Better Broadband for Northumberland Homes

Hundreds of remote homes and businesses in Northumberland now enjoy improved broadband connection.

14:25 10 November 2020

County company Alncom has recently installed a new gigabit-capable broadband in Northumberland to bring ultrafast and reliable internet services to more than 200 rural homes and businesses. The company, which has completed works to lay more than 10 kilometres of fibre cable in West Fallodon, Doxford and Preston, said the service "will make this part of rural Northumberland one of the best-connected places in Britain". 

 

The scheme was funded by Alcom, Northumberland County Council's Borderlands Top Up Scheme and the Government's Rural Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme. 

 

Stephen Pinchen, the company’s managing director, said: “The timing is more important than ever as we enter the second lockdown.

 

"We have connected a full fibre network to some of the most rural properties in Northumberland, that previously have only had extremely slow copper wire connections.

 

"We’ve negotiated road and river crossings, barely leaving a mark on the land, that will transform these businesses and homes and especially for those now working from home.”

 

Its business development manager, John Parker, added: “When we say rural, we really mean rural.

 

"Where other companies have given up, we accept every challenge which can literally mean jumping on to quad bikes or using drones to survey an area from every angle.

 

"We can be found climbing the steepest hills and working our way into really inaccessible areas.

 

"Being privately owned, we know many of the people we are helping, so where others fail, we go the extra mile to help get them connected”.