{"id":40326,"date":"2024-12-11T11:10:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T11:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=40326"},"modified":"2024-12-11T11:12:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T11:12:00","slug":"wessex-internet-start-project-gigabit-broadband-build-in-dorset-and-somerset-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/12\/wessex-internet-start-project-gigabit-broadband-build-in-dorset-and-somerset-uk.html","title":{"rendered":"Wessex Internet Start Project Gigabit Broadband Build in Dorset and Somerset UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rural UK broadband ISP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wessexinternet\" target=\"_blank\">Wessex Internet<\/a> has today announced that they&#8217;ve begun the build phase of their new \u00a333.5m state aid supported Project Gigabit contract in Dorset and South Somerset (Lot 14), which will extend their gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/fttp\">FTTP<\/a>) network to cover 21,400 hard-to-reach local homes and businesses.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>With the design and planning stage of this 5-year contract, awarded in April 2024 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/04\/gov-awards-six-new-uk-project-gigabit-broadband-build-contracts.html\">here<\/a>), now completed, construction has finally kicked off in <strong>Halstock<\/strong> (Dorset), with engineers laying the first fibre optic cables to serve remote rural areas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bq2\"><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wessexinternet\" target=\"_blank\">Wessex Internet<\/a> is backed by <strong>abrdn<\/strong> and in late 2023 secured \u00a335m of extra funding, including a Senior Debt Facility from Triodos Bank (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/11\/rural-isp-wessex-internet-get-35m-to-boost-uk-full-fibre-build.html\">here<\/a>). The ISP has secured four Project Gigabit contracts \u2013 North Dorset (Lot 14.01 \u2013 7,100 premises, \u00a36m state aid), New Forest (Lot 27.01 \u2013 10,500 premises, \u00a314m), South Wiltshire (Lot 30 \u2013 14,500 premises, \u00a318.8m), Dorset and South Somerset (Lot 14 \u2013 21,400 premises, \u00a333.5m).<\/div>\n<p>In Dorset, the build will later extend to rural communities surrounding Swanage, Dorchester, Sherborne, and Beaminster. Meanwhile, the South Somerset rollout will reach rural areas close to Crewkerne and Ilminster along its western boundary, with Glastonbury, Shepton Mallet and Bruton on its north-eastern edge.<\/p>\n<p>The provider recently revealed that their gigabit broadband network had already covered 30,000 UK properties (Ready for Service), including 10,000 customers connected (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/11\/rural-uk-isp-wessex-internet-builds-gigabit-broadband-to-30000-premises.html\">here<\/a>). But the new Project Gigabit contracts will significantly increase their current level of network coverage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Telecoms Minister Sir Chris Bryant said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dorset and Somerset are the latest regions to see spades in the ground, laying fibre that will deliver the fastest internet speeds on the market &#8211; thanks to our nationwide rollout of Project Gigabit.<\/p>\n<p>The upgrades will help put an end to buffering broadband in hard-to-reach rural communities and support our mission to kickstart economic growth and break down barriers to opportunity. We are on track to keep plugging digital gaps and achieve nationwide gigabit coverage by 2030.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Hector Gibson Fleming, CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wessexinternet\" target=\"_blank\">Wessex Internet<\/a>, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re delighted to have started the construction phase our fourth Project Gigabit contract, which will benefit thousands of residents and businesses in rural Dorset and Somerset.<\/p>\n<p>This follows the start of construction for our South Wiltshire contract a few weeks ago and demonstrates the commitment and hard work of our teams to rapidly progress the delivery of these vital infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n<p>For too long, rural communities have had to make do with outdated, unreliable internet connections, and this rollout of full fibre broadband represents a great leap in digital infrastructure that will support local residents and rural economies for years to come.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Prices for their full fibre packages start at \u00a329 per month for a 100Mbps (15Mbps upload) tier on a 12-month term, but this only comes with a meagre 100GB data allowance (\u00a344 for unlimited), and you\u2019ll have to pay \u00a349 (one-off) for activation. By comparison, their top unlimited usage plan will give 900Mbps (450Mbps upload) for \u00a379 per month. Not cheap, but then they\u2019re often the only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/fttp\">FTTP<\/a> choice in a lot of their locations (rural areas cost more to serve).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rural UK broadband ISP Wessex Internet has today announced that they&#8217;ve begun the build phase of their new \u00a333.5m state aid supported Project Gigabit contract in Dorset and South Somerset (Lot 14), which will extend their gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 21,400 hard-to-reach local homes and businesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[471,465,56,1997,469,950],"class_list":["post-40326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uk_isp_news","tag-bduk","tag-dorset","tag-fttp","tag-uk-gigabit-programme","tag-sussex","tag-wessex-internet"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@ispreview\/113633887085047625","error":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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