Croydon In Gigabit revolution

Over 20 property developments across Croydon are now live with gigabit broadband – the fastest broadband speed available in the UK today. Hyperoptic, the UK’s leading full fibre broadband provider, has enabled this connectivity and has ambitious plans to increase its footprint across the length and breadth of the borough before the year is out.

Unlike other broadband providers that only run fibre to the green box at the end of the street, Hyperoptic installs fibre all the way into the development. This means that residents can enjoy symmetrical broadband speeds of 1000 Mbps and never have to worry about peak-time slowdowns, buffering and frustrating timeouts – plus full HD movies can be downloaded in seconds and entire box sets in minutes.

Notable developments in Croydon that are already live with Hyperoptic include New South Quarter, The Altitude Latitude Apartments and City House. Nearly ten more developments are also undergoing installation or are planned for installation in the near future.

Steve Holford, Chief Customer Officer, Hyperoptic, comments: “Croydon has firmly established itself as one the UK's leading technology hubs - over 1,000 digital and tech companies are based in the borough. Entrepreneurs are working tirelessly to build the next generation of tech startups from their home. Having a robust ultrafast digital infrastructure is essential for this hub to thrive and succeed.

“Gigabit broadband is not the ‘broadband of the future’ – it is needed today so that as our homes become even more smart and our data needs increase, we aren’t having to suffer a painful transition. Businesses need connectivity that helps them, rather than hinders their development.”

As well as offering the fastest broadband speeds on the market, Hyperoptic also has some of the most flexible and well-priced services, including broadband-only and contract free options. Hyperoptic also has a range of market-leading business propositions, including leased lines, shared leased lines and business broadband products.

A Croydon Council spokesperson adds: “As one of the UK’s fastest growing tech hubs, access to high speed broadband is essential. We welcome the installation of gigabit broadband in Croydon.”