North Yorkshire to enjoy superfast broadband

Over 200,000 businesses and homes have gained from one of the UK’s most industrious broadband projects.

The project has involved more than £100 million funnelled into superfast internet connectivity during a decade of work.

Now, the final part of the pioneer project called “Superfast North Yorkshire” is complete, resulting in a vast majority of premises across the county enjoying access to a network supplying superfast broadband services.

Overseen by the Council of North Yorkshire, the ambitious project has played an instrumental role in resolving the great digital divide, which has seen many communities in rural Yorkshire unable to use superfast broadband enjoyed by homes and businesses at urban locations like cities and towns.

The UK Government is now heading up “Project Gigabit”, a national programme driven by a £5 billion investment to roll-out gigabit-capable broadband to the toughest to reach areas of the country – around five million properties, mainly in rural UK.

Although the baton of introducing enhanced broadband connectivity has passed to the Government’s national programme, Councillor Carl Les of North Yorkshire Council has pledged to officially petition ministers to make sure that every business and household in the UK can access superfast broadband.

He commented:

“The need to have access to superfast broadband is now part of everyday life for communities and businesses across the country.”

Superfast broadband, sometimes referred to as full fibre or fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband, is typically around 10 times quicker than the average broadband connection used by homes and businesses, and approximately five times as dependable as older networks that use traditional copper wiring.