connectivity
A day in the life of… wayleave officer, Kelly Hope
Barriers to connectivity: How decoding the jargon jungle can create a more accessible fibre environment

Exploring the pervasive issue of jargon in the broadband industry, Louise Elliott, chief customer and operations officer at Digital Infrastructure and BeFibre, emphasises how the excessive use of technical terminology creates confusion for alternative network providers (altnets), infrastructure operators, internet service providers (ISPs), and customers, ultimately hindering the adoption of Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) services. Here, she advocates for a more straight-talking, accessible approach to empower progress in the full fibre roll-out.
Barriers to connectivity: Redefining the telecoms ‘talent problem’ will be key to accelerating fibre growth plans
Updates to the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act: What’s Next?
National Parks Accord marks significant achievement for Trenches Law

We’ve had a busy first quarter of 2023 — including notable client achievements, a presence at critical industry events, and a trip to the USA for the inaugural Connected America expo.
But earlier in the year, we also marked a milestone achievement in collaboration with Building Digital UK, National Parks England, and Openreach.
Agile legal services for disruptive altnet
Barriers to connectivity: how innovation could be hindering progress

Tim Mercer — CEO of cloud-first technology firm, Vapour — joins Trenches Law for the second instalment of our barriers busting series. Penning some thoughts on the underlying challenges brought by innovation, he shares some crucial perspective on how taking a more holistic view of tech and infrastructure needs — with a closer eye on ROI — could help boost progress in the telecoms sector.
How our wayleave expertise is helping to boost the economy and connect thousands of homes in south Wales
How we’re supporting WightFibre’s Isle of Wight roll-out with wayleaves

At Trenches Law, we’re committed to unlocking the benefits of high-speed connectivity across the UK. That’s why we leverage our wayleave expertise to work with telecoms companies such as WightFibre. They chose our expertise to help them roll out an ambitious £110 million fibre-optic broadband project on the Isle of Wight.