Business ISP Luminet Signs Wholesale Full Fibre Deal with ITS

London-based UK ISP Luminet, which operates a mix of microwave fixed wireless and fibre networks in London (covering 400sqkm), has today signed a wholesale agreement to harness the ITS Technology Group’s new “full fibre” broadband and optical Ethernet network in order to “complement its own gigabit capable wireless services.”

Apparently, the agreement will initially only focus on ITS’ network in West London, which should benefit some of the homes and businesses that Luminet serve in the area. Going forwards, its hoped that the deal may expand into more areas served by the ITS’ fibre network.

ITS’ Faster Britain network in London only recently expanded into Park Royal and Kensington, as well as Greenwich and Woolwich. Specifically, their West London full fibre network currently covers Hammersmith, Fulham, Chelsea, Kensington, Acton, Waltham Green, Park Royal and Harlesden, with further locations in the area to be launched soon.

William Linard, Head of Sales at Luminet, said:

“Demand for resilient high-speed connectivity is on the rise as businesses continue to migrate to the cloud. This trend has created an appetite for fully diverse networks as customers want 100 percent uptime to ensure business continuity. ITS’ contended product is also attractive to businesses and residents that want many of the benefits of a dedicated fibre without the price tag, particularly as there isn’t a superfast network in London. ITS’ dig once approach plays neatly into our own mission to be able to offer customers rapid install leadtimes with minimum disruption. We are looking forward to working with ITS to deliver gigabit capable connectivity across West London.”

Phil Lee, Head of Wholesale at ITS, said:

“We are delighted to have signed this wholesale agreement with Luminet. There are many parallels between our businesses, creating a powerful offer for business and residential customers across West London to benefit from industry leading connection times, and all that high quality gigabit capable connectivity has to offer. We have invested heavily in our Faster Britain network to create a significant footprint in the area, and which also continues to grow at pace across the UK.”

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