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The founder and CEO of UK rural “full fibre<\/em>” broadband ISP B4RN<\/a> (Broadband for the Rural North), Barry Forde MBE, has this morning announced that he intends to retire by the end of this year. The provider’s Board is currently overseeing the ongoing process of appointing a successor.<\/p>\n

The provider, which has been busy building a gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises<\/strong> (FTTP<\/a>) network to rural homes since 2012, is registered as a Community Benefit Society<\/strong> (i.e. it can\u2019t be bought by a commercial operator and profits are distributed back into the community) and can reach into some very remote parts of Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumbria, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Yorkshire.<\/p>\n

B4RN<\/a> is also partly funded by local communities, which volunteer their time and exchange free wayleaves (e.g. access over farm land) in order to help physically build the new fibre infrastructure (volunteers on soft digs through fields etc.). As a result, their full fibre network has been able to reach into locations where it might otherwise have been considered too expensive for a normal commercial operator.<\/p>\n

As it stands today B4RN<\/a> have already connected well over 7,300 properties to their network and their current footprint “under build<\/em>” is around 30,000 properties (many due for completion within 12 months). After that the future aim is to reach 40,000 properties passed by 31st March 2022 and possibly c.70,000 by 2025\/26.<\/p>\n

Barry has been one of the most significant driving forces behind the provider, which no doubt helped it to succeed in areas where others have failed. Part of that is due to his long history in broadband and network management, which has seen him hold various senior roles in the CLEO network, LUNS Ltd, Lancaster University (head of networking) and more. He was even awarded an MBE in the 2015 Queen\u2019s Birthday Honours for his work.<\/p>\n

Statement from B4RN’s Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Barry has lived B4RN night and day for more than ten years, in the course of which he has enjoyed its triumphs and shouldered the burdens associated with leading a maturing and unique enterprise. Barry will continue to enjoy the future growth and development of B4RN free from the responsibilities that come with the management of any company seeking to flourish.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Board has emphasised that, in seeking to find a new CEO, they are looking for someone who understands B4RN’s community ethos and the role the company plays in the parishes it serves. Replacing Barry will not be any easy task and, in many ways, this feels like the end of an era, albeit one where B4RN should continuing shining brightly into the future. A beacon of lit fibre for the digitally disadvantaged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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