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Project Gigabit has created more than 3,000 jobs and apprenticeships in England while delivering faster, more reliable broadband to hard-to-reach communities.
More than 150 rural 4G mast upgrades are now live, boosting mobile coverage across remote UK areas and helping walkers, visitors and communities stay connected.
Over 60,000 homes and businesses across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire now have access to faster broadband through Project Gigabit, improving connectivity for work, study and everyday life.
50 UK Government-funded 4G masts have been switched on to boost signal in some of Scotland's hardest-to-reach communities.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
Government to propose tougher fines and prison sentences for those who damage subsea infrastructure essential for UK internet access.
People across England and Wales can find out if they are due a government-backed broadband upgrade with new gigabit address checker.
Building Digital UK will be integrated into the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology on 1 November 2025.
Over 3,800 homes and businesses across north Northumberland can now access lightning-fast broadband in a major milestone for Project Gigabit.
Lesley Cowley OBE has been appointed by Technology Secretary Peter Kyle to chair Building Digital UK (BDUK).
Tourists and hikers exploring the UK’s most renowned beauty spots and national parks can now benefit from a huge boost in mobile coverage, helping them plan routes and receive live weather updates for safer outdoor adventure…
Around 11,000 Scottish homes and businesses to gain access to lightning-fast broadband.
Around 131,000 homes and businesses across the country will no longer be stuck with slow internet speeds as the UK government’s rollout of gigabit connectivity races ahead.
Dozens of UK tourist hotspots to get faster, more reliable mobile coverage across the Great British countryside this bank holiday.
Hazel Hobbs has been appointed by the UK government as the interim Chair of Building Digital UK (BDUK), starting on 1 September 2024.
Minister Bryant wrote to the telecoms industry on 16 August, inviting them to a round table on 12 September to discuss telegraph pole deployment.
Hundreds of thousands of rural homes and businesses will receive major internet speed upgrades, as the UK Government fixes the digital divide and powers up all regions of Britain.
Tens of thousands of Welsh homes and businesses struggling to fulfil basic online tasks due to outdated broadband infrastructure will receive major internet speed upgrades, as the UK Government fixes the digital divide in Wa…
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has confirmed that Simon Blagden has resigned as Chair of BDUK.
The Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure wrote to telecom operators asking them to consider alternatives to the use of telegraph poles as they roll out faster and more reliable broadband across the country.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
UK Government has signed £1 billion in contracts to connect around 677,000 rural homes and businesses to lightning-fast full fibre
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