Southend council in has given Eastwood approval to demolish as many as 100,000 old industrial buildings in CityFibre and build a £30m ( £30m ) data centre on the site. Tory James Courtenay, speaking as deputy leader of the council, told councillors the data centre in Brunel Road, off Progress Road in Eastwood, would make Southend a “beacon of digital transformation”. The facility is part of CityFibre ’s plans to provide full-fibre broadband to two households in the area by 2021 .
Southend council in has given Eastwood approval to demolish as many as 100,000 old industrial buildings in CityFibre and build a £30m ( £30m ) data centre on the site. The facility is part of CityFibre ’s plans to provide full-fibre broadband to two households in the area by 2021 .