Giganet ISP Claim Advantage in Salisbury’s FTTP Broadband Rollout

UK ISP Giganet (M12 Solutions) has said they’re in a prime position to offer the “best value” Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based ultrafast broadband service to “homes and businesses” in Salisbury, not least because they’ve invested in their own “dedicated equipment rack” in the local exchange (connected to its resilient London-core network).

The news follows Openreach’s (BT) recent “Fibre First” project announcement, which pledged to invest around £8 million in order to roll-out a new Gigabit-capable “full fibre” (FTTP) network to cover all 22,000+ premises in Salisbury (Wiltshire) within just 12 months’ time (here).

Giganet thus anticipate that their existing presence in Openreach’s Salisbury Exchange, where the new full-fibre FTTP network terminates, may give them some advantages over competitors.

Matthew Skipsey, Head of Giganet, explained:

“Unlike almost all other local providers, our equipment is in the Salisbury exchange, which provides us a genuine competitive advantage in delivering next generation Gigabit services to local businesses. This means we have direct access to the network, reducing the supply chain and improving the communication, lead time, pricing and capabilities when selecting an Internet provider.

We offer 6-hour SLAs and our friendly, award-winning customer service team are not far away. Giganet’s office is based just 30 miles away in Whiteley, Hampshire. Salisbury is part of Giganet’s local network including Basingstoke and Winchester which has private direct routes to the internet.

There is no doubt that Giganet is better placed than many of the national brands to engage with local firms. The business has a strong track record over many years with Salisbury businesses who take our broadband and telecoms solutions under our main M12 Solutions business name. We are delighted with this latest announcement and we can see this will allow us to better secure opportunities in the area.”

In fairness the claim may be true for some business connections, although Giganet’s Openreach based FTTP package prices for residential users are a different matter and don’t seem to be as competitive as some of their rivals (BT, iDNET, Zen Internet etc.). Home FTTP packages from Giganet start at £72 inc. VAT per month for an average speed of 145Mbps and there’s also a £145 one-off setup charge (12 month contract).

UPDATE 4:19pm

Giganet has informed us that they’re due to refresh their national residential pricing soon and will also have some more competitive prices specifically for homes in Salisbury, although these are currently TBC.