FibreSpeed, which operates a "state-of-the-art optical fibre network" in Northern Wales (UK), and Welsh ISP Exwavia have finally completed their joint project to build and run a new fibre-fed "superfast" wireless broadband network on the heavily rural Isle of Anglesey.


The service offers download speeds of at least 4Mbps (Megabits per second) and can go up to a maximum of 14Mbps, though more may be possible in the future. Prices start at £20 per month, though there's also a hefty £833 setup fee to consider for domestic premises. That's expensive for a wireless solution.

It's important to point out that the Welsh Assembly Broadband Support Scheme, which offers grants of up to £1000 to help individual homes get a broadband connection, has recently been extended and is now offered to premises that can currently only get speeds of less than 2Mbps.


Readers may recall that the i3 Group originally announced plans to trial a 10Mbps capable fibre optic and WiMAX based wireless broadband service (Fibrezone) on the island at the end of last year (here). Unfortunately i3 ran into serious financial problems and was forced to sell off its UK subsidiaries; as a result nothing ever came of their ambitions. Luckily Fibrespeed was already working on the problem.