Smallworld

Smallworld Media, formerly WightCable North, is one of the two small, independent cable companies in the UK, where cable is otherwise monopolised by Virgin Media. It operates cable networks in the South West of Scotland, serving Irvine, Troon, and Kilmarnock, and in the North West of England serving Carlisle, Lancaster and Morecambe. It offers broadband, telephony and multi-choice TV services to its residential and business customers.

WightCable North was formerly known as OMNE Communications and was taken over by CLS Holdings in 2003. In January 2006, CLS Holdings sold off its share in Wightcable North to Smallworld Group owned by Netfonics Ltd. Subsequently, on 15 March 2007, the company rebranded itself to Smallworld Media.

Late in 2007, Smallworld Media began using local-loop unbundling (LLU) and ADSL2+ technology to extend its coverage area by providing telephone and DSL broadband services at up to 10 Mbps download speed. The first step was to extend the coverage area to include the whole of Irvine and Kilmarnock.

Even though primarily positioned as a residential service provider, in the third quarter of 2011, Smallworld re-entered the business segment with the launch of two new business FTTx services. The company continues to provide more value added services and a broader service portfolio to its residential customers.