Lightning Fibre Broadband Reaches Key Take-up Milestones as More Homes Choose Better Broadband from Local Provider
Lightning Fibre today announces two major milestones: surpassing 20,000 customers and achieving 1 in 4 homes taking up broadband across its full fibre network.
Founded in Sussex and headquartered in Eastbourne, Lightning Fibre has built its growth on a simple promise: delivering better broadband through a local team, excellent customer service, and strong community connections.
The company says this growth reflects sustained demand for a simple, fixed price, human-centric approach to delivering broadband, one that contrasts with national providers who often apply multiple in-contract price increases.
Bertrand Mazieres, CEO at Lightning Fibre, said: "Achieving 25% residential take-up in this highly competitive market shows that our approach resonates with customers. People want broadband that simply works, at a fair price, with local support they can rely on. And that’s exactly what the team delivers every day – with more than 9 in 10 of our Trustpilot reviews rated 5 stars. Thank you to all our customers for buying local and joining the Lightning Fibre family."
The company’s network development has boosted Eastbourne into the top 3.5% of UK-wide constituencies for superfast broadband coverage at 99.9%*. Josh Babarinde, MP, recently thanked the Lightning Fibre team for “the work that has gone into delivering high-quality connectivity across the town.”
Alongside investing in its own full fibre infrastructure, the company has also expanded its reach through strategic network partnerships, enabling more homes and businesses to access Lightning Fibre services.
Tim Passingham, Chairman at Lightning Fibre, added: “Today’s milestone showcases our appeal in the residential market. But we’re not stopping there. We also continue to grow our presence in the business market, offering solutions of up to 10Gbps powered by our high-performance, secure and reliable network.”
Lightning Fibre remains focused on sustainable growth, expanding network availability, enhancing its product offering and continuously improving the customer experience.
About Lightning Fibre
Lightning Fibre is a full fibre broadband network operator and internet service provider, delivering high‑performance, secure and reliable connectivity to homes and businesses in the South East of England.
The company operates from its base in Eastbourne, East Sussex, offering domestic packages up to 2.5Gbps. Local support is available from 8 am - 8pm and the business has a customer experience rating of Excellent on Trustpilot. Recent national industry accolades include Best Consumer ISP (<100k customers) and Best Customer Experience at the ISPA Awards 2025, and Broadband Provider of the Year at the 2025 Connected Britain Awards.
For businesses, Lightning Fibre provides full fibre business broadband and dedicated Ethernet lines with symmetrical speeds of up to 10Gbps. Connectivity is provided via Managed IT Service Providers for medium and large businesses and the education sector. Lightning Fibre also works directly with small businesses and property developers of domestic housing and commercial/industrial estates.
Contact Joe Brownell on 01323 380260 or business@lightningfibre.co.uk. Visit website.
* Source - Recognition for Eastbourne’s UK Connectivity Ranking from MP / Check UK Broadband Performance and Coverage Statistics
