Discover Accessible Ultrafast Connectivity
Exa Gigabit Cities
Find out more

Discover ultrafast connectivity in our Gigabit Cities

Along with our ever-growing range of DarkLight Cities, we're proud to be able to provide ultrafast Internet connectivity to businesses and schools across a huge section of the UK through our Gigabit Service options.

Designed to make ultrafast connectivity more accessible than ever, our Gigabit options deliver ultrafast, symmetrical and completely reliable performance in a lot of cities across the UK. If you're interested in finding out more about how our Gigabit options can help you, don't hesitate to get in touch at 0345 145 1234 or through the contact form at the bottom of this page!

Introducing Ultrafast Internet for Gigabit Cities

With the launch of our Gigabit Pure and Gigabit Essential service options, we're able to provide ultrafast connectivity to a huge range of the UK's biggest cities. Below, we've put together some information about the areas that our Gigabit services cover - click on the maps for a full view of our network, and get in touch with our team for more information about any city and surrounding areas:

  • DarkLight Images

    Gigabit Aberdeen

    Stretching over 100 kilometres across Aberdeen, our network covers everywhere from the city centre out to Dyce, Bridge of Don and far more, covering most of the major areas in Aberdeen.

  • DarkLight Images

    Bracknell

    With our 36 KM network running through central Bracknell, we're able to supply a huge number of the area's businesses and schools with excellent Internet connectivity.

  • DarkLight Images

    Bristol

    With a 69 kilometre network completely covering central Bristol and heading out to areas like Clifton and Redcliffe, we can provide thousands of Bristol's schools and businesses with ultrafast Gigabit service.

  • DarkLight Images

    Cheltenham

  • DarkLight Images

    Coventry

    One of the largest networks we operate, our Coventry network covers a full 180 KM of the city and surrounding areas, reaching everywhere from the University of Warwick to Holbrooks - and practically every part of the city centre.

  • DarkLight Images

    Edinburgh

    Our huge 150 KM network stretches from central Edinburgh out to the coast by Portobello and out through Currie, giving schools and businesses across the capital access to market-leading connectivity.

  • DarkLight Images

    Glasgow

    Following a recent major upgrade, our ultrafast Glasgow network spans an astonishing 300 KM, covering practically everywhere in and around Glasgow, potentially reaching tens of thousands of local organisations.

  • DarkLight Images

    Gloucester

  • DarkLight Images

    Huddersfield

    Covering a full 52 KM of Huddersfield, our network stretches around practically all of central Huddersfield, along with further-out parts of the area, as part of our full-scale West Yorkshire Gigabit and DarkLight network.

  • DarkLight Images

    Hull

    Covering central Hull, running along the coast and up past the University, our 62 kilometre network lets us provide high-performance Internet connectivity to a huge number of Hull schools and businesses.

  • DarkLight Images

    Leicester

    Our 40 KM network runs through central Leicester, reaching major sites like the University and the National Space Centre - along with many of the city's schools and businesses.

  • DarkLight Images

    Maidenhead

    Measuring 10 kilometres, our Maidenhead network is currently the smallest of our network areas, but circles around central Maidenhead, opening up the doors to advanced full-fibre connectivity for many of the area's central schools and businesses.

  • DarkLight Images

    Nottingham

    Across Nottingham and surrounding areas like Stapleford and Arnold, our 70 KM fibre network makes ultrafast connectivity more accessible than ever for the many schools and businesses located in the city.

  • DarkLight Images

    Peterborough

  • DarkLight Images

    Reading

    With our ultrafast network stretching across 30 kilometres of Reading, through major business areas, we're able to support the increasing demand for high-performance connectivity for both businesses and schools around the area.

  • DarkLight Images

    Slough

    Connected directly to our Maidenhead network, our fibre network in Slough spans 38 KM, heading through cental Slough and the area's major business areas, opening up access to ultrafast connectivity.

  • DarkLight Images

    Southend-on-Sea

    Running completely along the coast before heading up through Southend-on-Sea to Southend Airport and far more, our 90 KM network reaches a huge number of schools and companies around the Southend area.

Gigabit Speed Comparison

Wondering how the ultrafast Internet speeds provided by our Gigabit services can benefit your organisation? Click below to see how our different gigabit options handle differently-sized files - keep in mind that these speeds are approximate, with various factors affecting speeds, including a small contention ration on our Gigabit Essential service.

Approximate time to transfer 100 high quality photos (400 MB)

Gigabit Pure/ Essential - 1 Gbps

~3.4 seconds

Gigabit Essential - 500 Mbps

~7 seconds

Average UK downloads (2016) - 28.9 Mbps

~1 minute, 56 seconds

Average UK uploads (2016) - 3.7 Mbps

~14 minutes

Approximate time to transfer an HD film (4 GB)

Gigabit Pure/ Essential - 1 Gbps

~34 seconds

Gigabit Essential - 500 Mbps

~1 minute, 7 seconds

Average UK downloads (2016) - 28.9 Mbps

~19 minutes, 45 seconds

Average UK uploads (2016) - 3.7 Mbps

~2 hours, 23 minutes and 10 seconds

Approximate time to transfer a full Blu-Ray disc (50 GB)

Gigabit Pure/ Essential - 1 Gbps

~7 minutes, 9 seconds

Gigabit Essential - 500 Mbps

~14 minutes, 20 seconds

Average UK downloads (2016) - 28.9 Mbps

~4 hours, 6 minutes and 50 seconds

Average UK uploads (2016) - 3.7 Mbps

~1 day, 5 hours, 49 minutes, 34 seconds

Approximate time to transfer an terabyte (1000 GB)

We've speeded up this comparison to 10 times the actual speed. However, the time estimates you'll see pop in are still accurate, with our Gigabit services vastly speeding up the time it takes to transfer extremely large files.

Gigabit Pure/ Essential - 1 Gbps

~2 hours, 23 minutes

Gigabit Essential - 500 Mbps

~4 hours, 46 minutes

Average UK downloads (2016) - 28.9 Mbps

~3 days, 12 hours and 15 minutes

Average UK uploads (2016) - 3.7 Mbps

~25 days, 10 hours and 50 minutes

Upcoming DarkLight Cities

Over the next few months, we’re planning on expanding our DarkLight Internet connections, bringing our ultrafast internet to schools and businesses across the UK. We’ll be keeping this page updated as we add coverage to more cities, while our Twitter page (@ExaNetworks) will bring you all the latest news about DarkLight and Exa Networks.

If your business or school isn't located in one of our DarkLight cities, make sure to register your interest today! Bringing DarkLight to a city takes a lot of investment and time - we’ll focusing on cities where there’s a lot of interest in DarkLight gigabit connectivity.

Whether you're looking to register your interest or find out more about DarkLight near you, get in touch with our team today - you can reach us through the contact form below, or at any of the following:

Telephone: 0345 145 1234 (Calls charged at local rates)
Fax: 01274 911855
Email: darklight@exa.net.uk
*
*
*
*
*
*
*Required