The next phase of the Hampshire super-fast broadband roll out has been announced. Reacting to the news local MP, Kit Malthouse said:
"Im very pleased to see that Wave 2 of the Hampshire Superfast Broadband project has been announced. This wave will take in another 34,000 premises and is due for completion by September 2018. This will take us to 96% coverage and there will be more news about the remaining 4% in the new year."
Below is the timeline of 5 delivery phases for Wave 2:
Phase 1: January 2016 - December 2016
During this delivery period we will be providing fibre to over 7,000 premises in parts of the following exchange areas:
Alresford, Basingstoke, Cadnam, Chineham, Dummer, Harestock, Hook, Hythe, Micheldever, Monk Sherborne, Odiham, Romsey, Sparsholt, Sutton Scotney, Totton, Twyford, Winchester
Phase 2: July 2016 - June 2017
During this delivery period we will be providing fibre to over 9,100 premises in parts of the following exchange areas:
Bassett, Bentley, Braishfield, Burghclere, Burley, Bursledon, Chandlers Ford, Cosham, Emsworth, Eversley, Fordingbridge, Frensham, Hamble, Hartley Whitney, Havant, Hayling Island, Headley, Headley Down, Heckfield, Highclere, Hindhead, Kingsclere, Liphook, Liss, Martin Cross, Moorhill, Mortimer, Newbury, Passfield, Petersfield, Ringwood, Rockbourne, Rowlands Castle, Rownhams, Silchester, Tadley, Whiteparish, Yateley
Phase 3: January 2017 - December 2017
During this delivery period we will be providing fibre to over 9,100 premises in parts of the following exchange areas :
Bishops Waltham, Botley, Droxford, Eastleigh, Fair Oak, Fareham, Farnborough, Gosport, Grateley, Hambledon, Horndean, Lee-On-the-Solent, Locks Heath, Stubbington, Tidworth, Titchfield, Wallop, Waterlooville, Whiteley, Wickham
Phase 4: July 2017 - June 2018
During this delivery period we will be providing fibre to over 9,400 premises in parts of the following exchange areas:
Alton, Aldershot, Blackwater, Bordon Braishfield, Bransgore, Brockenhurst, Chandlers Ford, Crondall, Durley, Eastleigh, Fair Oak, Farnborough, Fleet, Hawkley, Herriard, Hursley, Liss, Lymington, Medtsead, Milford-On-Sea, New Milton, Petersfield, Tisted
Phase 5: January 2018 - September 2018
During this delivery period we will be providing fibre to over 10,100 premises in parts of the following exchange areas :
Abbotts Ann, Alresford, Andover, Ashurst, Basingstoke, Cadnam, Chilbolton, Chute Standen, Dummer, Fawley, Hatherden, Hook, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hythe, Itchen Abbas, Kings Somborne, Linkenholt, Lockerley, Long Sutton, Longparish, Lyndhurst, Micheldever, Oakley, Overton, Owlesbury, Preston Candover, Romsey, Sparsholt, St Marybourne, Stockbridge, Totton, Turgis Green, Twyford, West Wellow, Weyhill, Whitchurch, Winchester.
For more information see - http://www.hampshiresuperfastbroadband.com/about-the-project/wave-2-information/