Fast broadband to reach over 9,000 rural premises across Northern Ireland

The £34.6m contract, funded by the UK government, begins immediately and will bring gigabit-capable broadband to over 9,000 rural premises across Northern Ireland. Project Gigabit is the UK government’s programme to enable hard-to-reach communities to access gigabit-capable broadband and builds on the success of Project Stratum, which brought high speed broadband access to 81,000 premises in Northern Ireland. Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald announced on that Fibrus Networks Ltd have been appointed to deliver Project Gigabit.

At 94% gigabit capable coverage, the north now has the best coverage across these islands. England has 85%, Scotland has 78%, Wales has 76%, while the South has 88%.

Project Gigabit is funded by the UK government through the Department for Science, Innovation, & Technology (DSIT). Design and accountability for delivery of the Scheme is the responsibility of Building Digital UK (BDUK), a directorate within DSIT. BDUK will provide the capital funding to deliver the project on its behalf. The Department for the Economy (DfE) is the delivery partner for Northern Ireland.

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A Premises checker to enable homeowners and businesses to check if their premises will benefit from Project Gigabit is available at https://www.online.economy-ni.gov.uk/ProjectGigabit.