SUPERFAST SOUTH YORKSHIRE TIMELINE
2014
Superfast South Yorkshire was established in 2014 when Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield local authorities came together to address the gap where it had not been commercially viable for infrastructure providers to invest in to deliver superfast broadband.
2015
December
800 South Yorkshire SMEs benefitted from £1m of funding from the Connectivity Vouchers Scheme.
2016
May
Over 20,000 residents and businesses across South Yorkshire have now ordered superfast broadband services are now benefitting from the Superfast south Yorkshire programme and
July
The 150th fibre enabled cabinet goes live as part of the Superfast South Yorkshire programme allowing residents to order superfast broadband services.
2017
2018
2019
September
Almost £27m of funding had been invested to reach an additional 95,000 premises, including the utilisation of FTTP gigabit capable infrastructure at Enterprise Zones and Business Parks. Superfast South Yorkshire was the first Superfast Project to achieve permission to include the technology in a Superfast Project, realising it would future proof the investment. This completed phase 1 of the Superfast programme. Following the success of phase 1 a second phase was launched to connect an additional 6000 premises.
October
Superfast South Yorkshire begins consulting on planning applications for new residential and commercial development across Barnsley to ensure appropriate broadband infrastructure is place by conditioning gigabit capable infrastructure.
2020
June
Superfast South Yorkshire begins consulting on planning applications for new residential and commercial development across Doncaster to ensure appropriate broadband infrastructure is place by conditioning gigabit capable infrastructure.
2021
January
Superfast South Yorkshire begins consulting on planning applications for new residential and commercial development across Rotherham to ensure appropriate broadband infrastructure is place by conditioning gigabit capable infrastructure.
April
The Government launched Project Gigabit, a £5 billion programme to connect rural communities across the county. This announcement also set the goal of achieving 85% national gigabit coverage by the end of 2025.
August
Superfast South Yorkshire begins consulting on planning applications for new residential and commercial development across Sheffield to ensure appropriate broadband infrastructure is place by conditioning gigabit capable infrastructure.
November
Tankersley and Pilley residents benefit from Fibre Community Partnership delivering gigabit capable broadband to 450 properties.
December
The government announced that up to £103 million had been allocated to the roll out of Project Gigabit in South Yorkshire with up to 56,800 premises potentially benefiting from the programme.
2022
February
Building Digital UK carried out an Open Market Review in South Yorkshire to help identify premises that may be suitable for future public funding for gigabit-capable broadband.
March
More than 100,000 homes and businesses in South Yorkshire can now order faster, better broadband thanks to multi-million investment through the Superfast South Yorkshire programme. The partnership, between the four South Yorkshire local authorities, UK Government and Openreach, has invested more than £35 million so far to bring superfast and full fibre broadband to thousands of communities across South Yorkshire.
May
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) Digital Infrastructure Strategy (DIS) was launched, one of three key areas in addressing the digital agenda across the region. The other areas are ‘digital skills’ and digital ‘innovation and business support.’
June
Building Digital UK launched a Public Review to help identify areas in South Yorkshire that may be suitable for future public funding for gigabit capable broadband.