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We are trialing new hardware at our Redruth site which will enhance broadband connectivity for multiple homes and businesses in the area. As part of our on-going upgrades, we’re introducing new hardware to add gigabit services.

Currently 100Mbps is the fastest plan we can provide here, however from January 2023, we will have 1Gbps services available. Initial surveys shows a potential coverages of approx. 300 premises passed in and around this area – Click here for ThinkBroadband.com statistics.

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We have been working with fixed wireless technologies since 2012 and over the last decade, we have grown from a superfast provider to a gigabit provider. This has ultimately been targeted at areas with no broadband options at all with many other fixed wireless access providers doing other parts of the UK.

We’ve been following our competitors deployments carefully, the technology used and customer experiences. We’ve seen reports that some customers of other fixed wireless providers are suffering issues with speeds and drop-outs.

We have encountered the same issues with our own deployments however upon investigation, there are four main reasons why fixed wireless connections can go wrong after they have been working correctly. Some experience slow speeds periodically and some randomly loose their connection, with little or no resolution.

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We have been working on our Stogursey mast in preparation of new gigabit services and a new fibre deployment. This will ensure the area is not lefts behind with neighbouring towns and villages getting the full fibre treatment. Further away, we’ll be upgrading our fixed wireless access to handle gigabit speeds for remote rural homes and businesses. Getting gigabit broadband might be more affordable with the gigabit voucher scheme.

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While the wider area has benefited from an Openreach FTTP upgrade, there are areas still poorly served by the incumbent operator. We have recently installed a mast location which can provide 1Gbps fixed wireless services to the western edges of Redruth and Ultrafast services throughout the Town and into Pool.

We’re currently installing business connections and gearing up for a residential service launch, Please register your details on https://www.westwifi.co.uk/Redruth/ to keep up to date.

As part of our survey of Launceston, we identified a few postcodes in Lawhitton that could benefit from our fixed wireless service. It will involve installing a sector antenna pointed towards the Lawhitton area, we will however need 10 or more pre-registrations to make this feasible.

In addition to this, we can build bespoke networks from this point of presence. Please register your details on https://www.westwifi.co.uk/Launceston/ to keep up to date.

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We plan on getting this deployment operational as fast as we can. Please register your interest to stay updated – www.westwifi.co.uk/westsedgemoor

We have a number if requests in this area but more are needed. We have already started site surveys with a location found, backhaul connectivity priced and risk assessments being drafted. Once we reach the threshold, we should be able to raise the funds required to commence work.

At this stage, purely on expected construction costs, we’ll need around 30 customers in the area to make this happen. Please register your interest if you live or work within the coverage area projected here – https://www.westwifi.co.uk/exetersouth/

There is no go live date as of yet – Please email team@westnetworks.co.uk if you have any questions.

We’re looking to upgrade our network in Watchet as we’re limited to up to 50Mbps due to the technology which is available in this area. We’re using a ethernet over FTTC product over Openreach apparatus to backhaul our fixed wireless traffic to the internet.

It’s inherently expensive to use dedicated fibre even with the local exchange just up the road in Williton. We would need to increase our pricing substantially to be able to afford installation and the on-going costs, sometimes almost double what urban areas are charged.

This is why major alternative network target urban and suburban areas as its more cost effective, with a higher revenue likelihood with more premises passed. While we work with hard to reach areas, the infrastructure is very hard to reach in this area.

While we’re investigating running fibre in the ground to achieve gigabit capability, we’re also looking at extending our coverage over the hill and across the east of Watchet and further afield.

It’s been a while since we acquired an ex-mobile mast and work immediately sprang into life recommissioning power and surveying the structure. The mast is in good condition and mains power has been energised. We’ve located fibre optic infrastructure however, we need to cross a motorway to access it. This literal digital divide is proving costly to plan and begin.

Work has already started with creating a data room for operational hardware, Space for a local full fibre deployment and a wider fixed wireless service, getting connectivity in place is difficult. The existing mobile mast backhauled its bandwidth wirelessly from the A39 near Ashcott, so there was no infrastructure in place. There is another mobile mast in use 500m away with a fibre connection on the other side of the M5 motorway so work is on-going to get a connection in place.

This site could link Ashcott and Taunton together creating a superfast resilient network link and business data storage solution. Please register your details on https://www.westwifi.co.uk/taunton/ to keep updated.

We already have locations across Taunton however we’re planning a new gigabit fixed wireless network to bring faster broadband without the cables. This will reach across all our sites and across the surrounding areas with a new 15m high mast in planning.

This will provide a backhaul to each existing site and provide connectivity for many more areas from Blackbrook to Bishop’s Hull. Due to the size of this project, it will take meticulous design and serious investment to bring this project to life.

We aim to have enough bandwidth available to serve smaller masts, which can then serve gigabit fixed wireless broadband to homes and businesses across the Taunton & West Somerset area. Please register your details on https://www.westwifi.co.uk/taunton/ to keep updated.