Households in Northallerton can now get internet speeds of up to 2Gbps after a full five service went live.
Virgin Media’s services are now available to homes locally after work to bring full fibre connections to the area was completed.
The network has been built on behalf of nexfibre, which is investing £4.5bn to deliver high speed fibre to the home (FTTH) connections to 5 million homes across the UK by 2026.
nexfibre recently announced it has already reached a total of one million premises passed and ready for service.
Virgin Media O2 is using this next-generation network to deliver its broadband and TV stream services to homes and businesses in the area.
The investment has been welcomed by local MP, Rishi Sunak, on a recent site visit where he met representatives from both nexfibre and Virgin Media O2.
Rishi Sunak, the MP for Richmond and Northallerton, said: “I welcome the latest investment in Northallerton that will ensure more people have access to much faster broadband speeds.
“It was great to meet with representatives from both Virgin Media O2 and nexfibre to discuss the progress they have made so far, as well as the plans they have to make gigabit broadband available to even more residents in our area.”
Julie Agnew, managing director of fixed network expansion at Virgin Media O2, said: “8,000 more homes in Northallerton can now feel the benefit of Virgin Media’s services – with packages that include everything from next generation multigigabit broadband to easy-to-use TV streaming and entertainment services.
“These ultrareliable full fibre to the home broadband connections come with speeds up to 18 times faster than local average, providing total peace of mind that whatever you’re doing online, you’ll never be slowed down by your service.”
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