\u201cDiva Telecom provided us with the ability to take control of our own connection and install a network at a\u00a0much lower cost that provides an upload speed up to 3,000 times faster than our previous connections; it\u2019s been an amazing improvement and has made a huge impact on all our lives. A fast and reliable connection is now a necessity for businesses and like many rural communities, we were being left in the dark ages.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Twelve premises have now been connected to the Gigabit Fibre network in Eltofts; Professor Simon Kay, a renowned plastic surgeon who performed the first double hand transplant in the UK earlier this year, is one of the residents benefitting from the Gigabit City Leeds connection.<\/p>\n London-based infrastructure provider CityFibre are responsible for the roll out of the pure-fibre network and launched Leeds as a Gigabit City in partnership with Diva Telecom in 2016.<\/p>\n Erica Lewis, Managing Director at Diva Telecom<\/strong> commented:<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we were approached by the businesses in Eltofts, we were struck by how dire their situation was and were keen to get involved and support their project. As the premier service provider for the roll out of CityFibre\u2019s Gigabit City Leeds 100% pure fibre network, we knew we already had the perfect solution, it was just a case of working together to plan a proper implementation strategy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThis type of project has only been done on a number of occasions in the UK, but with our digital dependencies increasing every year, we anticipate that more and more rural business communities will be looking for alternative solutions for reliable broadband.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A number of small businesses and farms based in Eltofts, a rural area of North Leeds, enlisted the help of a local B2B telecoms provider to build their own private pure fibre network after suffering from staggeringly slow connections. Frustrated by the lack of options available from leading service providers to deliver fast, reliable broadband […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,32],"tags":[113,184],"class_list":["post-1265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-sparx","category-telecom","tag-leeds","tag-telecom"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Residents](\"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Residents-of-Eltofts-ready-to-lay-the-cable-300x225.jpg\")
Professor Simon Kay<\/strong>, commented:\u00a0\u201cWe have always battled with a painfully poor connection, despite an extremely expensive dual line setup, making it difficult to update your phone let alone being able to work from home or run a business from home. This new connection has dramatically improved our digital quality of life in Eltofts and allows us finally to take advantage of the technology and digital advancements that have become the norm. One of the most significant improvements for myself is that I\u2019m now able to do multi-participant HD video conferencing with other surgeons around the world from my office at home, something that was never possible before.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n