Building Digital UK

Dozens of UK tourist hotspots to get faster, more reliable mobile coverage across the Great British countryside this bank holiday.

Hundreds of thousands of rural homes and businesses will receive major internet speed upgrades, as the UK Government fixes the digital divide and powers up all regions of Britain.

Thousands of remote homes and businesses to benefit from lightning-fast broadband as new figures show a record £714 million invested in the broadband rollout so far this year.

This update describes how Building Digital UK’s Project Gigabit has developed since the last update was published in December. It seeks to demonstrate the progress we are making, and update the location, sizes and timescales of the procurements in our pipeline. The progress update also includes progress towards the government’s target of 85% gigabit coverage by 2025.

The government is rolling out gigabit networks faster than any other country in the EU.