{"id":5213,"date":"2025-02-17T22:35:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T22:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comparebroadbandpackages.co.uk\/guides\/?p=5213"},"modified":"2025-02-17T22:35:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T22:35:01","slug":"rural-full-fibre-specialist-gigaclear-celebrates-record-year-of-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comparebroadbandpackages.co.uk\/guides\/news\/rural-full-fibre-specialist-gigaclear-celebrates-record-year-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Rural full fibre specialist Gigaclear celebrates record year of growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Abingdon, UK &#x2013; 10.12.2024<\/em>&#xA0;&#x2013; Gigaclear, one of the UK&#x2019;s leading providers of full fibre broadband in rural and hard to reach communities, is finishing 2024 on a high, celebrating a record year of growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abingdon-based Gigaclear has now connected over 130,000 customers to its ultrafast <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_f4a77d709954af323a24064510e3e6a1\"  href=\"https:\/\/comparebroadbandpackages.co.uk\/guides\/glossary\/network\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>network<\/a>, and over 40,000 of those have been connected in 2024 alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means that the UK&#x2019;s largest rural alt-net specialist has increased its customer base by almost 50% in just one year, representing a period of significant growth for the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nathan Rundle, CEO of Gigaclear, said: &#x201C;Our mission is to bring the fastest full fibre broadband to rural Britain so I am delighted to report that we have connected more hard to reach customers in 2024 than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x201C;As the year draws to a close, I would like to thank the Gigaclear team for their contributions towards achieving this important milestone and I look forward to continued growth in 2025.&#x201D;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chief Marketing Officer Nick Rawlings said: &#x201C;Reaching the milestone of 130,000 customers is a huge achievement &#x2013; but we&#x2019;re not stopping there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x201C;We have continued to invest in building our network in hard to reach places adding a further 100,000 properties in 2024, which now means we have over 580,000 properties Ready for Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#x201C;As a result, even more rural homes and businesses can look forward to a new year of ultrafast broadband.&#x201D;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gigaclear is committed to communities that are typically underserved and suffering from slow speeds. 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