here<\/a>) that gigabit broadband coverage would reach between 91% and 97% by January 2028 (here<\/a>), which is the furthest out they are able to look with any confidence. Clearly we’re on course to beat the lower end figure of 91%, although 97% may be optimistic for 2028, especially with several network operators pulling out or scaling-back their Project Gigabit contracts (e.g. here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

A DSIT (Gov) spokesperson told ISPreview:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFast, reliable broadband is essential for people and businesses to thrive, whether that\u2019s enabling someone to launch a start-up from their spare room or helping families stream, work and learn without interruption. These new figures show this government’s action to boost gigabit rollout is paying off, with strong progress towards our goal of 99% gigabit coverage by 2032.<\/p>\n

But we know there is more to do, particularly in hard-to-reach rural areas. Through our multi-billion-pound investment in rollout through Project Gigabit and measures to bust barriers for telecoms providers, we are determined to connect homes and businesses that would otherwise be left behind.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, as welcome as all this progress is, none of it will mean anything to those of you who still live in poorly served areas (often rural locations and some overlooked patches in urban areas), where the wait for something better to arrive continues to be a slow and painful one. But the country is at least continuing to see good progress in the roll-out, which makes for an ever-smaller gap left to fill.<\/p>\n

The catch is that the final few percent of premises are often also among the most disproportionately expensive and challenging to reach via fixed lines, which tends to cause a slowdown in network delivery. For example, the following list represents some of the UK\u2019s most remote areas, where coverage remains well below the national average in reported gigabit coverage:<\/p>\n

The 10 Worst UK Council Areas for Gigabit Coverage<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u27a4 Na h-Eileanan an Iar \u2013 13.5% (up from 6.9% a year ago)
\n\u27a4 Shetland Islands \u2013 22.8% (up from 11.7%)
\n\u27a4 Argyll and Bute \u2013 28.2% (up from 22.8%)
\n\u27a4 Orkney Islands \u2013 30.7% (up from 18%)
\n\u27a4 Aberdeenshire \u2013 51.7% (up from 43.4%)
\n\u27a4 Perth and Kinross \u2013 59.2% (up from 50.4%)
\n\u27a4 North Norfolk District \u2013 60.0% (up from 44.7%%)
\n\u27a4 South Hams District \u2013 63.2% (up from 59.4%)
\n\u27a4 City and County of the City of London \u2013 63.7% (down slightly from 64.2%)     
\n\u27a4 Highland 64.1% (up from 50.7%)<\/p>\n

427 of the 650 UK constituencies have Gigabit coverage of 90% or higher as of 14th February 2026.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At present roughly 1.5 million UK premises are also still without the prospect of gigabit broadband (Enders Analysis estimate) and concerns of a potential funding shortfall under Project Gigabit have also been raised (here<\/a>). Given how cash strapped the public purse seems to be these days, we wouldn’t be surprised if the government eventually ends up doing more to encourage alternatives like 4G<\/a>\/5G<\/a> mobile broadband or Starlink<\/a> (LEO satellite<\/a>) for the final 1-3% of premises. Time will tell.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 12:38pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

The government (DSIT) have finally provided a comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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