Council

The internet is becoming an even more essential service, especially with more and more people working from home. For many years I have been a great believer that our broadband infrastructure needs improving as we are lagging behind many countries in Europe. We need to prove to multinationals and investors that Britain is a place to invest, with great infrastructure including super-fast broadband.

Super-fast broadband is now becoming a reality in Derby as CityFibre is deploying gigabit-capable full fibre network, which will reach almost every home and business in the city. Work is still ongoing in many areas in Derby and CityFibre has informed me that “[CityFibre] are building a new full fibre network in Derby and Alvaston is one of the first areas to benefit”

As many people are adopting new ways of working such as remote working, this is only possible with the correct tools including fast broadband. I remember working for an ISP when FTTC (Fibre to the Cabinet) was being rolled out and that was a game changer 8 years ago. This new rollout of FTTP (Fibre to the Premises) is great news for Alvaston and the city in the digital age. Another policy that we support as our manifesto said we will get Derby ready for the future by promoting and pushing for broadband fibre optics to homes.

For more information including activation dates for your home please visit: https://cityfibre.com/gigabit-cities