Gigabit-enabled broadband speeds have arrived at a key industrial location in North Lincolnshire.
Flixborough’s 200 homes and 400 businesses are being given access to fibre broadband for the first time, as Quickline Communications rolls out in hard to reach areas.
The East Yorkshire company told how half of the village’s residents had pre-registered their interest in taking the service. Now first customers are connected, taking them from just 17Mbps to a standard set above the national average.
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Chris Akrill, Quickline’s head of fibre operations, said: “We’re delighted to be able to offer fibre in Flixborough, which will transform how this community uses the internet.
“With the mixture of residential properties and businesses in the village, our fibre service is the ideal solution to meet the needs of all users in the area.
“Having fast and easy internet access is now an essential part of daily life and we’re here to ensure it’s a reality for rural internet users. Our rollout in Flixborough is yet another example of Quickline delivering on our mission to reach communities that have been left behind by other providers.
“We want to ensure residents and businesses in Flixborough have the most robust and reliable connections and high speeds, while also bringing improved internet access to many other communities.”
Quickline, which has just moved from Hessle to Willerby as part of its own huge expansion plans following a Canadian buy-out and significant investment, is headed up by former KCom executive Sean Royce.
Having started with the deployment of line of sight technology for rural areas, it is now at the forefront of 5G and fibre hybrid networks.
Residents Edwin Koert welcomed the improved infrastructure. He said: “We’re absolutely delighted to join Quickline’s eagerly-awaited fibre network and we’re convinced it will be a massive success. Everyone is really happy about the rollout. Our address is in a blackspot with every provider. If I’m watching YouTube and my partner is making a WhatsApp call, my picture freezes. It has been terrible.
“Fibre will definitely be a game-changer for the community and we’re looking forward to having a good service.”
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