CREDENCE
ABOUT US ...
Credence Broadband is a community-benefit network delivered by Destination Digital.
We and our partners have decades of experience in creating and delivering innovative solutions for digital support – including wireless connectivity.
Credence is borne out of years of research and a proven track record in developing and delivering transformational broadband connectivity to support homes and businesses.
Connecting north east Fife
Through 2020-2021, we asked people to register their interest: hundreds did so – right across north east Fife. The feedback was as expected: average download speeds were well below 25Mbps and, as for upload speeds? Terrible. A country mile off national averages.
In 2022, we launched StrathspeyNow – a network in the highlands. That has connecting homes and businesses to gigabit-capable broadband – delivered wirelessly – across more than 50 square miles of Strathspey.
That project worked with a 3rd party ISP (Internet Service Provider): to ensure all the community benefit support we want to deliver is baked in to the service, we have invested to set up Destination Digital as an ISP in its own right – so we are no longer reliant on others.
Destination Digital are members of the UK Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (UKWISPA) – the official trade body recognised by UK authorities. We are also registered suppliers under SBVS, the Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme. This means that we are authorised to act for and on behalf of home and business owners to trigger Government support where that applies.
We now invite homes and businesses across North East Fife to sign-up to Credence Broadband.
If you have any questions, you can read more on our FAQs page via this link.
Our Pledge ...
Unlike any national service provider, Credence Broadband will work hand in hand with local partners and community stakeholders to help deliver much-needed improvements in our area’s digital connectivity and support.
We want to ensure that the services offered are financially viable: to that end, there’s a commitment that any charges for broadband delivered by us will be no higher than those charged by other providers for an equivalent service.
The added benefit?
Customers signing up to Credence help to support towns and villages across the area – not only delivering unrivaled connectivity, but also providing support for our wider community.
This is through managed, integrated digital communication that helps to build, engage and interact with growing audiences at home and further afield … supporting:
- Businesses
- Community Groups
- Culture & Tourism Initiatives
- Education & Training Providers
- Environmental Projects
- Health & Social Care Partnerships
Combined, they all help to drive sustainable economic development.
Wireless roots ...
We believe nothing delivers better than a roots-up approach – initiatives that have community at their heart.
As a result, our network will not only be supporting homes and businesses with transformational wireless connectivity but – working with local landowners – will also be planting trees.
What does this mean for our environment?
By planting trees, we will be sequestering carbon – and benefiting our local environment – for today, tomorrow and years to come. And that is why a tree is our identity.
We chose Credence as our name and a Rowan Tree as our logo for a number of reasons.
These are detailed below.
- Credence: the very meaning of the word - to have faith in or to believe in something.
- 'Eden' within Credence: the River Eden and its tributaries help to sustain North East Fife.
- The Rowan Tree is found across our area and is known as the 'tree of life' symbolising wisdom and protection.