KCOM has announced its £ 85 million ( $ 104 m ) investment of " gigabit - capable " FTTP broadband backbone network and a slower fibre ( fibre - to - the - cabinet ) network . Full fibre broadband is a vital part of this for both new businesses and existing businesses looking to expand and grow.” The Lightstream project covers more than 195,000 properties across Hull and East Yorkshire and has been completed ahead of a UK government deadline for gigabit - capable networks of 2025 . It completed the rollout by March 2019 but was subject to a bidding war between Universities Superannuation Scheme and the eventual winner Macquarie Infrastructure , which prevented KCOM from announcing the rollout .
KCOM has announced its £ 85 million ( $ 104 m ) investment of " gigabit - capable " FTTP broadband backbone network and a slower fibre ( fibre - to - the - cabinet ) network . The Lightstream project covers more than 195,000 properties across Hull and East Yorkshire and has been completed ahead of a UK government deadline for gigabit - capable networks of 2025 . It completed the rollout by March 2019 but was subject to a bidding war between Universities Superannuation Scheme and the eventual winner Macquarie Infrastructure , which prevented KCOM from announcing the rollout .