Full-fibre broadband is coming to North Norfolk

Fifteen villages, including Mundesley, Brampton and Southrepps, have been added to our full-fibre network rollout, which will provide access to ultrafast speeds and greater reliability.

Duncan Baker, North Norfolk MP, welcomed the announcement and said the major infrastructure project aims to “deliver the digital infrastructure that North Norfolk sorely needs”.

The full-fibre infrastructure is replacing part-copper ‘Superfast’ networks, which have been declared unfit for purpose by the government. The old, outdated infrastructure is unable to keep pace with modern data demands, such as hybrid working, streaming services and gaming.

We’ll be using private investment from Aviva Investors to build and deliver this new network to thousands of rural premises across the region. Villages need to give the green light to the proposals before work on the complex 18-month projects can begin.

We’re already working with 33 villages in the Breckland and south Norfolk areas. Construction of the full-fibre infrastructure is well underway and hundreds of homes and businesses are already connected and receiving ultrafast speeds.

James Salmon, Director of Sales and New Territories, said: “We are excited to announce our full-fibre rollout plans for North Norfolk as part of our commitment to design, build and deliver future-ready digital connectivity across the East of England.

Demand for home and business internet connectivity is higher now than ever before and is set to continue increasing as more and more data-hungry devices require ever faster, more reliable broadband. The reality is the current part-fibre, part-copper networks simply will not be able to sustain the service we all expect and require.

Our new full-fibre infrastructure will allow residents and families the flexibility to continue to develop and grow their internet use, whether they are holding simultaneous online meetings, working from home, streaming films and sport in 4K, or just being able to connect dozens of devices in their homes. It will enable us all to continue to benefit from the internet.

Businesses can rest easy, knowing their future broadband needs are completely taken care of with access to lightning-fast speeds and bullet-proof reliability, which will enable them to invest in new services and innovations without the worry that their internet connectivity can’t keep up.

It is important to highlight that building full-fibre broadband infrastructure in rural locations at this scale is a complex task. Each project requires significant planning, resources and time. It involves the coordination of highways, landowners, civil works and advanced fibre optic engineering.

That’s why the sooner we start, the sooner this most needed service will become available.”

The North Norfolk villages earmarked in the rollout are: Antingham, Bacton, Brampton, Burgh and Tuttington, Colby, Felmingham, Gimingham, Knapton, Mundesley, Paston, Skeyton, Southrepps, Swafield, Swanton Abbott, and Trunch.

Over the coming weeks, our community teams will be meeting with residents and businesses in each village to explain the rollout plans in more detail and help secure local support.

Duncan Baker, North Norfolk MP, said: “I am really excited to have met with the team to hear more about their full-fibre project and the opportunity to deliver the digital infrastructure that North Norfolk sorely needs.

The pandemic has pushed more things online, and while it is important we get back to doing things in person, we need to make sure that North Norfolk keeps pace with digital improvements and having good networks is key to that.”

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