jonyboy105

Hi All, Digital Region Limited is currently engaged with each local aurthority to provide connectivty over the new DRL network once it is live in the respected area. They have already won this contract for Sheffield and Barnsley as far as I am aware. They are providing the connetion only back to the main hubs currently delivered by YHGFL etc. This get very complicated around content protection etc. To provide some clarity on how this is all plugged together, the new network is operated and supported by a company called Thales. There are 4 stakeholders in the network. These are Sheffield Council, Rotherham Council, Doncaster Council and Barnsley Council. They have each invested a large amount of money. The remainder of the money is from goverment and euro funding / yorkshire forward. There network is a wholesale network only and therefore required service provideres (SP's) to provide content, internet etc. There are currenelty only 4 registered service providers with only 3 of them being able to provide service. They are Ask4 (me), Ripewire, DRBSY and Lyndos. There are a number of resellers, however they are not the actual provider. There is a responable difference between each operators network behind the scenes. There are a range of services that can be offered over copper from the local street cabinet. They are upto 40mb.s down and 10 mbps up, 40 down and 2 up, 10 up and 10 down and 15 up and 15 down. There are also option for 100mbs or 1gbs fibre connection. As this is a forum, I am trying to be completly imparcial even though we are provider. My main purpose is to make sure that the correct information is sent out to potential customers and end users. There has been a lot of bad press around DRL and miss in information sent out. All I am staying therefore, is please speak to the correct parties. If you want to speak to someone actaully at Digital Region Limited, please look at thre website for contact information and ask to speak to Richard Jepson. If you would like to speak to me, I am more than happy to talk. If you pm me, I can arrange with you.