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https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2018/08/british-fibre-networks-deploy-1gbps-ftth-to-uk-new-build-homes.html

British Fibre Networks, which launched earlier this year with an aspiration to build a new open access 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband ISP network to serve over 35% of UK new build homes by 2020, has now begun its first deployment on an apartment block in North Wales, for LW Group.

The young operator, which has been founded by the former CEO of the defunct i3 Group (Elfed Thomas), claims to have already signed-up over 2,000 homes in the past month. Further work is also set to begin shortly on similar developments in Cheshire and Liverpool.

BFN said they will aim to connect homes “before the occupier moves in” and customers should then be able to choose from a choice of ultrafast broadband ISPs, which are all described as being in “the national top 20 based on reputation.” We have asked which ISPs they’ve partnered with as none are listed.

    Elfed Thomas, CEO of British Fibre Networks, said:

    “For too long, builders and homeowners have been misled by companies who claim to offer ‘full fibre’, when the last tail of that network is actually copper. Even if the new Government proposals for UK-wide full fibre broadband by 2033 come to fruition, the ambiguity around the term will no doubt continue, unless stricter regulations are put in place to prevent misuse of the term. Our approach has surpassed Government policy, and we aim to add value for house builders who can now offer a home with genuine pure fibre connectivity.

    We are taking a neutral position in that we are not an ISP; we are simply ensuring new homes have the infrastructure that can connect to a choice of broadband providers. There is no higher service quality than the ISPs we have partnered with.

    With our infrastructure, homes will always be connected before the homeowner moves in, so builders will no longer risk disappointing customers. The builders we are working with are ahead of the curve in providing pure fibre connectivity, and we expect many more to follow suit as the benefits to both them and their customers become apparent.”