A recent survey from bOnline has shown that many SMEs are unsure about the availability of altnet in their area, with confusion over the UK’s broadband roll-out strategy.
Fri, 26/08/2022 - 10:23
A visit from North Cornwall MP Scott Mann at Wildanet’s build site at Launceston has prompted an update on the altnet’s north Cornwall rollout.
Wildanet’s network is currently expanding to pass over 4,700 homes and businesses, including 2,251 homes in Launceston, 2,060 in Wadebridge and 405 homes in Bude.
Customers in some areas will be able to access the new service from September.
The altnet is investing £50m rolling out fibre broadband to communities across Cornwall with work already completed in Liskeard and Dobwalls and also currently under way in Torpoint and Callington.
“Wildanet are at the cutting edge of our mandate to level up rural and coastal constituencies and I look forward to working with them in the months and years to come,” said Mann.
“We believe every person, business and community should have the freedom to access the opportunities high speed broadband provides,” said Helen Wylde, Chief Executive of Wildanet.
“We are also pleased to see the commitment by Government, though Project Gigabit, to working alongside altnets such as Wildanet to ensure high speed connectivity is extended to hard-to-reach areas in Cornwall and right across the UK.”
Wildanet recently published independent research which found gigabit capable broadband would pump hundreds of millions of pounds into the regional economy and deliver savings of more than £220 per year to individual households.
