FIBREWiFi Unveil New Superfast Wireless Broadband Packages for Essex

Chelmsford-based fixed wireless access provider FIBREWiFi (Buzcom) has revealed that they’re launching a range of new superfast broadband packages, which will offer symmetric Internet speeds of up to 100Mbps for businesses and homes in Essex (East of England).

The ISP, which predominantly covers Chelmsford and a large part of the surrounding areas in Essex, currently promotes two symmetric 12.5Mbps and 25Mbps packages (both with a 40GB usage allowance) for £12.25 inc. VAT (plus £124 one-off setup) and £32.25 (plus £194 one-off setup) per month respectively.

But new customers are now being offered a choice of four revamped packages, with the top options seemingly being designed to meet the EU’s expectations for “super-fast” (30Mbps+) connectivity.

SUPER
12.5Mbps Symmetrical
60GB Usage Allowance
40-1 Contention Ratio

PRICE: £12 inc. VAT per month

ULTRA
15Mbps Symmetrical
90GB Usage Allowance
20-1 Contention Ratio

PRICE: £24 inc. VAT per month

PREMIER
30Mbps Symmetrical
150GB Usage Allowance
10-1 Contention Ratio

PRICE: £60 inc. VAT per month

BUSINESS
2-100Mbps Symmetrical
Totally Unlimited Usage
1-1 Contention Ratio

PRICE: from £145 +vat per month

For those less familiar with some of the terminology here, a symmetrical speed means that if you took their 12.5Mbps package then you’d get the same performance for both downloads and uploads. Meanwhile contention ratios are usually a rough reflection of how many users will share a single capacity supply. But at the time of writing these offers are not yet being promoted on the ISPs website, which means that we can’t see how the setup fee or any other charges have changed.

It’s worth pointing out that the state aid supported £25 million Superfast Essex project separately aims to make BT’s “fibre broadband” (FTTC/P) network available to “around” 87% of local premises by the end of summer 2016, including some of those within FIBREWiFi’s coverage.