Wireless internet service provider Quickline acquires North Yorkshire counterpart

Quickline Communications, the East Yorkshire-based wireless internet service provider, will take over approximately one thousand new customers following its acquisition of CLANNET.

Recently acquired by Satellite Solutions Worldwide (SSW) in an £8m deal, Quickline is now investing heavily in network capacity and reliability.

This new move secures the future of the CLANNET network, which is based in Selby, North Yorkshire.

No changes are being made to CLANNET’s existing pricing structure. However, new faster services will make upgrades available in the near future.

Nick Hall, managing director of CLANNET, said: “Since connecting our first twenty subscribers in 2002, we have grown from a simple idea to a business with over one thousand customers throughout the Vale of York and beyond.

“After a great deal of thought, we felt it was in the best interest of our customers to hand over the reins to Quickline Communications, who have a great reputation for delivering broadband services county wide.

“Geographically, ninety per cent of North Yorkshire still remains without a proper broadband service while our dependence on the fourth utility grows daily, the challenge is huge.

“Now that I am winding down for retirement and my fellow director Dean Welbourn is seeking new opportunities, we believe Quickline will play a significant role in taking North Yorkshire’s broadband programme forward.

“We are sincerely grateful to all the people who have helped us along the way; our local champions, our node hosts and those that have helped spread the word about CLANNET and how we can help. We are always amazed at what a community can achieve when it works together.”

Steve Jagger, managing director of Quickline, commented: “We are delighted to have completed on this latest acquisition as it enables us to progress with significant growth opportunities in other areas of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and beyond.

“Utilising state-of-the-art wireless technology, we are in an excellent position to rival traditional telecoms in hard to reach and densely populated areas, as the technology requires less investment and is much quicker to install.

“Quickline continues to work with communities to invest in areas where demand gives us an opportunity and, having recently joined together with SSW, it gives us even greater potential to ensure the UK has access to superfast broadband.”