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Author Topic: Cityfibre Begin 1Gbps FTTP Home Broadband Build in Coventry UK  (Read 713 times)

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Cityfibre Begin 1Gbps FTTP Home Broadband Build in Coventry UK
« on: November 13, 2018, 02:59:09 PM »

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2018/11/cityfibre-begin-1gbps-fttp-home-broadband-build-in-coventry-uk.html

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Fibre optic network builder Cityfibre has announced that they’ve begun construction of their new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network in the city of Coventry, which alongside ISP partner Vodafone will aim to cover “almost every home” in the city by the end of 2021.

The new deployment was first announced back in April 2018 and forms part of the operator’s £2.5bn investment to cover a “minimum” of 1 million UK homes in up to 12 of their existing cities and towns by the end of 2021, which will then rise to a total of 5 million premises across 37 cities and towns by the end of 2024.

The deployment in Coventry will cost £60m and the first areas to benefit include Longford, Upper Stoke, Foleshill and Holbrook. Apparently the project will also “trial partial aerial deployment” (this usually means slinging fibre optic cables between overhead telegraph poles or similar), as well as more traditional civil engineering methods.

Coventry is the fourth “citywide” FTTP project to get underway as part of the Cityfibre and Vodafone’s partnership. It is following in the footsteps of their existing build projects in Milton Keynes, Aberdeen and Peterborough, which started earlier this year and are now “well on their way towards serving their first customers” (technically some have already gone live in Milton Keynes).

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    Cllr Richard Brown, Coventry City Council, said:

    “We are all well aware of the importance of effective communications. People buying or renting a new home and new starter businesses will weigh up a list of factors when considering where to locate, and the quality of digital communications is crucial. This will benefit households and will further retain businesses in Coventry."

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    Leigh Hunt, Cityfibre’s City Development Manager, said:

    “We’re at a really exciting stage of our roll-out in Coventry as the build gets underway. This project comes at a key time for the city and the £60m investment from CityFibre will be transformational for residents and businesses alike. With the advent of ultrafast, full fibre broadband, residents of Coventry will be able to enjoy and take advantage of a range of possibilities.”
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