THE borough of Warrington, Culcheth and the surrounding villages were the first locations to benefit from the rollout of Freedom Fibre’s lightning-fast broadband network.
Now, approximately 5,000 households have access to broadband speeds of up to 900Mb/s through Freedom Fibre’s partnership with the UK’s third largest internet service provider, TalkTalk.
Freedom Fibre has been working tirelessly to convert the existing copper network to full fibre, actively working towards the UK government’s target of having Gigabit broadband available nationwide by 2030. Many providers in the sector tend to build networks in larger, more densely populated areas. However, Freedom Fibre believes wholeheartedly in its mission to make high-speed broadband available to everyone, no matter how rural the location. Speaking on the build progress in across the North West, Tony Moore, Chief Delivery Officer commented: “Our engineers and build partners are working flat-out to deliver this state-of-the-art broadband technology to rural and urban communities in the North West. We’re delighted that residents and businesses in Culcheth are now able to experience our gigabit-capable services through TalkTalk”.
The retirement of the old copper network has been a long time coming. The signal from copper deteriorates over distance and is affected by the environment, reducing speeds and causing a weaker, unreliable connection. In comparison, full-fibre networks (FTTP) cut out copper and use fibreoptic technology that is delivered straight into your home or business, providing reliability and unrivalled speed. With many areas in the UK still using copper, even via standard fibre (FTTC) networks, it is important that these are replaced with full-fibre technology that will futureproof homes and businesses when copper is phased out in the near future.
Already, Freedom Fibre has had positive feedback from Culcheth locals, with one resident, Mrs. Thompson, saying: “I welcomed the news that Freedom Fibre was connecting properties to fibre in Culcheth as I needed the security of a fast and reliable broadband connection to enable me to work effectively from home. The team from Freedom Fibre were very professional and helpful, even calling back after a few days to check if everything was working well”.
Residents and businesses in Culcheth wanting to make the move over to full fibre connectivity can register their interest on the Freedom Fibre website www.freedomfibre.com/connect and will be informed of the process.
With more and more households in the UK needing the reliability of a full- fibre network and a clear government target for the roll out, one thing is clear. The future is Fibre.
