Superfast Essex worked with Openreach to upgrade their network
We've upgraded Openreach's existing copper network with fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) and fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) technology.
You can find out if your address has been upgraded by Openreach by searching your postcode on their fibre checker. If fibre broadband is available at your address, you can get connected today!
If fibre broadband isn’t available at your address, you can check out our interactive map which shows the current broadband status for your property.
Our contracts with Openreach have all completed. Here you can find the wholesale price list for Openreach.
Increasing our full fibre reach in Essex
Our Phase 4b rollout with network operator Openreach, is set to bring ultrafast fibre broadband to 1,001 businesses across Essex and will benefit a further 2,667 residential properties.
This work has been made possible by a £5 million grant awarded from The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)'s European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). A significant additional investment of £2.5 million from The South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) and the Getting Building Fund has also been injected into the contract, to help reach further rural businesses and homes in the hardest-to-reach areas.
Phase 4b has now been completed. More information about the Getting Building Fund can be found below.
Getting Building Fund
On 4 August 2020, the government confirmed the list of over 300 successful projects which will receive a share of £900 million from the Getting Building Fund. The full list of projects is available on GOV.UK. The Getting Building Fund is investing in shovel-ready infrastructure projects to create jobs and support economic recovery across the country.
Projects funded include:
- regeneration of town and city centres
- green infrastructure and clean energy
- transport and digital connectivity improvements
- unlocking of housing and business sites
- support for SMEs and learners
The successful projects (over 300) are expected to deliver up to 85,000 jobs, over 1,500,000 sqm of commercial floor space, unlocking 45,000 homes, almost 1,000,000 sqm of public realm or green space improved or created, over 50,000 new learners assisted, and 65 million kgs of CO2 emissions saved. All projects have been selected by Local Enterprise Partnerships and Mayoral Combined Authorities in each area and endorsed by the Housing Secretary.
