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    The Minister has encouraged individuals and businesses to visit www.availability.hyperfastni.com where an address level postcode checker is available for people to check eligibility and when deployment is expected in their area.     Economy Minister Diane Dodds said, “I know when we announced that Fibrus Networks had been awarded the contract for Project Stratum many wanted to know where and when the investment would begin. “Fibrus Networks have now published their roll-out plan and have begun building their infrastructure six months earlier than expected.     “With the availa...

Next steps in Government’s £5 billion gigabit broadband plan The government has today set out the next steps in its £5 billion strategy to deliver next generation, gigabit-capable broadband to the entire country. From: 22 December 2020 A consultation has been launched on the draft procurement strategy for the UK Gigabit Programme setting out plans to connect the first one million homes and businesses with gigabit speed broadband and maximise coverage in the hardest to reach 20% of the UK by 2025. Homes and businesses that do not yet have access to superfast broadband will be prioritis...

More than half of Northern Ireland homes can now access gigabit-speed broadband, according to a new report. It means NI has the highest coverage of the faster, more reliable connection than any other nation, according to Ofcom's annual Connected Nations report. The watchdog analysed the availability of broadband and mobile services across the UK. Gigabit-capable broadband offers download speeds of up to 1 Gbit/s, much faster than the UK's current average broadband speed of 72 Mbit/s. More than half of Northern Ireland homes (56%) - 422,000 - can get gigabit broadband making it the highest av...