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Subsidy Helps VoIP ISP Deploy 50Mbps Broadband to Kimmeridge in Dorset

A mix of support from the Superfast Dorset project and local ISP VoIP Unlimited has enabled the isolated village of Kimmeridge on the remote Dorset (England) coast, which previously struggled to get even 1Mbps via BT’s fixed lines, to build a new 50Mbps wireless broadband network.

The Isle of Purbeck (peninsula) area of Dorset is known for having some extremely poor broadband connectivity and the tiny village of Kimmeridge, which is home to just 90 people, was until recently not an exception to that rule.

However the situation began to change when residents approached VoIP Unlimited and its sister company M2 Networks to find a solution. Shortly after that the company began constructing a new wireless network, which involved running 2km of private fibre optic cable across Portland and then using a Microwave line-of-sight link to reach a mast that overlooked Kimmeridge.