Residents of Nantwich could soon be enjoying 13x faster broadband speeds as fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband has been earmarked for the town by BeFibre.
With access to £100m of private funding to support its national roll out, BeFibre has moved a team of broadband engineers into the area, as the firm prepares to deliver fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) connectivity for up to 5,500 residential premises.
BeFibre says it will offer download *and* upload speeds up to 13 times faster than the fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) coverage that currently spans the majority of the UK.
Such speeds enable users to download a one-hour TV programme in only seven seconds, or 500 Spotify songs in 25 seconds.
The company is aiming to reach 80 locations and 1,000,000 premises by 2027.
Nantwich’s full-fibre network will be planned, built, and operated by BeFibre’s sister company – Digital Infrastructure.
It says it can use existing ducts without having to dig up roads, leading to lower roll out costs.
The first homes could ready for service this month and the build due to be completed early Autumn.
BeFibre sales director Tim Dagnell-Scott said: “The market is full of jargon such as superfast, ultrafast, and lightning-fast, but what does it all really mean?
“Think of the ability to upload 100 Instagram photos in five seconds or an entire new-release PS5 game in only 14 minutes – all without any connectivity worries when you’re trying to work efficiently from home on a video call.
“These are the connectivity demands that increasingly busy homes and businesses are rightfully placing on their broadband providers – only to *usually* be met by the buffering ‘wheel of doom’. We’re here to deliver the performance improvements customers are looking for.
“It’s important that we have a visible presence in Nantwich from an early stage in our broadband roll out – not least because we want to help bust the myths surrounding internet connectivity.
“So many consumers *think* they have full fibre, for example, but they actually don’t.
“We’re here to change that. We’ll therefore hold community events to cut through the jargon, answer questions about our service, and speak to people about what broadband really should be like.
“For instance, because our connectivity is full-fibre down the ‘last mile’ – right up to your door – customers enjoy the connectivity they pay for, not merely a proportion of it, as is often the case.
“This is a fiercely competitive market, but we’re here to challenge the perception that all ISPs are full of broken promises when it comes to speed, reliability and customer service.”
