AllPoints Fibre Signs Strategic UK Partnership with Daisy Communications

Broadband network operator AllPoints Fibre (APFN) has today signed a new “long-term” strategic partnership with UK business ISP Daisy Communications. The deal will see Daisy both take on APFN’s B2B customers and harness their new aquila wholesale platform to access and sell products via their national Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network.

Just to recap. Aquila now states that it’s available to 18 million+ UK homes and businesses, which is roughly in keeping with the respective network expansions of major partners at Openreach and CityFibre. In addition, this platform also includes APFN’s own-built FTTP via the recent consolidation of their three alternative networks – Giganet, Swish Fibre and Jurassic Fibre.

However, the new deal with Daisy goes much further than that, not least because it will also see Daisy acquire APFN’s B2B direct customer base, which was previously managed under the Giganet brand. “As part of the migration, both APFN and Daisy have confirmed that all customers will maintain the same level of service at the same in-contract price point,” said the announcement.

Jarlath Finnegan, Group CEO of AllPoints Fibre Networks, said:

“The Daisy deal represents another big milestone for APFN. Daisy now has access to the largest full fibre wholesale offering in the UK which will benefit the loyal customers who have supported us to date. I want to thank them, and we look forward to supporting them via Daisy in the years ahead.”

Dave McGinn, CEO of Daisy Communications, said:

“We’re delighted to have signed a deal with AFPN to bring the UK’s largest full fibre wholesale offering to our customers. We’re also pleased to welcome several customers into Daisy as part of our deal and we’re looking forward to working alongside them to keep Britain working.”

Customers impacted by the migration have already been informed, and the partnership goes live immediately.