Broadband updates | Connecting South Gloucestershire

June 19 update

We are continuing to work with our partners Openreach on our Phase 3 fibre broadband rollout. We are working through some contractual processes with Openreach and Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK), and looking at those areas where broadband coverage needs to be improved, to see what solutions are available.

We’ve so far provided superfast broadband access to more than 96% of households and businesses in South Gloucestershire, but we continue to seek out funding opportunities which would allow us to further increase fibre broadband coverage. We hope to have a more detailed update towards the end of July.

Deployment plan agreed: Broadband rollout to continue shortly

Following the agreement of a new deployment plan, in coordination with our partner, BT Openreach, we will resume groundworks to bring superfast broadband to more rural areas across South Gloucestershire from late April.

We have already delivered broadband access to 96% of the local population, but are committed to our target of 100% fibre broadband coverage across South Gloucestershire and continue to look for additional funding that may be available to us.

We will provide a further update in the summer.

Better Broadband extended

The Better Broadband Scheme has been extended and will continue to run until 31 December 2019.

Through the scheme, residents and businesses with broadband speeds of less than 2Mbps (megabits per second) can apply for a voucher to help with the costs associated with an improved broadband solution.

The voucher of up to £350 per premise does not just apply to a satellite solution. Groups of businesses and residents can combine the vouchers to help with the costs of the installation for a group or Community Fibre Partnership (CFP) solution with BT. Read more about the Better Broadband Scheme.

Completion of phase 2 Superfast Extension Programme

We are pleased to confirm that the Phase 2 Superfast Extension Programme (SEP) has now been completed. Following on from the Phase 1 Superfast Broadband Project, which delivered superfast broadband to more than 18,000 homes and businesses in South Gloucestershire, the Phase 2 SEP has continued to push fibre broadband across the area and upgraded an additional 5,000 premises, which are now able to enjoy all of the benefits of a superfast broadband connection.

Understandably, with an infrastructure project of this size and complexity, a small number of the premises that were originally planned to be upgraded as part of the Phase 2 SEP have had to be removed from the programme due to the high costs associated with these particular builds.

Although the areas affected are not able to be upgraded as part of the Phase 2 SEP, we are continuing to work with our partners Openreach to deliver our Phase 3 Superfast Broadband Project, and are investigating opportunities and alternative solutions to include the areas that have been removed from the Phase 2 SEP in the Phase 3 project. We will provide regular updates on our progress in these areas.

Broadband rollout update: April 18

Over the past month we have been working hard with our partner Openreach and Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) to resolve some of the more complex issues we’ve experienced as part of phase 2 of the fibre broadband deployment, which have delayed the rollout in some areas.

Whilst the issues are complex, good progress has been made and we hope to agree a target delivery date for the remainder of the Phase 2 deployment by the end of this month.

Superfast broadband reaching more areas: April 2018 update

Despite these issues, over the last month, Openreach have completed their work on the following broadband structures: P51 (Totteroak/Little Sodbury End), P6 (Townwell/Cromhall south of Bibstone), P30 (areas surrounding Forty Acre Lane and along A38 in Thornbury), PV47 (area between Earthcott Green and Itchington), PV55 (North of Tytherington), PV38 (Elberton), PV32 (Hambrook out to Whiteshill), P43 (Olveston) and PV35 (West Littleton) – residents in these areas can now contact their chosen ISP to discuss superfast broadband options. Below is the latest update on the phase 2 rollout.

Area covered	Status
Totteroak/Little Sodbury End	Work complete – contact your ISP
Areas surrounding Forty Acre Lane and along A38 in Thornbury	Work complete – contact your ISP
Area between Earthcott Green and Itchington	Work complete – contact your ISP
North of Tytherington	Work complete – contact your ISP
Elberton	Work complete – contact your ISP
Hambrook out to Whiteshill	Work complete – contact your ISP
Olveston	Work complete – contact your ISP
West Littleton, Marshfield	Work complete – contact your ISP
Townwell/Cromhall south of Bibstone (but not Bibstone due to exchange boundary)	Accepting orders on 5 May
Itchington	Build complete – pending commissioning
Dodington	Part commissioned
Trench Lane to the B4427 outside of Bradley Stoke	In progress
Little Sodbury End/Little Sodbury	Build complete – pending commissioning
East of Horton and towards Hawkesbury	Delivery date to be confirmed: update due in June 18
Start of Portway Lane leaving Chipping Sodbury	Delivery date to be confirmed: update due in June 18
Little Sodbury	Delivery date to be confirmed: update due in June 18
North of Horton	Delivery date to be confirmed: update due in June 18
Chase Lane leading down into Inglestone Common to Orange End	Delivery date to be confirmed: update due in June 18
Lane between Rockhampton and Hill	Delivery date to be confirmed: update due in June 18
Littleton-upon-Severn	Delivery date to be confirmed: update due in June 18

Important: Not all premises within these areas will get fibre as part of this phase of work and broadband speeds will not automatically improve. Individual householders should check options via the Openreach website and where appropriate contact their chosen ISP directly. There are useful sources of information to guide you through this process on our website

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