A total of 50,000 homes and businesses in Northern Ireland have secured new superfast broadband thanks to contractor Charles Brand.

Subcontracted by broadband provider, Fibrus, Charles Brand delivered superfast broadband infrastructure to rural area across Counties Down, Antrim, Fermanagh, Tyrone and L'Derry.

The works are part of the £350 million of capital development in broadband infrastructure across Northern Ireland.

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Commenting on the work, Niall McGill, Managing Director of Charles Brand, said: "We've been successfully delivering the roll-out of superfast broadband infrastructure for the past 18 months now. The initial works were part of Project Acorn and in recent times we've embarked on the roll-out of the NI Assembly-backed multi-million pound Project Stratum for our client, Fibrus. Our teams are working right across Northern Ireland and have been delivering up to 9 miles of new broadband infrastructure per day. We're focused on providing this new infrastructure to up to 100,000 homes and businesses in 2021."