ITS Technology’s Full Fibre Network Goes Live in Sheffield

The ITS Technology Group, which via their “Faster Britain” platform runs 36 wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks across urban parts of the UK for businesses and ISPs, has today announced that more than 13,500 businesses in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield can now access their new network.

The new network is 56km long and designed to cover key business and industrial areas, such as the Atlas Industrial Park, Sheffield Business Park, Bessemer Park, and Greenland Trade Park. The fibre itself also routes out into five spines to serve businesses in Walkley, Crookes, Ranmoor, Crosspool, West Bar, Kelham Island, Neepsend, Hillsborough, Wadsley Bridge, Middlewood, Burngreave, Brightside, Meadowhall, Attercliffe, Greenland, Tinsley, Darnall, Highfield, Lowfield, and Woodseats.

The new fibre infrastructure, which can be upgraded to XGS-PON, should help the operator to reach its initial goal, which is still “on track to pass 25% (c.500,000) of UK business premises by the end of this year.”

Daren Baythorpe, CEO of ITS Technology Group, said:

“I am delighted that our Faster Britain network is now live across Sheffield, in reach of business and industrial areas where there is pent up demand for reliable high-speed services. Full fibre is vital to boosting economic growth, attracting inward investment, and underpinning redevelopment projects such as The Heart of the City.

The UK’s telecoms and communications infrastructure is undergoing the biggest transformation since it was first installed more than a century ago. From 2025, the legacy copper lines which many business broadband services still depend on are earmarked for retirement. We are proud to be playing a role in deploying futureproof full fibre across the city to help to meet the government’s targets for 100% gigabit-capable broadband speeds by 2030.”

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