Northampton's first businesses have been connected to the town's Gigabit City pure fibre network and are now receiving ultra-fast Internet speeds up to 100 times faster than the UK's average.
The services are provided by dbfb, a Northampton based Internet Service Provider, and are made possible by its use of CityFibre's 45km pure fibre network.
Simon Pickering, Managing Director of dbfb, said: "Practicing what we preach, dbfb was the first business in Northampton to take a gigabit connection. We are already noticing the positive impact on our productivity and will be excited to follow other early adopters as they plug in to gigabit speeds. We are delighted to be bringing this new generation of affordable gigabit business connectivity to our home town."
Jason Petrou-Brown, Business Development Manager at CityFibre, added: "These ultra-fast services have the potential to revolutionise the way businesses operate and as more continue to join the network this will have a hugely positive effect on Northampton's business community as a whole."