![]() ![]() Steve Eke said, “The installation of Fever’s connection also created a new node for connecting future customers in the immediate vicinity. This has in turn created a new connection point for other businesses and residents. The project team, consisting of Amphora Trading, Scotech and RioIT worked out a way of extending an aerial fibre across a council-owned car park and onto Fever’s building. ![]() ![]() This Is Fever’s office was too far away from any network connection points and Openreach’s existing network had some collapsed ducts, which were going to be expensive to repair. There were a few challenges along the way. ![]() With help from Steve Eke of CBC, and no extra cost on top of the voucher the whole process took around a year. Individual businesses and group projects can claim up to £2,500 against the cost of connection. The scheme is aimed at businesses and residents, as long as the business is the main beneficiary. The GBVS is a government scheme aimed at increasing access to full fibre broadband networks. Keen to future-proof their business, Ben decided to get in touch with CBC. Slow and unreliable access to the internet was one of our biggest weaknesses.”Īfter exploring various options which just weren’t working out for them, they came across a Colchester Borough Council (CBC) e-newsletter which mentioned the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS). Ben Green, Co-Founder and Director of the company said, “Our ability to react to our customers' requirements directly impacts our service levels. Average speeds of 20Mbps were limiting what the creative agency could do and delaying business growth. Colchester-based business, This Is Fever were finding the broadband in their office increasingly unreliable. ![]()
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