Dorset company brings ultrafast broadband to 10,000th household
Wessex Internet's got a Government contract to boost services
A Dorset company's reached a milestone in their efforts to bring ultrafast broadband to more rural parts of our region.
Wessex Internet is working on a Government project to improved the quality of services across Dorset, Wiltshire, the New Forest and South Somerset.
That'll eventually see 53,000 properties connected in the next four years.
They've just passed the 30,000 mark for households linked up, and have also got their 10,000th customer signed up to have Wessex Internet as their provider.
Hector Gibson Fleming, CEO of Wessex Internet, said:
“We’re thrilled to welcome our 10,000th customer to Wessex Internet. We are passionately focussed on expanding our services to places where we deliver real social value, and working with our Project Gigabit contracts is enabling us to do that faster and more consistently than ever before. Our continuing trend of a 30% network wide take-up proves that our targeted strategy is paying off.
“We’ve never aimed to be the biggest business in the industry, but we understand our rural niche and 2024 has been an incredible year so far. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of everyone in our team we are installing more customers than ever before. Having hit this milestone, we’re now just looking forward to the next 10,000!”
Dan Phillips, the 10,000th customer. said:
“As a director of a tech business and with my wife frequently teaching online, we’re delighted to now have an ultrafast broadband connection as it will make a massive difference to our businesses. The whole Wessex Internet team have been friendly and charming from the start. We’re excited that our installation has made us the company’s 10,000th customer, particularly as Sen, the installation engineer did such a good job despite having two puppies trying to assist him. Congratulations Wessex Internet on reaching this milestone!”