Commsworld – a leading UK telecoms network provider - has been appointed to roll out the Council’s new WAN contract - the fibre connectivity which allows staff to safely and securely connect to the internet and share electronic data.
From September 2023, Commsworld will work on upgrading all 146 of Northumberland County Council sites and will manage the service over a 20-year period.
The contract includes installing 262km of new fibre infrastructure across the county – passing more than 120,000 premises which will enable them to access Fibre to the Premise (FTTP) services, benefiting people living and working in these areas.
Commsworld will work with external partners to deliver FTTP services to properties in Morpeth, Ashington, Bedlington and Blyth as well as to 50,000 most digitally isolated rural properties in the county by December 2026.