Broadband boost set to light up Darwen

Next generation broadband is to be beamed into homes in Darwen following a link-up between two Lancashire businesses.

This is the first transmission site for Darwen with more about to be secured.

Using tall buildings as transmission sites, 6G is able to provide speeds in excess of 100Mbps, where the average speed in Blackburn and Darwen is between 2 and 5Mbps to residents and businesses.

Mayor of Darwen Cllr Trevor Maxfield performed the official ‘switch on’ to launch the link-up between 6G and Pro Light. He said: “It’s great to see two East Lancashire businesses working together on a project that will benefit the whole community.”

“As a business we’ve suffered from really slow Internet speeds over the last 10 years so the arrival of 6G is a major boost for us and the rest of the Darwen business community,” said Andrew.

“We can also use video conferencing to talk to customers, which was simply not possible before, so it has made a huge difference to the way we function as a business.”

Blackburn recently became the first town in the UK to receive 6G technology. Pro Light Concepts Ltd was established in 1996 in Bolton, before moving to Bury and then onto its current home in Olive Lane, Darwen. The firm employs 25 people and has increased turnover by 18% over the last 12 months.