The rollout of superfast broadband in Cornwall has continued with another five communities now able to access increased connection speeds – including a notorious "slow spot".

The £132 million Superfast Cornwall scheme has progressed with homes and businesses in Trispen, Lanivet, Penryn, Porthtowan and Drakewalls now able to access faster upload and download speeds.

The announcement for Trispen has been particularly welcomed by the village's residents, who have been waiting for faster broadband for around four years.

Rob Trethewey, the chairman of St Erme Parish Council, which covers the Trispen area, said: "It's the best Christmas present the village could have been given. Broadband has been a hot topic in Trispen for several years. Most of the village has been affected by very slow broadband speeds. About 200 people in the village responded to a survey we organised and about 80 per cent reported slow broadband speeds or connection problems of some kind.

"All that is going to change. The village will be lit up for Christmas in more ways than one."

Sarah Newton, MP for Truro and Falmouth, said: "For the people in Trispen, this will bring new opportunities to work from home, and access services and learning in new ways. As the Superfast Cornwall roll-out gathers momentum I look forward to broadband speeds being boosted for all my constituents."

The Superfast Cornwall partnership – which involves the European Union, BT, Cornwall Council and Cornwall Development Company – will have connected 90,000 homes and businesses to superfast broadband by the end of March.

The partnership has also announced that another 14 Cornish communities will get access a year earlier than expected.

Camelford, Perranporth, Trebetherick, Wadebridge, Padstow, Mitchell, Otterham, Port Isaac, St Columb Major, St Merryn, The Lizard, Tintagel, Rumford and Boscastle are now due to be upgraded in 2012, rather than 2013.

This will mean that around 25,000 homes and businesses will benefit from faster broadband.

Nigel Ashcroft, programme director of Superfast Cornwall for the Cornwall Development Company, said: "We're tremendously excited to bring superfast broadband to Trispen in particular, an area we've had on our radar for some time.

"As the first major phase of the programme roll-out gathers momentum, we've been delighted by the enthusiasm from local people – demand for better connectivity is high and we're looking to break some records on the take-up of this incredible new service."

Ranulf Scarbrough, BT's Superfast Cornwall programme director, said: "We are leading the way for the rest of the UK with new techniques and cutting-edge new technologies."