ResQNet operated as a wireless ISP, selling directly to end-users (residential and business) in rural areas of South-West Wales. At one point reported "well over 1,000 customers" across rural communities. In September 2021, ResQNet/IRG Computers was acquired by Voneus, and operations were subsumed under Voneus (Source), (Source).
ResQNet operated as a network operator, owning/operating its own wireless infrastructure (masts, point-to-multipoint links, and customer premises receivers/antennas). In September 2021, ResQNet/IRG Computers was acquired by Voneus, and the infrastructure became part of Voneus's wider rural-broadband network (Source).
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ResQNet Wireless Broadband (operated by IRG Computers Ltd) was a wireless ISP and network operator that served rural areas of South-West Wales, at one point reporting "well over 1,000 customers" across rural communities. ResQNet operated as both an ISP (selling directly to end-users) and a network operator (owning/operating its own wireless infrastructure including masts, point-to-multipoint links, and customer premises receivers/antennas). The company provided fixed-wireless broadband via radio links (point-to-multipoint or P2MP) from a mast to customers, serving rural areas of Wales where traditional broadband (fibre or DSL) was not available or unreliable. ResQNet claimed to offer "superfast wireless broadband" with speeds between ~4 Mbps and 100 Mbps, though reliability and capacity issues were admitted at times. In September 2021, ResQNet/IRG Computers was acquired by Voneus, meaning ResQNet's operations were subsumed under Voneus and the infrastructure and existing customers became part of Voneus's wider rural-broadband network (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).
Operator Characteristics
Retail-only ISP?
No
(2021-09-01)
ResQNet is not retail-only; because they owned/operated the wireless network infrastructure (masts, radio links), they were not just a reseller - so they are a network operator + ISP (Source).
Wholesale-only Network Operator?
No
(2021-09-01)
ResQNet is not wholesale-only; they sold directly to end users (residential and business) rather than only to other ISPs (Source).
Business-only ISP?
No
(2021-09-01)
ResQNet is not business-only; their offerings targeted residential users in rural Wales as well as possibly businesses (Source).
ResQNet owned/operated the wireless infrastructure directly - mast(s), point-to-multipoint links, and customer premises receivers/antennas. In September 2021, ResQNet/IRG Computers was acquired by Voneus, and the infrastructure became part of Voneus's wider rural-broadband network (Source).
ResQNet used its own fixed-wireless network to provide broadband services to rural areas of South Wales. In September 2021, ResQNet/IRG Computers was acquired by Voneus, and the network and customers became part of Voneus's wider rural-broadband network (Source).
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