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[KIAB]

Some intresting news in my local paper the 'Bath Chronicle', True speed is starting to build a optic fibre network in Bath & surrounding North East Somerset area.
I have seen Hibernia Networks busy laying the new optic fibre cable over the last few months from Chippenham to Bath.
And True Speed, has gone into partnership with Hibernia Networks to offer FTTP. & the cable will run right past my door.


http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/Rural-villages-ultra-fast-Broadband-thanks/story-26497378-detail/story.html

Register your intrest here.

http://www.truespeed.com/

[kitz]

The transatlantic cable quote was a bit confusing

[WWWombat]

The morph from Wansdyke to Truespeed seems interesting.

Its hard to tell the motivation from the other side of the country, but it appears like the B4RN-like community structure wasn't working well enough to get the project done.

Perhaps having someone like Professor Forde running the project, with something of a history with the UK universities network JANET, is a really critical factor in persuading locals to invest while feeling secure about both their money and their network.

[kitz]

Perhaps having someone like Professor Forde running the project, with something of a history with the UK universities network JANET, is a really critical factor in persuading locals to invest while feeling secure about both their money and their network.

Ive no doubt that it is a major factor and said similar myself several times.   B4RN is in a unique position having Barry Forde to do what he does for free.   Not only that - geographically too.  The area is classed as rural - yet is so close to Lancaster University and an area where a lot of academics and such are likely to live. The whole management team have a good mix of people all with some history or other in networking, broadband & technology.  Add in the fact that they have access to farming equipment/diggers etc and land access all for free then it certainly does inspire confidence.