Residents and businesses of Uttlesford in Essex (UK) are celebrating this week after their district, which has a population of around 74,000 and is also home to Stansted Airport, became the latest to benefit from superfast broadband internet access via Buzcom's FibreWiFi ISP.

The local Uttlesford District Council (UDC) notes that, outside of the main town, approximately 80% of the area is still classified as rural and suffers from either slow or no broadband connectivity at all. The council recently (March 2011) set out to resolve that problem by allocating a £30k grant to help FibreWiFi rollout its wireless ( Wi-Fi ) broadband service in the region.

This week saw FibreWiFi's service finally go live with residents now able to benefit from symmetrical internet access speeds of up to 25Mbps at prices that start from £12.25 a month. The platform could technically go much faster and is capable of delivering speeds approaching 350Mbps.


FibreWiFi's service has also been introduced in the Maldon district where 94% of people applying have been successfully connected. It now covers a significant area of the region just above east London.