Telephone Exchange
Wilstead Telephone Exchange

Fibre Enabled

BT Logo Fibre to the Cabinet, Fibre to the Premises & Fibre on Demand services are available to customers connected to the Wilstead exchange. Most customers can now upgrade from ADSL to fibre internet. Suppliers include BT Superfast Fibre, Plusnet Fibre Broadband, TalkTalk Fast Broadband & ee Unlimited Fibre Broadband


Local Authority = Bedford Borough Council


UK area dialling code (STD code) for the Wilstead exchange is 01234

International dialling code for the Wilstead exchange is +44 1234 or 0044 1234


The Wilstead exchange is in the Bedford group of exchanges.

17 telephone exchanges form this regional grouping.


OS Grid Ref: TL 06607 43407


Exchange Address

Located at :-
British Telecom,
Telephone Exchange,
Whitworth Way,
Wilstead,
BEDFORD.
MK45 3EF

/// what3words geocode = Outcasts Rider Swear

Wilstead -> Bedfordshire -> East

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Openreach Identifer

  • Network identifier code for the Wilstead exchange is SMWLS

Your LLU Services

 Telephone Exchange, Wilstead (SMWLS) has been unbundled by TalkTalk

Fibre To The Cabinet

  • The Wilstead exchange provides fibre services.

21CN WBC

  • This exchange is 21CN WBC enabled

ADSL Max

  • The Wilstead exchange has been enabled for ADSL Max since March 2006

ADSL

  • The Wilstead telephone exchange in Bedfordshire was enabled for ADSL in February 2004

Ofcom Classification

  • The BT exchange, Wilstead is classified by Ofcom as:- Market 1.

PSTN Network Switch Off In 2025

The first stage Openreach propose to facilitate the retirement of their public switched telephone network (PSTN) is to issue 'Stop Sell' dates for specific telephone exchanges. Once a 'Stop Sell' date has passed, communication providers (CP's) will be unable to order any copper based products if a fibre solution is available at the customer's premises. Accepted fibre solutions include FTTP and SOGEA/SOGFast.

Impacted product and services that will be unavailable beyond a 'Stop Sell' date include WLR3 analogue, ISDN 2, ISDN 30, LLU SMPF, SLU SMPF, Narrowband Line Share and Classic products.

Openreach have identified 581 specific 'FTTP Priority Exchanges' that will be the first to receive 'Stop Sell' notices, see below.

Openreach declared the Wilstead Exchange, Bedford as a 'FTTP Priority Exchange' as part of their Tranche 8 list of exchanges and issued a 'Stop Sell' notice effective from Tuesday 9th May 2023

LLU services from TalkTalk are available from this exchange TalkTalk

LLU services from Sky are available from this exchange Sky