Stoke - on - Trent city council and Sweden 's VXFIBER are set to significantly expand on a recent pilot project to create a fibre broadband network , potentially providing citywide coverage by 2021 . One risk here is that smaller ISPs tend not to attract as much interest as major providers, which could hamper take-up The £ 19.2 million fibre - to - the - premises scheme will cover 60 miles and replace existing optical network ducting .
Stoke - on - Trent city council and Sweden 's VXFIBER are set to significantly expand on a recent pilot project to create a fibre broadband network , potentially providing citywide coverage by 2021 . The £ 19.2 million fibre - to - the - premises scheme will cover 60 miles and replace existing optical network ducting .