The Broadband East Sussex Bus has now come to the end of its contract and has been an incredible success for both demonstrating the benefits of broadband at rural and non rural locations around the county.
Broadband East Sussex engaged The Meridian Trust to enable it to deliver a programme of broadband awareness, broadband advice and IT training.
The Broadband East Sussex bus, a custom-built satellite mobile unit maximised its facilities of 10 computers, broadband internet access and three on-board trainers to offer free training sessions and broadband business advice to anyone in the county.
Number of locations visited one time or more - 30
Number of people/businesses registered on bus - 603
Number of learning opportunities created - 120
Number of business advice sessions - 85
(All registered businesses received ICT training)