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, 31/03/2023 - 15:45
Openreach’s Essex network is now accessible to 220,000 homes and businesses, around a third of the county’s population.
So far, the provider has spent around £66 million commercially and in partnership with Essex County Council’s Digital Essex programme.
In the next 18 months it will extend the network across Basildon, Braintree, Clacton-on-Sea, Grays Thurrock, Harwich, Laindon, Rochford, Southend-on-Sea and Stanford-le-Hope.
Kieran Wines, Openreach’s Partnership Director for the East of England said: “Following our earlier work in partnership with Essex County Council, our commercial investment across Essex continues at pace.”
Douglas Parrant, Head of Digital Connectivity at Essex County Council added: “The provision of full fibre broadband will future-proof Essex, allowing residents and businesses to engage with a growing number of digital opportunities”
