Airband, the broadband provider for rural homes and businesses across the West of England, has successfully closed a significant £100 million (€118.3m) debt package from an international banking consortium including HSBC, Lloyds, Nord LB and Sabadell. The debt facility enables Airband to accelerate its rollout plan with the view to service 600,000 premises with full […]

Oxfordshire County Council has announced that Airband’s ultrafast fibre network in Oxfordshire is live in Thame. Homes and businesses in Thame will be now have access to some of the fastest broadband speeds in the UK. Councillor Ian Corkin, Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Business, Partnerships and Digital Infrastructure, said: “I’m delighted that Thame […]

Connectivity provider, Airband, has been selected by Cheshire Council to roll out gigabit-capable, full-fibre broadband connectivity to over 4,000 properties across rural or hard-to-reach areas of Cheshire. Funded by the UK government’s Connecting Cheshire initiative, which includes Warrington Borough Council, Cheshire East Council, Cheshire West and Chester and Halton Borough Council, the project will start […]