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Rural ISP Wessex Internet Appoint New Chief Technical Officer

4th April, 2022 (0 Comments)

Dorset-based UK ISP Wessex Internet, which is currently rolling out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of South and South West England (mostly Dorset, Wiltshire and South Somerset), has today appointed Geraint Evans to be its new Chief Technical Officer (CTO).

First Homes Live in ISP Wessex Internet’s Somerset FTTP Build

1st December, 2021 (0 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Wessex Internet has this week connected the first home in South Somerset to their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which has been deployed as part of their state aid supported contract via the Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme.

Wessex Internet Engineer Running Fibre into Chamber

Rural ISP Wessex Internet Start Gigabit Fibre Rollout in Blandford

19th November, 2021 (2 Comments)

Rural focused ISP Wessex Internet has now started and made progress on the rollout of their new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the North Dorset (England) market town of Blandford, which aims to cover “more than” 6,000 premises (homes and businesses).

Wessex Internet Create 100 New Jobs to Boost Full Fibre Rollout

22nd September, 2021 (1 Comment)

UK ISP Wessex Internet, which is currently building a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to rural homes and businesses in Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire and Wiltshire (Southern England), has announced that they intend to create another 100 jobs in the region to help boost their rollout.

Wessex Internet’s FTTP Broadband Goes Live in Dorset Villages

29th July, 2021 (4 Comments)

A number of villages in rural parts of Dorset (England) have begun to go live on a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, which comes after local ISP Wessex Internet secured additional subsidised voucher funding from Dorset Council and the Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).

Devon and Somerset UK Seek Larger Gigabit Broadband Vouchers

29th June, 2021 (6 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme has today issued its response to the UK Government’s consultation on upgrading broadband for “Very Hard to Reach Premiuses” (VHTRP), which calls for larger Gigabit Broadband Vouchers to support rural builds and warns against moving away from “future proof” fibre solutions.

Wessex Internet Begin South Somerset FTTP Broadband Rollout

14th May, 2021 (7 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Wessex Internet has this week started to deploy a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband network in rural parts of South Somerset, which forms part of their state aid supported contract under the Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme.

Wessex Internet Bringing Full Fibre to 60 Dorset Community Sites

28th April, 2021 (0 Comments)

The Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), supported by funding from the UK Government’s £900m Getting Building Fund (GBF), has handed local ISP Wessex Internet the contract to extend their “full fibre” broadband network to connect 60 community sites from Blandford to Sherborne in Dorset.

ISP Wessex Internet UK Extend Full Fibre to North Dorset Towns

23rd April, 2021 (2 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Wessex Internet has today announced that they intend to extend their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband network to cover homes and businesses in the North Dorset market towns of Blandford Forum and Sturminster Newton.

Rural UK ISP Wessex Internet Refreshes its Brand and Website

7th April, 2021 (1 Comment)

Blandford-based ISP Wessex Internet, which has built its own Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband networks across rural parts of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire and Wiltshire, has today launched a refresh of its brand with both a new logo and website to support the change.

Devon and Somerset UK Update on Phase 2 Full Fibre Rollout

12th March, 2021 (9 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme has today issued a progress update on their new Phase 2 contracts with ISPs Airband, Wessex Internet and Truespeed, which are worth a combined £80m (including £23.6m of public investment) and aim to improve broadband coverage to 56,396 premises (mostly rural areas).

Rural ISP Wessex Internet Cuts UK Full Fibre Broadband Prices

1st March, 2021 (0 Comments)

Alternative network (altnet) provider Wessex Internet, which has built Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband services across rural parts of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire and Wiltshire, is set to launch a new range of faster services and cheaper pricing on 1st April 2021 following a major package refresh.

wessex internet fibre team in field tractor

Rural UK ISP Wessex Internet Doubles Staff Ahead of FTTP Build

23rd February, 2021 (0 Comments)

Alternative network ISP Wessex Internet, which has built a mix of fixed wireless and Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband infrastructure across rural parts of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire and Wiltshire, has doubled its staff over the past year to reach a total 81 people.

Devon and Somerset UK Award Phase 2 FTTP Broadband Contracts

23rd December, 2020 (4 Comments)

The Connecting Devon and Somerset team will be hoping that the third time is a charm after they awarded £80m worth of contracts for Phase 2 of their delayed “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) rollout project, which sees 6 LOTS being split between three suppliers (Airband, Truespeed and Wessex Internet).

Wessex Internet Start 5G Project to Connect Rural Dorset Farms

9th December, 2020 (1 Comment)

UK ISP Wessex Internet has today kicked off their side of the 5G RuralDorset (5GRD) project, which will use a mix of 5G technology and their existing fibre optic infrastructure to help bring data connectivity to remote rural farms. All of this will support the use of new sensors, drones and other so-called Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.

Wessex Internet Build FTTH to More of Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire

15th April, 2019 (0 Comments)

Alternative rural network ISP Wessex Internet appears to be making good use of the UK Government’s Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) and are using the investment to help grow their Gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network into more villages around Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire.

Rural Wireless and FTTH ISP Wessex Internet Add Unlimited Usage

1st May, 2018 (0 Comments)

Alternative network UK ISP Wessex Internet, which has deployed a mix of “full fibre” (FTTH) and fixed wireless broadband services to parts of rural Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset and Hampshire in England, has been “investing heavily” in network upgrades and can now offer “unlimited” usage.