Eriviat Hall Luxury Holiday Cottages provides guest accommodation within the grounds of the
historic Eriviat Hall, located in a quiet, idyllic rural setting near Henllan, close to Denbigh
in North Wales. The customer contacted IN2COM to request a proposal for a new network and
wireless solution to provide Wi-Fi coverage throughout the historic main building and multiple
holiday cottages, catering to residential tenants, offices, and guest accommodation.
The local network and wireless distribution requirements included network isolation, robust security controls, branded guest Wi-Fi, and improved broadband performance. However, the rural location and access to the property posed a significant challenge. The excessive distance from the designated broadband CBT (Connectorised Block Terminal) to route a new fibre optic cable severely limited the broadband capabilities, with an anticipated maximum download rate of less than 1 Mbit/s, making it unsuitable for the customer’s needs.
Following a first meeting we conducted a wireless survey and began developing a new design to meet the site networking and wireless access requirements. Once the initial site proposal was accepted, we began researching broadband service availability and discovered that the CBT was indeed located beyond the acceptable distance across the estate and would not be available for the purposed of providing FTTP broadband to the Hall. We then explored alternative service options, including WISP, wireless line-of-sight, and dedicated Ethernet, with Ethernet being the only probable alternative. Our preliminary assessment for Ethernet then indicated there would likely incur a large Excess Engineering Charge (EEC), so we continued an additional review of the location and discovered an alternative CBT near an adjacent neighbouring property. We then worked closely with BT OpenReach to agree on a new plan of work that would bring a new fibre optic cable across the neighbouring farmland. Once in agreement, with applicable wayleave, we began a 250m trench dig and prepared the trunking to a new external Customer Splice Point (CSP). In addition, we also required a special internal CSP due to the unusual size of the building. Once fitted the provisioning team could complete the internal fit and testing of the new FTTP service. The remaining work was conducted in coordination with building contractors to ensure that the structured cabling was fitted in compliance with building controls and sympathetic to vernacular building fabrics.
