ISP Lightspeed Broadband Appoints CTO to Support FTTP Rollout

UK ISP Lightspeed Broadband, which is deploying a new 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the East of England as part of a £300m investment (here), has appointed industry veteran Jeremy Steventon-Barnes to be its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

According to the press release, Jeremy has been building “full fibre” networks for nearly 20 years, including working on one of the UK’s first large-scale FTTP projects, which covered more than 100,000 homes and businesses in Cornwall (BT’s contract), as well as one of the world’s first 10Gbps broadband services, and the first subsea fibre cable to the Isles of Scilly.

Jeremy is currently listed on Linkedin as an active Programme Director for ADTRAN, as well as an advisor for AtmosClear Investments, although prior to that he’s also worked across various director roles with BT, among other companies, and is a highly experienced engineer.

Jeremy Steventon-Barnes, CTO of Lightspeed Broadband, said:

“I am thrilled to be joining Lightspeed at such an exciting time. It’s a privilege to be part of such a brilliant and highly experienced team. We are moving at light speed and mobilising operations in South Lincolnshire and West Norfolk, and I’m looking forward to helping bring the latest full fibre technology to homes and businesses across the region and beyond.”

The operator, which initially aims to cover 100,000 homes by the end of 2022, recently kicked off its rollout plan in several towns across South Lincolnshire and West Norfolk. As part of that they’ve already deployed over 100 engineers to start building the network in 10 towns across the region, with ambitions to expand and reach 1 million homes by 2025.

The 10 initial towns include Boston, Bourne, Holbeach, King’s Lynn and South Wootton, Long Sutton, Market Deeping, Skegness, Sleaford, Spalding and Stamford.