Earlier this month, a statement on the Lite Access Technologies Inc website confirmed that the Lowestoft, Bury St. Edmunds and Cambridge contracts were terminated in December 2020.
CityFibre has now appointed new contractors to replace Lite Access in Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the projects are set to resume.
Charles Kitchin, CityFibre’s City Manager for Lowestoft, said: We had a number of issues with the previous contractors amid concerns about the standard of their work and also the quality of the work.
Charles Kitchin of CityFibre. Picture: PAUL GEATER
- Credit: Archant We have very high standards, and these standards were not met as things did not go the way we wanted with the previous contract.
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CityFibre engineers have been working in north west Ipswich. Picture: CITYFIBRE
- Credit: Archant
A company delivering ultrafast broadband to a coastal town is reportedly set to appoint administrators.
Lite Access Technologies UK had been appointed as network construction partner by CityFibre as part of a £14 million investment in Lowestoft.
The Canadian-based company, who have an office on Newcombe Road, in Lowestoft, have also been working on the roll-out in Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge.
However, with the company s financial struggles set to see administrators called in, CityFibre have confirmed they are looking for alternative partners.
Lite Access Technologies suspended work in the UK last month, citing the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and challenges related to its ongoing builds.
CityFibre engineers have been working in north west Ipswich. Picture: CITYFIBRE
- Credit: Archant
A company delivering ultrafast broadband to a coastal town is reportedly set to appoint administrators.
Lite Access Technologies UK had been appointed as network construction partner by CityFibre as part of a £14 million investment in Lowestoft.
The Canadian-based company, who have an office on Newcombe Road, in Lowestoft, have also been working on the roll-out in Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge.
However, with the company s financial struggles set to see administrators called in, CityFibre have confirmed they are looking for alternative partners.
Lite Access Technologies suspended work in the UK last month, citing the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and challenges related to its ongoing builds.