Project Gigabit
Project Gigabit is a £5 billion government programme bringing ultra-fast broadband (up to 1000mbps) to homes and businesses in hard-to-reach areas.
Digital Hertfordshire supported the government by sharing local insights about broadband providers. This helped identify places in the county that aren’t currently getting gigabit speeds—and aren’t likely to through commercial plans—so they can be included in future upgrades.
What's coming to Hertfordshire?
Three major contracts have been awarded to improve broadband in rural parts of the county:
Lot 5 – CityFibre
Mainly covers Cambridgeshire but includes around 2,000 premises in north-east Hertfordshire.
Work expected to begin in summer 2025.
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Lot 26 – CityFibre
Covers Buckinghamshire, East Berkshire, and around 5,000 addresses in west Hertfordshire.
Work expected to begin in summer 2025.
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Lot 26C – Openreach
A nationwide contract covering around 300,000 premises.
Hertfordshire will benefit with about 6,500 premises included.
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Once CityFibre completes its surveys and planning, you will be able to check your postcode on their website to see if you are covered.
Gigabit for schools
The Department for Education’s Gigabit Programme aims to connect rural schools to lightning-fast broadband. Around 30 schools in Hertfordshire are expected to benefit by the end of 2025.
Please note:
All dates and plans are subject to change. Large-scale broadband projects can face delays due to technical challenges like surveying, planning, and network design.
Can you get a fibre connection?
Find out if you can already order a fibre connection using broadband comparison service, cable.co.uk
It’s also worth checking these suppliers, which all deliver broadband in Hertfordshire: City Fibre, F & W, Gigaclear, Hyperoptic, Netomnia, Openreach, Virgin Media.
If you are building or supplying broadband in Hertfordshire and would like to be included on this page, email hertsbroadband@hertfordshire.gov.uk.
Connected Counties/Hertfordshire Broadband (2013-2021)
Between 2013 and 2021, Hertfordshire delivered over 50,000 superfast connections (24mbps and above) as part of a joint project with Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire Futures (previously known as Hertfordshire LEP), Openreach and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). That means over 98.5% of residents and businesses in the county were able to order a Superfast connection.
In early 2019, BT (Openreach) successfully bid for a £900,000 contract, with an aid intensity of 85%, to deliver an additional 400 superfast Fibre to the Premise (FTTP) connections across Hertfordshire. This included nearly 200 business premises under the Rural Development Programme for England, as part of a Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) funded rollout.
