Superfast broadband has the power to transform the way we live, work and play. The largest ever single European investment in superfast broadband infrastructure has begun to roll out in Cornwall.

The £132m ($216m) project, backed by British Telecom (BT), the EU and Cornwall Council, has already provided fibre optics connections to six pilot areas.

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Cornwall is an ideal location for ICT and Creative companies – even more so now with the roll out of superfast broadband. Paul Clark, the CEO and founder of Cornish based Packet Ship Technologies, tells us about his business and the impact that speeds of 40 – 100Mbp could have on his business.

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The creative and IT industry is increasingly important to the future of Cornwall. The announcement of the development of AIR last year signalled a major opportunity for businesses in Cornwall.

The academy, located at University College Falmouth’s Tremough Campus, is designed to operate as a multi-disciplinary R&D lab and creative facilitation space.

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A recent article in the Global Carolina business journal looked at the synergies between Cornwall and the Carolinas. A portion of this article is reprinted below. To view the article in full, please follow the link.

A new study from Europe’s Centre for Economic Policy Research shows that international cooperation, or ‘global pipelines’, are key drivers of innovation in today’s global economy.

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Soft Landings are services that can help make your move to another location as seamless as possible. If you’re thinking of relocating your business or setting up a base of operations in Cornwall, InvestinCornwall can help you financially and logistically to make the move.

InvestinCornwall and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) have put together a Soft Landings package that includes subsidized visits to Cornwall, commercial rent holidays / subsidies, and funding for professional services including legal and accounting.

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Want to find out more about superfast broadband? The Superfast Cornwall team have provided us with some intriguing facts and figures.

• The rollout of superfast broadband in Cornwall is the most ambitious rural fibre broadband project in the world.

• The programme will deploy 130,000 km of fibre optic cable to bring superfast broadband to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly – that is enough to travel around the world three times!

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