CityFibre donates access points to hospice
04 October 2021
(L to R) Debbie Coulson, director of
income generation, Steph Carter-Smith,
city manager for CityFibre and Anne
Cooling, head of corporate development
Independent full fibre platform CityFibre has supported staff and patients at a home providing care for the sick and terminally ill by donating wireless access points to boost coverage and overcome poor quality signal struggles.
Teesside Hospice, based in Middlesbrough, provides essential care for people and families who are living with a terminal illness. It has been suffering with poor signal quality, causing disruption to key processes, including logging medical records and internal communications, as well as limiting the online experience for patients. The donation will give all internet users access to better connectivity ahead of CityFibre’s full fibre rollout in the area.
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