The roll out of Gigabit-capable full fibre services to SMEs in certain areas is set to accelerate following Entanet's harnessing of the DCMS (Department of Media, Culture and Sport) new voucher scheme.
The vouchers cover the whole installation cost for channel customers wanting access to Entanet's new CityFibre-based GPON and Ethernet 1Gbps bearer services, which offer bandwidth options ranging from 100Mbps to 1Gbps.
The vouchers are available immediately across all of the four areas covered by the first wave of the DCMS scheme: Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire; Bristol and Bath and North East Somerset; Coventry and Warwickshire; West Yorkshire Combined authorities - Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield and York.
Entanet's Head of Products Paul Heritage-Redpath said: "We've worked closely with the DCMS and our CityFibre colleagues to maximise the opportunity within this scheme for our channel partners.
"The initial four areas are already covered by our own CityFibre full-fibre infrastructure and the voucher scheme presents businesses in these regions with the chance to take full advantage of connectivity services that significantly enhance their competitive edge.
"This is an exciting development that gives our partners an opportunity to join Entanet on its joint mission with CityFibre to accelerate Britain's full-fibre digital future."
The voucher scheme will be used to fund new connections that are gigabit-capable and deliver a minimum of 100Mbps from day one.
The initial scheme runs until 31st March 2019 or until the funding is consumed, with vouchers worth between £500 and £3,000 to cover the cost of installation of all new full-fibre gigabit capable services to eligible SME customers.
To qualify for the scheme businesses must meet a stringent set of guidelines.
Entanet will provide full management of the process and support for partners on the funding process.