Altnet ISP Pulse Fibre Goes Wholesale on UK FTTP Broadband Network

Alternative network provider Pulse Fibre, which recently revealed that they’re aiming to complete over 250,000 unique “full fibre” (FTTP) broadband connections into new build dwellings (here), has today announced the launch of their own wholesale platform for retail ISPs to harness.

At present we still don’t know much about Pulse Fibre’s plan to implement their own 10Gbps capable “end-to-end dedicated fibre optic network” to residential properties. But direct customers of the service can expect to pay from £30 per month for a 100Mbps (symmetric) broadband package (plus £29.99 one-off for setup), which rises to £60 for their top 1Gbps tier with free setup. All packages attract a 12-month minimum contract term.

The big news this morning is that the altnet has announced the launch of their own “cutting-edge wholesale platform” for the network, which is available to all Internet Service Providers (ISP). “By leveraging Pulse Fibre’s infrastructure, ISPs can now tap into new markets and provide high-speed internet services to previously underserved areas,” said the announcement.

Sean Pearman, Technical Director at Pulse Fibre, said:

“We are excited to introduce this platform after years of development and consultation, to bridge the gap between service providers and network operators. We look forward to bringing the Pulse Fibre benefits to a wider audience. All of our ISPs will be able to provide day one connectivity to new homeowners and symmetrical speeds up to 10Gb.”

The challenge being that quite a few ISPs prefer the networks they’re harnessing to have a modest degree of coverage first, as well as attractive commercials, which is always a tougher sell for networks that are fairly new and more vertically integrated. But the network may benefit from its recent decision to join Fibre Cafe‘s connectivity aggregation platform (here).