Cornwall Wireless ISP Wildanet Partners Connectus for Biz Connectivity

Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) ISP Wildanet, which is working to extend their broadband network to remote rural premises in parts of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and possibly South Wales, has announced a new strategic partnership with the Connectus Group in order to support new IP services for businesses in Cornwall.

At present Wildanet largely just provides broadband connectivity solutions (speeds of up to 50Mbps for homes and 100Mbps to 1Gbps bespoke for businesses). Meanwhile Connectus delivers products carried over the internet including voice (VoIP), cloud storage and surveillance, as well as the provision of technology security management, cyber protection and information governance.

The ISP already makes use of the Connectus VoIP technology UCentrix and under the new partnership they’ll be able to offer other resilient IP-based solutions, such as their wider surveillance and cyber services, to their own expanding business base.

Ian Calvert, Wildanet CEO, said:

“Wildanet is committed to ensuring businesses in hard-to-reach areas are not at a disadvantage because of a lack of fibre infrastructure. We are delighted to be working with a partner who is as dedicated as we are to ensuring that UK-businesses, wherever they are based, do not miss out on services that can enhance and grow their businesses based on their postcode.

Having trialled the Connectus service ourselves, we are looking forward to taking the range of services from IP voice, surveillance and cyber protection through to our customer base.”

Roy Shelton, Connectus CEO, said:

“Wildanet is a really innovative organisation which has addressed a genuine and ongoing challenge faced by a number of businesses. Access to superfast, reliable connectivity is taken for granted, but for those operating in areas without investment in fibre infrastructure, they are trying to run modern businesses for modern customers, but on legacy communication channels.

Wildanet’s business model and its dedication to help support businesses with next generation technology is aligned to our own and we’re delighted to be working with the team.”

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