fibre engineers

Dorset needs more fibre engineers to help get the county connected to gigabit capable broadband. Pictured (l to r) Cllr Jill Haynes, portfolio holder for Corporate Development and Transformation, and Rachel Howarth and Catriona Fountain from the council's Digital Place team.

Engineering a solution to help bridge Dorset’s digital divide 

Dorset Council has been awarded £20,000 towards developing a pilot training programme for fibre engineers and help boost broadband provision in the county. Nationally 63% of premises now have gigabit capable broadband whereas in Dorset the figure is just 15%. One of the factors affecting this is a lack of fully trained fibre engineers. It is estimated in Dorset… Read more Engineering a solution to help bridge Dorset’s digital divide 

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