Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is working with Jurassic Fibre to build the ultra-fast full fibre broadband to towns and rural communities in the south west of England.
Carol Wilson, head of Europe and the UK for TCS’s communications, media and information services business unit, said: “Fibre optic broadband connectivity will enable residents and businesses across the south west of England to realise the potential of digital technology. Around the world businesses are using digital technology to harness new opportunities and transform their operating models.”
Jurassic Fibre CEO Michael Maltby (pictured), a former CFO of the Digicel group in Jamaica, said: “This is a big step forward for connectivity in the region and absolutely vital as more and more of the world goes truly digital.”
The company says the project is “part of what ultimately is expected to be a £250 million investment in the broadband infrastructure of the south west”. After starting up in villages near Exeter, the construction project will move on to larger towns in the area.
“Jurassic Fibre will be taking the internet experience for families and businesses to a whole new level, allowing people to be ‘truly digital’ in their day-to-day lives making the digital plumbing of the South West a reality in the 21st century,” said Maltby.
The company has been owned by London-based renewable energy specialist Fern Trading since earlier in 2019 – a company that, surprisingly, makes no mention of fibre broadband on its website.
