About Us

Connect>MK (ConnectMK Ltd) was formed in response to demands by residents and businesses of Milton Keynes to help establish improved broadband services. It is a private limited company wholly owned by Milton Keynes Council. Its key trading partner is Freedom4, which is a joint venture between Freedom4 PLC and Intel Capital (The Intel Corporation’s technology investment fund). Intel is a global technology giant and is one of the key investors in the WiMAX technology and has committed and continues to commit billions of dollars in investment. There are two types of WiMAX technology, fixed (i.e. the signal is received at a static receiver typically within your home or place of business) and mobile WiMAX. The network being built in Milton Keynes only currently provides fixed WiMAX services. However, when new devices such as laptops, PDAs and mobile phones have the new WiMAX mobile capabilities embedded in new Intel chipsets it is expected that Connect>MK will provide this mobile service too.

Connect>MK was also formed to help address some of the social and digital exclusion issues within the Milton Keynes area.

Government and other studies have shown that there is a strong link between home access to a PC and economic prosperity, employment prospects and educational attainment. It is also known that there are many in our society, who for all manner of reasons cannot afford to buy or cannot afford the support that might be needed to use a PC or laptop at home.

Connect>MK with the support of both Milton Keynes council and Microsoft have therefore created the low-cost loan scheme. It allows anyone who qualifies to have a computer and the support they need for a sum of just £2.00 per week until such time as they choose to either buy their own or simply want to return it, there is no commitment other than to make sure you pay on time.

Any profits that Connect>MK might generate are in the control of Milton Keynes council and will be used to the benefit of the people and businesses of Milton Keynes.