More businesses to benefit from super-fast broadband roll-out
BT has announced that 53,600 more businesses and homes in Yorkshire are to benefit from its £2.5bn plans for super-fast broadband.
Seven Yorkshire exchange areas will be upgraded by next Autumn and include Cullingworth, Dinnington, Elland, Moortown, Maltby, Holmfirth and Sandal.
This latest phase builds on BT’s existing roll-out plans and will take the total number of Yorkshire homes and businesses able to access super-fast broadband to around 388,000.
Across the UK, 159 new super-fast broadband locations have been announced, covering more than a million homes and businesses.
Openreach, BT’s local network business, is carrying out the upgrades. The technology will be available on an open, wholesale basis to all companies providing broadband services.
John Anderson, BT’s regional director for Yorkshire, said: “This latest investment in super-fast broadband is great news for many homes and businesses in Yorkshire.
“Fibre broadband has the power to revolutionise the way we use the internet. It has huge implications for the way we live, learn and do business, with massive opportunities for entertainment, education and entrepreneurs. People in these communities will soon be able to experience the internet as they’ve never seen it before.”
BT said that, for businesses, the new network will be the catalyst for a variety of new services and applications.
Computer processing and file storage will become more sophisticated and secure using cloud computing technology, BT said.
Further information about the roll-out is available at www.superfast-openreach.co.uk
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