Edinburgh’s GoFibre named UK’s fastest-growing broadband provider
Edinburgh’s GoFibre has been named the UK’s fastest-growing broadband provider in the 2026 UK Fast Growth Index, published in partnership with UBS.
Founded in the Borders and now headquartered in Edinburgh, the business builds full-fibre broadband for rural communities across Scotland and northern England. It reaches more than 130,000 homes and businesses.
Sam Calvert, chief commercial officer at GoFibre, said: “GoFibre, as an independent Scottish company, is proud to be based in Scotland's capital, a terrific place to be based as we continue to grow.
“We’re thrilled to be leading the way for digital and technology companies in Scotland, as the fastest-growing in the sector and the fifth-fastest-growing company in Scotland overall.
“Our results in expanding our broadband network across southern and northeast Scotland, strong customer growth and retention – including better-than-expected customer take-up in new build areas – demonstrates our success.
“We are excited about further growth in 2027 and continuing to deliver our mission to improve digital connectivity and connect new communities to our gigabit-capable broadband.”
GoFibre is one of 11 Edinburgh businesses named among Scotland’s 50 fastest-growing independent firms.
Professor Dylan Jones-Evans OBE, founder of the UK Fast Growth Index and visiting professor at the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at Strathclyde University, said:
“Scotland’s fastest-growing firms have had an exceptional two years, more than doubling in size and adding over £1bn to the Scottish economy.
“What stands out is the breadth of that success. From fibre broadband in the Borders to wind-energy training in Inverness, and from cashmere on the Royal Mile to shortbread in Huntly, these businesses show that entrepreneurial ambition is thriving in every part of Scotland and every sector of its economy.
“Many are also sustaining their growth year after year and the task now is to help more of them grow into the large, independent Scottish companies of the future.”
Pictured: Sam Calvert, chief commercial officer at GoFibre
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