Liverpool City Region'sown fibre.
Up to 5 Gbps across the six LCR boroughs. Built for the patch. Sold by us.
LCR Connect is the Liverpool City Region's regional gigabit fibre programme — a public-private partnership covering Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens, and Halton. We deliver it as business broadband with FTTx tiers up to 5 Gbps, static IPs, and our SLA on top. Giant is Liverpool-HQ too, so when something needs sorting on the LCR network, the conversation is short on both ends. Need a dedicated single-tenant circuit with a 99.99% SLA? See leased lines.
- Up to 5 Gbps FTTx
- Six LCR boroughs
- Static IP / /29 IPv4
- Dual-stack v4 + v6
- 10–25 day install
- Business SLA
FTTx top tier on the LCR Connect network.
Meaningfully faster than the Openreach FTTP ceiling. Sized for the city region, not averaged across the UK.
Four reasons it's the city region pick.
LCR Connect was built deliberately for the Liverpool City Region — a partnership network bringing serious fibre capacity to all six boroughs, not just the city centre. Where it's live, it's often the fastest fibre going.
Up to 5 Gbps fibre
LCR Connect's network supports FTTx services up to 5 Gbps — fast enough for any office workload going, with headroom for video, backups, and hosted services on-site.
Built for the LCR boroughs
Designed specifically for the six Liverpool City Region local authorities — Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens, and Halton. The build is dense in the city region rather than spread thin across the UK.
Public-private partnership
LCR Connect is the Liverpool City Region's regional gigabit fibre programme — a public-private partnership built to bring serious fibre capacity to local businesses, not just blue-chip city-centre HQs.
Regional team, regional priorities
Built for the patch we're from. Giant is Liverpool-headquartered, LCR Connect is the Liverpool City Region's network — when something needs fixing locally, the conversation is short.
Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton,
Knowsley, St Helens, Halton.
LCR Connect covers the six Liverpool City Region local-authority areas. Coverage within those boroughs is checked live at the address — drop in a postcode and we'll tell you straight away whether your site is in stock, in build, or out of LCR footprint. The build extends regularly so it's worth re-checking if you were outside last time.
Outside the LCR boroughs? We'll quote the best alternative — Openreach FTTP, an altnet partner, or a leased line for higher-SLA needs.
Side-by-side, honest comparison.
Openreach FTTP is fine — it's available across the LCR boroughs and the kit is solid. LCR Connect's specific advantages, where the two overlap inside the city region:
| LCR Connect | Openreach FTTP | |
|---|---|---|
| Max retail speed | Up to 5 Gbps | Up to 1.8 Gbps (asymmetric) |
| Network operator | Liverpool City Region partnership | BT-owned wholesale |
| Network age | New build, post-2021 | Mixed FTTP overlay on a much older copper network |
| Coverage | Six LCR boroughs (Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens, Halton) | Universal (28M FTTC, 14M FTTP) |
| Static IP | Available, /29 on higher tiers | Available, varies by reseller |
| Install lead time | 10–25 working days | 10–25 working days FTTP |
| Regional focus | Liverpool City Region specifically | UK-wide, no regional priority |
Who actually picks LCR Connect in the city region.
Liverpool office HQs
Knowledge Quarter, Baltic, Pier Head, business districts across the six boroughs. Multi-gig fibre with serious capacity to spare — symmetric workloads, hybrid teams, hosted services on-site.
Multi-site across LCR
Branches in two or three of the city region boroughs. One regional network, one SLA, one bill — instead of stitching together six different last-mile providers.
Heavy-data businesses
Production studios, software shops, gaming studios, research labs. Anyone pushing serious upload daily. LCR Connect's top tier carries 5 Gbps of headroom — and we're local enough to actually answer when you need us.
Working days to install — stock-area postcodes.
In-build sites take longer depending on civils. We quote realistic dates at order, never marketing ones.
Real questions, honest answers.
The city region's own fibre. Sold by your local lot.
Run a postcode check — we'll confirm LCR Connect availability, quote the right tier, and schedule install. If you're not in the footprint, we'll quote the best alternative.