The 2025 deadline is a critical line in the sand, as it’s when traditional analogue services are switched off and outdated Copper connections rendered obsolete. If firms have not agreed new service contracts ahead of that deadline – and bearing in mind that many business contracts are 24-36 months in length – they may no longer be able to access the internet from their offices and places of work, which could have devastating consequences – unless they act now.

As a result of this milestone date, Gigabit Networks have ramped up their capacity to deliver business full fibre services nationwide without delay. With guaranteed spped and reliability up for grabs, their GigaFast business service offers speeds from 150Mbps up to 1Gbps both ways.

Their ‘no-small print’ pricing brings confidence and clarity to a confusing and noisy tech sector, with no sliding price increases within contract terms. A compelling proposition.

This UK based service provider promises Midlands’-based contact centres – a major competitive advantage when compared to some of the big names in the market who outsource this support work overseas. These homegrown centres are on hand year-round, which not only means UK-based staff, but fast response times – should the need ever arise.

Co-Founder of Gigabit Networks, David Yates, comments; “Most people don’t change their business internet provider until things go wrong or contracts are up for renewal, but we would urge all businesses to look over their contracts sooner than later and see how future-proof their internet is – especially with the ‘big analogue switch-off’ deadline looming”.

Dan Ilett, Co-Founder, adds: “Doing nothing is not an option, as you will, in the months leading up to the switch off date, experience increasing problems with your connection, as it’s old technology. Ultimately, you run the risk of losing important documents, CRM systems falling down and access to online services if you don’t act”.

The ISP, which is recognized as the Midlands’ Best ISP, is a champion of CityFibre’s gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP – full fibre to premises) technology and infrastructure, which has already seen an initial £7bn investment across 285 towns and cities, with a further £5bn rollout into rural areas, as part of Project Gigabit. It is planned that this will create coverage for over 800k businesses, 400k public sector sites and 25k 5G access points, too by 2025.

Gigabit Networks’ 1Gbps capable, Gigafast service starts from just £42.50pcm over a 24-month contract – and they promise a guaranteed price fix beyond 2025.