Broadband brought up to speed for Hereford businesses (From Hereford Times)

Broadband brought up to speed for Hereford businesses

8:00am Monday 8th March 2010 in

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BUSINESSES on Hereford’s Rotherwas estate will soon be able to enjoy high-speed broadband.

As part of the Rotherwas Futures project – a £20m joint venture between Herefordshire Council and Advantage West Midlands – an agreement has been reached with wireless broadband provider Airband Community Internet Ltd.

The company is to provide 4Mb, 8Mb and 20Mb broadband services to the estate where many businesses have been putting up with low broadband speeds.

The new service will make wifi available to the whole estate for mobile devices and residents within reach can also use the service.

Councillor Adrian Blackshaw, cabinet member for economic development and community services, said: “At last Herefordshire businesses have access to the sort of broadband service that metropolitan businesses take for granted.

“This new service is crucial to attracting new businesses and new jobs to Hereford, and promotes Rotherwas to the premier league of business parks.”

Redmond Peel, managing director of Airband, said: “This will give Rotherwas businesses the fastest broadband available in Herefordshire.”

Businesses wanting more information about the Airband service should visit airband.ltd.uk, or ring 0800 0350025.