Brooklands, Milton Keynes, Places for People
GTC’s utility infrastructure has enabled Brooklands to combine the conventional utilities of gas, electricity and water with gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH), providing future-proof communication technology for contemporary new homes with a competitive edge.
Development: Brooklands, Milton Keynes
Customer: Places for People, Countryside Properties
Sector: Residential
Utilities: Electricity, Water, Ultrafast Fibre, Gas
Hi-tech community
The first phase of 2,500 new homes on the award-winning development at Brooklands, has transformed the eastern side of Milton Keynes into a modern, environmentally sensitive and hi-tech community.
Elliott Stiling, Sales Director, Places for People said: “With an increase in people now working from home and employers offering flexible working options, it is essential that we are able to offer residents not only a stunning landscaped environment but also the technology to make living at Brooklands as enjoyable, comfortable and easy as possible.”
Ultrafast fibre broadband
To create a technologically advanced community ‘Places for People’ chose GTC, an independent installer, owner and operator of utility networks, including fibre broadband all the way into the home. GTC’s fibre network provides the speeds required to support services for modern living including ultrafast broadband, calls, entertainment packages and online gaming.
“We wanted to future-proof the broadband network for residents moving into Brooklands and an all-fibre approach was the only logical way to do it. Apart from the efficiency advantages there are significant environmental benefits in keeping with the whole philosophy behind the development. Fibre uses about a third of the energy needed to run copper cabling. Brooklands has serious green credentials and we’re proud that this adds to them. An additional benefit is that Brooklands can officially be declared a satellite-dish-free zone.”
Simon Elcock, Project Director, Places for People