Openreach plans to extend access to its ultrafast broadband service to more than a million homes and businesses in the next nine months . Openreach will upgrade fewer copper lines with G.Fast than previously planned in recognition that full fibre connectivity is now the preferred technology of both industry and the government. The company , which is using a combination of G.Fast , to accelerate copper connections , and Fibre to the Premise ( FTTP ) to deliver its ultrafast service , has connected 1.9 million properties so far and plans to reach 5.7 million by the end of 2018 . Openreach said it aims to increase that to 6 million by the mid 2020s , subject to the right investment conditions .
Openreach plans to extend access to its ultrafast broadband service to more than a million homes and businesses in the next nine months . The company , which is using a combination of G.Fast , to accelerate copper connections , and Fibre to the Premise ( FTTP ) to deliver its ultrafast service , has connected 1.9 million properties so far and plans to reach 5.7 million by the end of 2018 . Openreach said it aims to increase that to 6 million by the mid 2020s , subject to the right investment conditions .