New Forest homes set for £14million internet upgrades
The first connected properties to lightning fast broadband could be as early as next February
Last updated 12th Apr 2023
As many as 10,500 homes in the New Forest are soon to be connected to lightning fast broadband thanks to a government contract won by Wessex Internet.
The contract, worth £14 million, is part of the UK government’s £5 billion Project Gigabit, which aims to provide lightning-fast gigabit-capable broadband to hard-to-reach communities across the UK.
Digital Infrastructure Minister Julia Lopez said: “Thanks to this latest multi-million pound contract for the New Forest, thousands of hard-to-reach homes and businesses in this stunning area will benefit from a state-of-the-art network ready to provide the speed and reliability we will all need in the decades ahead.
"The Prime Minister has put growing the economy as one of his five top priorities, and this investment will go far in delivering on that mission here in the New Forest by equipping rural areas with the infrastructure they need for the digital age."
Network construction begins towards the end of this year, with the first connected properties as early as February 2024.