Essex-based provider County Broadband has expanded its team with the appointment of Chris Davies as chief information officer (CIO).
Davies (pictured) joins County Broadband with over ten years’ experience across the IT and telecoms industry, including a stint at Virgin Media. In his new role, Davies will oversee County Broadband’s customer engagement and drive the development of new products and services to support the growing needs of homes and businesses, from remote working to accessing online services.
Speaking about his appointment, Davies said, “I’m incredibly excited to be part of County Broadband, a provider that puts the customer at the front and centre of its priorities. Having a wealth of experience working with national providers, I’m glad to have joined a team with such a direct focus on rural communities.
“We see so much room for innovation in our network’s technology, creating bespoke solutions to bring full fibre broadband to those more difficult to reach households that are often left behind.”
Lloyd Felton, CEO and founder, County Broadband, added, “We’re living through a period of rapid technological developments from virtual reality, AI to more advanced connected devices.
“The direction of travel is clear and it’s vital homes and businesses can rely on their broadband as the foundation to make this all possible as the way we live and work continues to evolve. We’re very pleased to have Chris on board to support this ambition.”
County Broadband continues to expand its full fibre network across the East of England following a combined £146 million private investment from Aviva Investors. Its full fibre networks uses FTTP infrastructure and the company currently offers a choice of speeds of up to 1,000 Mbps.