Blunsdon has the best ultrafast broadband coverage in the Swindon area according to Openreach.
More than 75,000 homes and businesses in the Swindon Borough Council area are among the 1m in the South West that can now access Full Fibre broadband through Openreach’s network.
To mark the milestone, the UK’s biggest wholesale network provider has revealed the location in Swindon with the highest level of fibre coverage.
In the civil parish of Blunsdon, the firm says, more than eight out of every 10 residents are able to order ultrafast, ultra-reliable Full Fibre broadband offering speeds up to 1gbps.
Openreach rates Blunsdon eighth in the region's top 20 locations across the South West, with Stratton St Margaret in 10th. These are the only Swindon locations in the top 20.
The firm has invested more than £22 million in Swindon’s new Full Fibre network so far – and the build is continuing.
Openreach’s partnership director for the South West, Martin Williams, said: “Our amazing engineers and build partners have done a wonderful job to help us reach this significant milestone.
“This Full Fibre upgrade is a huge boost for the South West. We’re adopting a balanced build, bringing ultrafast speeds to the region’s biggest cities and most rural and coastal communities – as this list proves.
“We’re not stopping at one million – and people in the South West should visit the Openreach website to see if they can upgrade to Full Fibre already, or see when we’re coming to their area.”
People can visit openreach.co.uk/ultrafastfullfibre to register for updates and check their postcode to see if services are available from their chosen provider.
They can then contact their provider to upgrade to Full Fibre.
Openreach says its network offers the widest choice of providers, such as BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Vodafone and Zen, which means people have lots of choice and can shop for the best deals.
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