Corridor Manchester and Manchester Digital Development Agency (MDDA) have appointed Geo to install new fibre optic cables that will allow residents and businesses on the Corridor to directly connect to next generation fibre broadband, creating a true open access network which will revolutionise ways of working and using digital communications.
The most immediate impact for people living and working on the Corridor will be much faster broadband capacity of around 100 Megabits per second (MBps) and more, critically, both for download and upload uses. Users will be able to buy services from different service providers on the network providing internet access, TV, telephone and other data services too, as the new network will be genuinely “open access” allowing all service providers to lease the optical fibre from Geo to provide services to their customers. There is also potential for services and applications to be made available for free without having to go through an internet service provider.
The Corridor network project is managed by MDDA and funded by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA). The first phase of the project will begin in spring 2010 and the direct connections will be phased over the next 12 months.
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