02 July 2018
Last Thursday the Superfast Leicestershire Team hosted another Stakeholder Engagement Forum. Though the beautiful weather and the football might have affected the numbers, those who came along hopefully left feeling more positive about the project and secure in the knowledge of when their area will be upgraded.
25 May 2018
This month, the regulatory body Ofcom published their annual study of home broadband internet service provider’s speeds across the United Kingdom.
27 April 2018
More than half of all homes and businesses reached by the multi-million pound Superfast Leicestershire broadband programme are now using fibre broadband.
Figures, released by Openreach, reveal that the number of people who have signed-up to the scheme has passed the 50 per cent mark.
25 April 2018
As Phase 2 draws close to its final months another mile stone has been reached. Last week saw our 200th broadband cabinet in Phase 2 become live.
13 April 2018
Leicestershire and Leicester businesses and homes can now apply for the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) as part of the government’s £67million investment commitment to make a “full fibre Britain”.
Eligible businesses and homes will be able to access the nationwide voucher scheme and be approved for vouchers worth up to £3000 for a small or medium sized business or £500 to residents, to support the capital costs of upgrading their broadband and gigabit capable connections.
05 April 2018
News
We are delighted to report that we remain on track to reach 97% of Leicester and Leicestershire with superfast fibre broadband by the end of 2018. We are also developing plans to roll out superfast broadband to many of the remaining three percent of homes and businesses, which are mainly located in the most difficult to reach rural areas.
We will be investing £5.7m in a new Phase 3 rollout and are seeking further funding to ensure we can reach as many people as possible.
Easter Campaign 2018
Following the success of last year’s Easter Campaign, last month marked the restart of #EasterCab on our twitter page. Ten of the newly live broadband cabinets have been decorated with the Superfast Leicestershire Easter egg – Have you spotted one?
29 March 2018
Leicestershire County Council’s aspiration is to ensure that all properties across Leicestershire have access to superfast broadband. To advance this we will be extending our Superfast Leicestershire programme through a new £5.7m investment. This may increase to £11.7m should further funding be secured.
23 March 2018
We are hosting our first Stakeholder Event of 2018 this summer.
To keep up to date with the details of the event and to register your interest please email us on info@superfastleicestershire.org.uk
15 March 2018
Superfast Leicestershire – in partnership with the Digital Growth programme – is holding a one-day conference to help businesses across Leicester and Leicestershire by providing an insight into the latest developments of digital technologies.
01 February 2018
New figures show that 96.1% of homes and businesses in Leicestershire have access to superfast broadband – above the national average of 95%.
Leicestershire County Council
European Union
Funded by UK Government
Superfast Britain
Openreach
Leicester City Council
LLEP Business Gateway
Blaby District Council
Charnwood Borough Council
Harborough District Council
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Melton Borough Council
North West Leicestershire District Council