BLACKBURN is the first place in the country to benefit from a revolutionary new internet technology.

The new 6G broadband network, which is now up and running in Blackburn, is different from any other in that it uses the latest radio technology to deliver speeds of up to 120mbps.

The current average Blackburn internet speed is 3mbps, which makes 6G 40 times faster than traditional broadband.

And existing speeds are set to rocket to 300mbps over the next few weeks as the network becomes established.

6G, which is based in Simonstone, said the network was much faster and more secure than traditional broadband providers because it sends its internet through the air directly to the home using ‘Air Fibre’ a pioneering new method of technology, rather than cables and wires.

The new technology is set to especially benefit small businesses in the town, and people who work from home, as Blackburn will benefeit from the fastest home broadband speeds in the UK.

A new 6G store, the first of its kind in the UK, has already opened in The Mall in Blackburn, offering customers the new service.

The technology cost millions to develop and after going live in Blackburn, 6G plan to roll it out across the rest of the UK over the next 12 months.

John Free, head of retail at 6G, said: “Blackburn is at the heart of an internet revolution.

“This is a real game-changer as far as broadband is concerned.

“We’ve spent years developing this next generation Air Fibre technology and there is nothing else remotely like it on the market.

“Blackburn is the first town in the UK to receive 6G and together we can make history. East Lancashire was the breeding ground for the industrial revolution, now it’s set to be at the forefront of a technology revolution.

“This superfast broadband, achieved without digging up roads, will attract outside businesses and further economic investment to the area.”

The company, which also has offices in Hong Kong and Dubai, hopes to have full coverage in Blackburn within eight to ten weeks