Press release

Bigblu Broadband plc (AIM: BBB.L), a leading provider of alternative super-fast broadband services, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Quickline Communications ("Quickline") has deployed its first rural 5G site in North Yorkshire.

This follows Quickline being selected earlier this year to lead a £6m project to plug the mobile connectivity gap using innovation to design and build a commercially sustainable multi use infill network in North Yorkshire, as part of the DCMS funded 5G Rural Connected Communities Trials and Testbed programme. The MANY (Mobile Access North Yorkshire) project will focus on bringing 5G connectivity to the County where 35% of the population currently has no 4G mobile coverage.

Early trials are positive and is expected to lead to a network that has multiple uses, both fixed and mobile, delivering ultrafast speeds to areas suffering from limited connectivity. The deployment will pass hundreds of premises initially but can then provide for a scalable commercial deployment for 10's of thousands of properties over the next 36 months. It is capable of delivering Ultrafast connections with unlimited data, low latency and high resilience rivalling full fibre deployments.

Steve Jagger, Chief Executive of Quickline Communications, said:

"This is an exciting step forward for our business, we continue to lead the way in connecting the poorly served areas of the UK and continue to strive for sustainable ultrafast connectivity for all, wherever you may live or work."

"As one of the UK's largest wireless internet service providers, Quickline continues to work closely with various Public Sector bodies and is focused on improving rural connectivity; its innovative solutions remain appealing to a growing number of regions."