UK Full-Fiber Broadband Coverage Jumps From 12% to 78% in Five Years

The UK has transformed its broadband infrastructure in five years -- with full-fiber coverage jumping from 12% of properties in January 2020 to more than 78% by 2025, according to communications regulator Ofcom and ThinkBroadband data. Northern Ireland leads with 96% of premises in postcodes served with full-fiber connections.

The rollout accelerated after Ofcom's May 2021 regulatory framework gave other providers access to BT's Openreach ducts and poles while promising the company regulatory certainty through a 'fair bet' approach that avoided price caps. The framework sparked investment from alternative networks, or 'altnets,' which increased homes passed from 8.2 million in 2022 to 16.4 million by 2025.

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