A project bringing “next generation” broadband to the Oxford Road area of Manchester city centre – recently rebranded as Corridor Manchester – is to be launched later this month.
Manchester will be the first city in the country to deliver this type of broadband, according to the city council.
It claims the new broadband will increase capacity and speed and open out a new range of applications for the internet beyond traditional telecommunications.
A pilot project will provide 400 businesses and 1,000 homes in the Oxford Road area with internet connections, which between 10 to 100 times faster than present levels.
Working groups drawn from business, social and healthcare sectors will also be set up to develop applications suited to the new high speed connections.
Sir Richard Leese, leader of Manchester City Council, will be speaking at a launch event for the media on March 24, along with Damien Bourke, partnership and policy manager at the Northwest Regional Development Agency; Jackie Potter, chief executive of Corridor Manchester and David Carter, head of the Manchester Digital Development Agency.
*Content based from cranes magazine
