FTTP broadband coverage grew by 50 % in 2017 to reach 1,298,185 premises in the UK , according to a report from the Independent Networks Co - operative Association ( INCA ) and Hot Topic . Not to mention the issue of overbuild that is created by multiple overlapping fibre optic networks, which not only creates a messy civil engineering situation but won’t do much to help overall UK coverage. Coverage is forecast to reach 3.38 m premises by the end of 2020 and 15.96 m by 2025 . The figures in the report are notably lower than those recently reported by Ofcom , which reported that ultrafast full fibre networks exceed 1.8 m premises in January . This is due to BT focusing on independent altnets and excluded Openreach ’s coverage of FTTP .
FTTP broadband coverage grew by 50 % in 2017 to reach 1,298,185 premises in the UK , according to a report from the Independent Networks Co - operative Association ( INCA ) and Hot Topic . Coverage is forecast to reach 3.38 m premises by the end of 2020 and 15.96 m by 2025 . The figures in the report are notably lower than those recently reported by Ofcom , which reported that ultrafast full fibre networks exceed 1.8 m premises in January . This is due to BT focusing on independent altnets and excluded Openreach ’s coverage of FTTP .