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Bristol trial city for CityFibre full-fibre business parks
Bristol has been selected as one of the first cities to benefit from CityFibre rolling out full-fibre networks in business parks across the UK.
SMEs will benefit from low-cost access to world-class, gigabit-speed internet services delivered over the new infrastructure in or near CityFibre’s existing networks.
Dense full-fibre networks will deliver growth in the UK’s digital economy by empowering SMEs with cutting edge technology infrastructure. An entry level, ultra-fast, symmetrical service will be available at an expected retail price of £120 per month.
These will be made available to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and resellers on a wholesale basis, enabling CityFibre’s partners to market a new generation of affordable, ultra-fast internet services, providing a major digital advantage to local businesses.
CityFibre chief executive Greg Mesch said: “After decades of underinvestment, Openreach’s antiquated network infrastructure is strangling our nation’s businesses.
“It is up to CityFibre to provide them with a viable and fit for purpose alternative, delivering a new generation of connectivity for our SMEs, the lifeblood of the UK economy.
“Access to full-fibre connectivity is the only long term solution, and this is currently either unavailable or so cost-prohibitive that it has remained out of reach for most.
“By extending our Fibre to the Premises roll-out to business parks across our national network, we are bringing affordable, world-class connectivity to the doorsteps of thousands of businesses for the first time.”
Minister of State for Digital and Culture, Matt Hancock, added: “In last week’s Autumn Statement we committed to investing another £1 billion in the UK’s digital infrastructure and to support the delivery of full-fibre broadband.
“Fibre is the future, so today’s announcement by CityFibre is another boost to help achieve our ambitious goals. It will give small businesses across the country access to fast and reliable broadband and encourage other emerging providers to scale up so we remain a world-leading economy.”
Main photo of Bristol & Bath Science Park courtesy of Alec French
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