Landmark 400Gbps fibre upgrade powers next wave of AI, content creation and data-driven innovation at Here East 

LONDON, UK, September 2026 – Here East, the multi-award-winning hub for innovation and creativity, today announces a strategic partnership with Vorboss to deliver dedicated 400Gbps fibre connectivity across its campus. 

With demand for ultra-fast, enterprise-grade connectivity accelerating, the investment will elevate the campus’s digital backbone to world-class standards, enabling organisations to innovate without limits and scale at speed. 

The partnership comes as Here East cements its position as one of Europe’s most ambitious and globally competitive innovation ecosystems, with rapid growth in world-leading organisations spanning AI, advanced content production and emerging technologies.  

The announcement lands at a defining moment for London’s innovation economy. In 2026 alone, the capital attracted $12.6bn in tech investment – the third highest of any city globally and the highest in Europe – while producing 12 new unicorns, more than any other European city. 

Vorboss will install a core network node at Here East. Unlike a standard fibre connection, where traffic is carried back to a provider’s data centre or telephone exchange, a Vorboss node means internet connectivity effectively originates from within the campus itself. This delivers dedicated 400Gbps fibre connectivity, exceptional speed, low latency, resilience and performance at a scale rarely available in urban campuses. 
The upgrade significantly enhances Here East’s ability to support organisations operating at the frontier of innovation, from high-growth start-ups to global industry leaders. Unlike traditional providers, Vorboss owns and operates its network end-to-end, ensuring unmatched control, accountability and consistently high performance. 

Located in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Here East is home to a unique concentration of pioneering institutions, global brands and creative leaders, including V&A East Storehouse, Sports Interactive, Ford Mobility, Hawk London and six global universities. More than 7,000 people collaborate, experiment and build the future on site each day, making it one of the most vibrant and influential innovation and creative communities in Europe. 

By integrating Vorboss’s cutting-edge fibre network, which was built to power London’s data-hungry businesses, Here East is setting a new benchmark for connected campuses, ensuring its community can handle exponential data growth, accelerate innovation cycles and unlock entirely new frontiers of opportunity. 

Gavin Poole, CEO of Here East, commented: “Businesses working at the forefront of AI, data and content creation need infrastructure that can match their ambition and pace of change. 

“Here East was created to bring together the industries shaping the future – from advanced technology to the creative sector – in a single, collaborative environment. Delivering on that vision means providing not just exceptional space, but infrastructure of a truly global standard. 

“Our partnership with Vorboss ensures that as our ecosystem continues to grow, it is supported by the speed, scale and resilience required to lead on the world stage.” 

Rhod Morgan, Co-CEO at Vorboss, added: “Here East is exactly the kind of place our network was built for: ambitious, data-hungry organisations that need infrastructure that keeps pace with their growth.  

Connecting the campus with 400Gbps means we’re bringing high-capacity infrastructure directly to one of London’s most important innovation hubs. With dedicated capacity, Here East’s tenants get the speed, resilience and headroom they need to scale without being held back by connectivity.”