1Gbps FTTH ISP Community Fibre to Cover 2800 City of London Homes

Full fibre broadband ISP Community Fibre has today followed yesterday’s announcement (here) by signing a new agreement with the City of London Corporation, which will see their 1Gbps UK FTTH broadband network being extended to cover 2,800 residential properties in the area.

The company states that it now has access to 150,000 homes throughout London, with the aim of having 500,000 properties covered via affordable ultra-fast Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) broadband connections by the end of 2022. More and more London boroughs are expected to sign-up over the coming months and years.

The ISP’s existing agreements in the city already include Southwark (54,000), Wandsworth (35,000), Hammersmith and Fulham (17,000), Westminster (9,000), Genesis Housing (33,000), Richmond (9,000) and now the City of London (2,800).

Jeremy Chelot, CEO of Community Fibre, said:

“We are delighted to be working with the City of London Corporation to bring Gigabit services to properties in London. It shows the commitment and push for innovation by the Corporation to help us provide the best connectivity to meet residents’ needs. By 2022, Community Fibre will bring full-fibre connections to more than 500,000 properties across London, providing more Londoners with the Internet they deserve at affordable prices.”

Sadly no details about the exact coverage, costs or deployment time-scale have been revealed. Technically today’s news was unofficially revealed as a footnote to yesterday’s announcement but this marks the official confirmation.