HucklowNet
Community-owned internet access network.
Project Overview
HucklowNet is a community-owned internet access network serving 4 villages in Derbyshire, UK. It has been running for over 10 years to deliver reliable high-speed internet to rural areas. FSNDigital's focus at HucklowNet has been to design, build, and now support the physical and logical network.
Project Specifications
By the numbers
- 20 km of fibre cable
- 5.5 kmsq area covered
- 60+ properties connected
Features
- Super-fast bandwidth
- Fibre to the property
- Community owned
Technical Achievements
- Open source: The entire network runs on Open Source software ensuring stability for the future for the community-funded project
- Commodity hardware: The software all runs within standardised hardware containers to save cost, reduce complexity, and ensure maintainability
- Take-up: HucklowNet has a 70% take-up on properties passed, unheard of in the industry, achieved through working with the local community and local businesses the project has been a success.
- Modular Design: Elements of the setup can be replaced without impacting the wider network, ensuring stability for the customers served
Unique company: One of only a handful of community-owned fibre broadband networks in the UK.
Project Details
Client:
HucklowNet Ltd.
HucklowNet Ltd.
Duration:
13 years
13 years
Technologies:
Consumer equipment design Networking WAN connectivity Fibre spicing Custom software Hardware maintenance Customer support
Consumer equipment design Networking WAN connectivity Fibre spicing Custom software Hardware maintenance Customer support
Status:
Ongoing
Ongoing