Project Gigabit is the UK Government's plan to roll-out gigabit-capable broadband services from April 2023.
A 'gigabit capable connection' is a broadband service that can achieve at least 1000 megabit (1 gigabit) per second download speed.
Funding has been allocated to upgrade connections to properties that are not expected to receive a gigabit capable service from any planned upgrade programmes (such as those funded by commercial investment ), or properties that cannot currently access a superfast broadband service of at least 30mbps.
The nationwide project is led by Building Digital UK (BDUK) and we'll be working with them to support the project in East Sussex
Pre-procurement work has already started and BDUK anticipate that the formal procurement will start in August 2022, with contract commencement in July 2023.
As part of the preparations, Building Digital UK is carrying out an Open Market Review (OMR) for East Sussex to identify premises that may be suitable for future public funding for gigabit-capable broadband. They have asked us to publish the following information:
Project Gigabit - Open Market Review
The government is on a mission to deliver lightning-fast, reliable broadband to everyone in the UK and is investing £5 billion in Project Gigabit to ensure that hard-to-reach communities are not left out.
Building Digital UK (BDUK) is carrying out an Open Market Review (OMR) in 6 areas including Lot 16 to help identify premises that may be suitable for future public funding for gigabit-capable broadband.
BDUK is seeking information and supporting evidence from suppliers - in relation to the presence of gigabit capable broadband infrastructure within the project areas. If you have existing network coverage or plan to build infrastructure within the next three years, we actively encourage you to respond to this OMR.
This consultation opens on 20th October 2021 and closes on 22nd November 2021.
To respond to this Open Market Review, and for more information, please see BDUK’s page below: