Compare Airband Broadband Deals March 2026

Specialising in fast rural broadband, Airband is available up and down the United Kingdom.

Its service focuses on improving connectivity in the country’s remote areas, which might not have access to the latest broadband technology.

Compare Airband broadband deals to see if your household could get quicker internet at a more affordable price.

What is Airband broadband?

Founded in 2009 by Red and Miranda Peel, Airband's mission is to bring better broadband to people in rural areas.

Airband uses both a fibre broadband and Fixed Wireless network to bring internet to remote and hard-to-reach communities, primarily in the West of England but with some reach eastward.

After initial investment from Amber Infrastructure in 2018, asset management firm abrdn went on to invest over £200 million in Airband, including a £100 million debt facility. In August 2023, abrdn purchased Amber's majority stake in Airband.²

Airband broadband packages

All Airband broadband packages are 24-month contracts.

Signing up to an Airband broadband deal gets you:

No price hikes for the duration of your contract
Symmetrical download and upload speeds (with full fibre)
Fixed wireless connections if full fibre is unavailable
Your exit fees covered if you switch to Airband and still have six months or less to go on your old contract
Broadband router included (two routers included with Fibre 600 and 900 packages)
Optional landline with a VoIP home phone service
Free survey and installation

Airband broadband speeds

Use our speed checker to see how well your current broadband is performing.

Airband broadband offers the following speeds with full fibre:

150Mbps
300Mbps
600Mbps
900Mbps

With Airband, download and upload speeds are the same across all its fibre packages.

Airband also offers the following speeds with Fixed Wireless:

40Mbps (avg. upload speed of 10Mbps)
150Mbps (avg. upload speed of 30Mbps)
400Mbps (avg. upload speed of 75Mbps)

Airband uses both fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) to help you get online. This means people in rural areas - typically distanced more from telephone exchanges - have a greater chance of getting better connections.

While FTTP broadband enables fast, reliable speeds via a connection that goes all the way into your property, FWA uses radio to send and receive internet signals.

But, FWA requires a direct line of sight to your home, so availability can vary. Also, latency might be higher due to external interference with the radio signals, such as extreme weather conditions.

Airband broadband costs

Airband broadband deals start out with a lower introductory price of between £28 and £38 per month. That could last for 10-20 months, depending on the deal.

After the introductory period is over, you’ll see a fairly significant price hike to between £33 and £58. The new price will stay in place until the end of your 24-month contract.

The description of each deal on the Airband website will tell you how long the introductory rate lasts and what the price goes up to after that.

Airband broadband reviews

On Trustpilot, Airband has received an ‘Excellent’ rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars.

71% of customers rate their experience with Airband as 5 stars.

Can I get Airband broadband in my area?

Currently, Airband broadband has some coverage in the following areas:

Cheshire
Devon
Gloucestershire
Herefordshire
Oxfordshire
Shropshire
Somerset
Wales
Warwickshire
Worcestershire

It’s only available in selected parts of these counties, so use our postcode checker to find out if Airband broadband is available where you live.

Compare Airband broadband deals

Airband is a niche provider dedicated to serving remote, rural parts of the UK. In that sense, it’s comparable with:

Keep in mind, though, that under a new UK government agreement with BT Openreach , around 131,000 homes and businesses in rural villages and towns across the country look set to benefit from gigabit-capable connectivity.³

This means customers in these areas could get access to providers on the Openreach network, and should therefore compare Airband broadband deals against the likes of: