Cityfibre Sign Multi-Million Emtelle Deal to Supply UK FTTP Rollout

Fibre optic network builder Cityfibre, which is currently working alongside ISP Vodafone to roll-out a 1Gbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 5 million UK premises by the end of 2024, has today signed a new multi-million pound deal with Emtelle to help supply their £2.5bn project.

At present Cityfibre already makes some use of Emtelle’s kit and earlier this year they also signed a major £40m supply agreement with rival Hexatronic (here), which will fuel much of the necessary passive fibre optic solutions for their deployment.

However big telecoms operators always like to have some diversity in their supply chain (extra security) and so Cityfibre has clearly decided to keep a strong relationship with Emtelle too, which proclaims itself to be the “dominant UK supplier” across a wide range of passive fibre optic infrastructure solutions.

John Franklin, Cityfibre’s Director of Operations, said:

“As we continue to pick up pace and deploy fibre to at least 20% of the UK, we need partners that provide not only high quality, reliable products, but those with teams focused on continual improvement, innovation and future proofing. From our earliest projects at CityFibre, Emtelle has provided the expertise, solutions and support that we require to build a new generation of digital infrastructure. We look forward to growing our partnership with Emtelle in the coming years.”

Tony Rodgers, CEO of Emtelle, said:

“Emtelle has been a strategic supplier to CityFibre since the company’s earliest network builds. This latest deal reinforces our relationship and points to our team’s dedication and hard work in the development of solutions that meet our customers’ needs. We’re very proud to be supplying solutions to CityFibre, supporting them to deliver one of the most significant civil engineering projects in Europe, creating a high-speed digital platform for the UK which will benefit generations to come.”

Apparently this new contract includes, among other things, the supply of uPVC primary duct and Polyethylene Micro-Duct solutions.