Needham Residents Urged To Support New
Full Fibre Broadband Network As Community
Venues Offered Free Connection
Needham could miss out on connecting to some of the fastest broadband speeds in the UK if residents and business owners don’t give the go ahead for construction of a new full fibre network being offered by County Broadband.
The specialist provider recently announced 20 villages in the Thetford and Diss areas, including Needham, where it aims to build its future-ready full fibre network and offer hyperfast (600 Mbps) and ultrafast (300 Mbps) speeds 20x faster than the national average.
The plans will only go ahead if at least 30% of the community agrees to take up the broadband service. Meanwhile, schools and village halls in each community which gives the green light will also be offered a free connection.
Residents and businesses in Needham are invited to find out more about the rollout plans by visiting: www.countybroadbandfibre.co.uk/futureready. Premises covered by the rollout have already received letters with further information.
With full fibre speeds, schools could take advantage of the latest technology for use in the classroom whilst village halls could provide video-conferencing and transform public events. It would also provide a boost for centres which run films nights or showcase live sporting events as it would mean content could be streamed reliability and at the highest HD quality.
Full fibre broadband is delivered through fibre optic cables connected directly into properties. HD films can be downloaded in minutes and albums in seconds. Speeds are 10 times faster than standard ‘superfast’ broadband which, even though is promoted as fibre, actually uses copper to deliver the internet from green roadside cabinets to properties. Speeds halve approximately every 600 metres and connections can be unreliable in peak times.
The specialist provider recently announced 20 villages in the Thetford and Diss areas, including Needham, where it aims to build its future-ready full fibre network and offer hyperfast (600 Mbps) and ultrafast (300 Mbps) speeds 20x faster than the national average.
The plans will only go ahead if at least 30% of the community agrees to take up the broadband service. Meanwhile, schools and village halls in each community which gives the green light will also be offered a free connection.
Residents and businesses in Needham are invited to find out more about the rollout plans by visiting: www.countybroadbandfibre.co.uk/futureready. Premises covered by the rollout have already received letters with further information.
With full fibre speeds, schools could take advantage of the latest technology for use in the classroom whilst village halls could provide video-conferencing and transform public events. It would also provide a boost for centres which run films nights or showcase live sporting events as it would mean content could be streamed reliability and at the highest HD quality.
Full fibre broadband is delivered through fibre optic cables connected directly into properties. HD films can be downloaded in minutes and albums in seconds. Speeds are 10 times faster than standard ‘superfast’ broadband which, even though is promoted as fibre, actually uses copper to deliver the internet from green roadside cabinets to properties. Speeds halve approximately every 600 metres and connections can be unreliable in peak times.
Lloyd Felton, chief executive of County Broadband said: “Schools and
village halls are the lifeblood for rural communities which is why we
are offering them a free connection.
“Unless villages give us the go-ahead, they will miss out on this unique, golden chance to connect to some of the fastest speeds in the UK and get themselves future-ready.”
Residents are also being offered a month’s free service once the network is built for every neighbour they sign up through County Broadband’s ‘Refer a Friend’ scheme.
The project is funded in part by a £46million private investment by Aviva Investors. The network would be installed in 2020 and be available to all premises. County Broadband is based in East Anglia and has over 3,000 customers across the region.
“Unless villages give us the go-ahead, they will miss out on this unique, golden chance to connect to some of the fastest speeds in the UK and get themselves future-ready.”
Residents are also being offered a month’s free service once the network is built for every neighbour they sign up through County Broadband’s ‘Refer a Friend’ scheme.
The project is funded in part by a £46million private investment by Aviva Investors. The network would be installed in 2020 and be available to all premises. County Broadband is based in East Anglia and has over 3,000 customers across the region.
NEEDHAM COULD RECEIVE FULL FIBRE BROADBAND - BUT
ONLY WITH YOUR SUPPORT.
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