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Project Reach: connectivity where it matters

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What is Project Reach?

A once-in-a-generation upgrade to the UK’s data capability. Based on a long-term partnership between Neos Networks and Network Rail, Project Reach is designed to deliver new high-performance fibre along key UK railway routes, improving national connectivity.

Neos Networks is building UK-wide data infrastructure that links key data centre hubs, subsea cable landing stations and other strategic locations vital to the country’s success.

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Why Project Reach?

Project Reach uniquely enables hyperscalers, data centres and global carriers to:

Optimise routes

With brand new UK-wide 432-count fibre options via straight, rail-aligned paths offering shorter distances and lower latency.

Plan with intent

To connect key AI Growth Zones, research hubs, new data centre locations and subsea infrastructure to achieve global reach.

Scale quickly

Bypassing third-party permitting and wayleave constraints to expedite route deployment, giving confidence in roll-out timelines at national scale.

Deliver securely

Led by Neos Networks, a trusted Critical National Infrastructure provider with 20+ years of experience connecting UK critical services.

A new UK backbone

A major infrastructure build delivering more than 1,000km of new, high-count, high-performance dark fibre across the entire UK. Along three major routes:

  1. London to Cardiff
  2. London to Newcastle
  3. London to Manchester

The Project Reach fibre build is officially underway – and it’s just the beginning.

Map showing the three Project Reach routes, Neos fibre network and, National Rail footprint

Ready nationwide, and at scale

Breakout points at key locations along the rail network will enable options for onward connectivity, while avoiding complexity and delays from third-party permitting and wayleaves, improving security, and giving reliable deployment timescales.

For AI and data infrastructure

By connecting AI Growth Zones, research hubs, new data-centre locations, and other strategic sites across the country, Project Reach supports the next wave of data-driven growth across the UK.

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Learn how Project Reach could accelerate your growth across the UK.

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