Bigblu wins contract for North Yorkshire broadband

Bigblu Broadband, which provides superfast and ultrafast broadband services, said its subsidiary Quickline Communications has won a competitive tender to provide significantly improved broadband speeds to premises across North Yorkshire that are unable to access fast and reliable internet connectivity.
By Ros Snowdon
Published 7th Dec 2020, 08:44 BST
Updated 7th Dec 2020, 08:48 BST
The deal will lead to significantly faster broadband speeds in the more isolated areas of North YorkshireThe deal will lead to significantly faster broadband speeds in the more isolated areas of North Yorkshire
The deal will lead to significantly faster broadband speeds in the more isolated areas of North Yorkshire

On behalf of the North Yorkshire Local Authority and NYnet, the authority’s wholly owned high-speed connectivity provider, Quickline will extend its network using its fibre-backed fixed wireless technology to 15,830 premises in rural areas to connect to superfast, ultrafast and in some cases gigabit speed broadband services.

The total network investment is £14.5m, leading to significantly faster broadband speeds in the more isolated areas of North Yorkshire.

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The programme will receive a subsidy of £12.3m from the authority in partnership with the Government’s broadband delivery programme, Building Digital UK.

Quickline is committing £2.2m of network investment to support the roll-out and deliver and maintain the new infrastructure.

Given the limited connectivity currently available in the contracted areas, Quickline expects to see strong take-up of broadband services.

Steve Jagger, CEO of Quickline, said: “We are thrilled to continue being part of connecting North Yorkshire in this fourth phase of rolling out Next Generation Access (NGA) superfast broadband.

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"Everyone in the UK should have access to high-speed internet no matter where you live or work and this contract means that up to 97 per cent of all homes and businesses in the county will now have that ability to access superfast broadband and in most cases ultrafast broadband.

“This year, more than ever, we have seen how important it is to have online connectivity, giving people the ability to work remotely and to stay connected to family and friends, reducing isolation for many.”

Andrew Walwyn, chief executive of Bigblu Broadband, added: “The scale of this latest win highlights the potential for Quickline to exceed initial expectations.

"As and when roll out, and more importantly delivery, commences in earnest we will see strong customer growth and the resultant impact on profitability. In addition to competing for new tenders we are excited by the potential impact of more government funds being utilised on existing grants.”

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