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Welcome to Connecting Cumbria

Our programme is dedicated to delivering the Digital Infrastructure Strategy for Cumbria, supporting improvements to broadband and mobile connectivity across the County.

Digital Infrastructure Strategy

Our programme is dedicated to delivering the Digital Infrastructure Strategy for Cumbria.

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Project Gigabit

UK Government is investing £5bn to deliver fast reliable broadband for everyone in the UK.

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5G Innovation Regions

Using 5G technology to meet a mixture of use cases at five venues across the Borderlands region.

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Case studies

Discover how improved connectivity is helping local homes and businesses across Cumbria.

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Connecting Cumbria Newsletter

Read and subscribe to the latest connectivity news and updates in our regular newsletter.

Can you upgrade to fibre?

Find out if faster connectivity is available in your area and read more about your upgrade options

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Cumbria broadband and mobile coverage statistics

Infrastructure	Key Performance Indicator	Coverage (%)
Broadband	Gigabit broadband coverage	70.4%
Broadband	Superfast(>=30Mbps) broadband coverage	95.8%
Broadband	Below 10Mbps (legal USO) broadband coverage	2.3%
Mobile 4G	Geographic coverage (outdoor) from at least one mobile network operator	93.8%
Mobile 4G	Geographic coverage (outdoor) from all four mobile network operators	75.8%

Coverage data sources

Broadband - Thinkbroadband April 2025.
Mobile - OFCOM Connected Nations published December 2024.

Coverage data notes

Broadband - measures a properties download speed in megabits per second.
Broadband - 1% coverage equates to approx. 2,750 properties.
Mobile - Four Mobile Network Operators are EE, Three, VMO2 and Vodafone.
Mobile - 1% geographic coverage equates to approx. 68 square kilometres, or 26 square miles.