What Wessex Internet does

Wessex Internet is an independent UK rural broadband ISP founded in 2010 and headquartered near Blandford Forum, Dorset. The company builds, owns, and operates full-fibre (FTTP) and wireless broadband networks across Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Somerset, serving rural residential customers, small and medium rural businesses, community buildings, and a small enterprise base — markets that BT/Openreach and other national operators have not served commercially. Its core product portfolio comprises six subscription tiers (Full Fibre Lite 100Mbps through Full Fibre 900 at up to 900Mbps, plus wireless Home Starter/Family/Unlimited 30–50Mbps), priced between £25 and £79 per month, with add-on services including Wessex Telephone (VoIP with UPS battery backup for vulnerable users) and Total WiFi (mesh guarantee of at least 15Mbps in every room). The underlying network uses GPON/XGS-PON fibre architecture, with XGS-PON deployment in partnership with Nokia supporting future 10Gbps symmetrical services, and proprietary rural build techniques (mole ploughing across farmland, 2m+ directional drilling under roads, rivers and bogs) developed in-house to minimise civil disruption.

Name

Wessex Internet

Legal name

Wessex Internet Ltd

Website

https://wessexinternet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Independent UK rural broadband ISP, founded 2010, building and operating full-fibre and wireless networks across Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Somerset, serving rural homes, farms, businesses and community sites underserved by national providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Broadband Internet Services

NAICS

Wired Telecommunications Carriers (517111), Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite) (5171), Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (51711)

SIC

Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) (4813)

akta.pro primary industry

Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP/FTTH) Broadband Providers (HDAIABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fiber ISPs (FTTH/FTTP Retail Providers) (HDAIADAE), Rural & Universal Service Fixed Broadband Providers (HDAIABAJ), Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Operators (HDAIACAB)

Keywords

• Rural broadband services
• Full fibre network
• Fibre to the premises
• Business connectivity
• Wireless broadband

Headquarters

HQ city

Blandford Forum

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Residential Broadband Subscriptions: Monthly recurring subscription fees for residential full fibre broadband packages ranging from £25 to £79 per month, with 12-18 month contract terms.
2. Business Broadband Subscriptions: Monthly recurring fees for business broadband and enterprise connectivity packages with enhanced support and SLA terms.
3. Wholesale Network Access: Open wholesale network model allowing other ISPs to provide services over Wessex Internet infrastructure, generating wholesale revenue.
4. Government Subsidy Contracts: Revenue from government-funded Project Gigabit and other public sector broadband rollout contracts (e.g., £72 million BDUK subsidy, £18 million South Wiltshire contract).
5. Social Tariff Broadband: Discounted broadband service at £17.50/month for customers claiming benefits (Universal Credit, Pension Credit, etc.).
6. Additional Services: Installation fees, engineering call-out charges, excess data charges, equipment rental, and premium support services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Wessex Internet builds, owns and operates a rural full fibre (FTTP) and superfast wireless broadband network across Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Somerset, delivering ultrafast connectivity up to 900Mbps to residential and business customers in hard-to-reach countryside areas. The company specialises in deploying fibre using mole ploughing and directional drilling to minimise disruption, and offers companion services including a VoIP telephone product, a Total WiFi mesh guarantee, dedicated business and enterprise connectivity tiers, and a discounted social tariff for benefit claimants.

Product overview

Wessex Internet is a rural broadband ISP providing tiered full fibre (FTTP) and wireless broadband services across Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, and Somerset. The core residential offering comprises six speed-tiered packages: Full Fibre Lite (100Mbps), Full Fibre 250 (250Mbps), Full Fibre 500 (500Mbps), and Full Fibre 900 (900Mbps) for full fibre customers, plus Home Starter (30Mbps), Home Family (40Mbps), and Home Unlimited (50Mbps) for wireless customers. Add-on services include Wessex Telephone (VoIP with power-backup for vulnerable customers) and Total WiFi (mesh networking for whole-property coverage). Business services include standard Business Broadband and Enterprise Connectivity for higher-capacity requirements. The company participates in government subsidy programmes including Project Gigabit (delivering to 14,500+ properties in South Wiltshire, 10,500 in New Forest, 7,000 in North Dorset, and 21,400 in Dorset & South Somerset) and Connecting Devon and Somerset (4,700+ South Somerset properties). Social tariff broadband is available at £17.50/month for benefit-eligible customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wessex Telephone: VoIP telephone service offered by Wessex Internet for residential and business customers.
• Total WiFi

Products and services

• Full Fibre Broadband (FTTP)
• Superfast Wireless Broadband Superfast wireless broadband for rural homes not yet reached by the fibre rollout, with packages at 30Mbps, 40Mbps and 50Mbps speeds and varying monthly usage caps. Priced from £25/month with installation bundled into the activation fee, targeting rural residential customers with essential browsing, email and basic streaming needs.
• Business Broadband Full fibre and wireless broadband packages for rural small and medium businesses that need reliable connectivity for daily operations, card payments, cloud tools and customer-facing WiFi. Sold to farms, village pubs, post offices, trades and other rural SMEs, with dedicated field account management.
• Enterprise Connectivity
• Wessex Telephone (VoIP) Voice over IP (VoIP) home telephone service delivered over Wessex Internet's broadband connection, available to residential and business customers. Includes a free UPS battery backup for vulnerable customers and those without mobile coverage, ensuring continued access to emergency services during power outages.
• Total WiFi Whole-home mesh WiFi networking service included with eligible full fibre packages, providing extra hubs and a WiFi Promise guaranteeing at least 15Mbps in every room of the property. Free for customers who cannot achieve the coverage target, with up to two extra hubs supplied to eliminate WiFi dead zones.
• Social Tariff Broadband Discounted broadband service at £17.50/month for customers claiming Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Income-based ESA, Income Support or Income-based JSA, delivering 35Mbps download and 15Mbps upload with unlimited monthly usage on a 12-month contract. Positioned to tackle digital exclusion for low-income rural households.

Quantifiable outcome

• 13x faster than UK average broadband speeds (up to 900Mbps vs ~69Mbps average)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government-led partnership delivering next generation broadband to areas where market has failed to invest. Contracted Wessex Internet to deliver ultrafast full fibre to 4,700+ properties in South Somerset.
• Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic development body that awarded contract to connect 60 community sites across rural North Dorset to gigabit broadband through Getting Building Fund allocation.
• Dorset CouncilmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority partner in community sites contract and Dorset Council Top-Up scheme for broadband rollout to underserved areas.
• NokiacoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership for XGS-PON deployment. First customers using new technology installed in Blandford Forum, Dorset. Nokia provides network infrastructure equipment for the GigaHub project.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Wessex_Internet
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCQcSkwGVmDK0pITJRc8xkxw/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/wessexinternet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wessex-internet

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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