Quickline’s Project Gigabit rolls out to additional 6,000 homes and businesses

Rural broadband provider Quickline is to take its full fibre broadband to thousands more hard-to-reach homes and companies on the back of multimillion-pound funding.

The Willerby-based infrastructure specialist is extending its Project Gigabit rollout, resulting in connection for 6,000 additional businesses and homes across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. The expansion is backed by an additional £11m in public funding, which it said ensures Government investment is directed where it’s needed most.

Project Gigabit is a UK Government funded programme allowing hard-to-reach communities to access fast, reliable, gigabit-capable broadband, reaching parts of the UK that might otherwise miss out on upgrades to next-generation speeds. The newly added premises are spread across all Quickline’s existing Project Gigabit network including in West Yorkshire and the York area, North Yorkshire and East Riding of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

The adjustment ensures that public funding is used effectively, targeting areas with some of the greatest need for improved connectivity based on the latest data.

The expansion brings the total public investment in Quickline’s full fibre rollout to more than £300m, covering more than 170,000 premises. The rollout is moving across the whole of Yorkshire and majority of Lincolnshire, with rural communities across all contracts gaining access to broadband from Quickline every week.

Dan Hague, project delivery director for Quickline, said: “This is great news for people in underserved areas across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. By refining our plans with the more recent data, we can extend our reach and connect even more homes and businesses to full fibre broadband where it’s needed most. As a trusted regional delivery partner for the UK government, we’re proud to play a key role in ensuring no community is left behind.”