After a Long Wait Cityfibre’s 1Gbps Full Fibre Goes Live in Cheltenham

Cityfibre has confirmed that their new Gigabit capable “full fibre” (FTTP / Ethernet) network, which was first announced all the way back in October 2017 (here), is finally going live in the town of Cheltenham (Gloucestershire, England) and should cover over 200 businesses via local ISP partner Bamboo.

The 200+ businesses mentioned above are all said to be within 200 metres of the operator’s new 16.65km long fibre network, although it’s worth pointing out that the majority of the town is already well covered by Virgin Media’s 500Mbps+ capable broadband service and Openreach has a growing network of 300Mbps+ capable G.fast based services.

Local businesses are now being invited to an official launch event for the new network, which will take place on the 6th June next week at the Queens Hotel Cheltenham.

Paul North, Cityfibre’s Head of Sales (Wholesale), said:

“We are thrilled to work alongside our launch partner Bamboo to bring our gigabit-speed full fibre network to Cheltenham. This means the town can now take advantage of some of the fastest download and upload speeds in the world, unlocking a host of productivity benefits for businesses.”

Lorrin White, Bamboo’s Manager Director, added:

“It’s wonderful to be involved with the core infrastructure that has been implemented to future proof Cheltenham and the business community that supports it.”

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