ISP Baltic Broadband Look to Expand UK Business Full Fibre Network
Business ISP Baltic Broadband, which has long offered a mix of fixed wireless and full fibre broadband network connectivity to firms in the Liverpool area, has hinted at a possible expansion of their 100Gbps capable network to reach 2,000 more business premises located in offices, and business estates over the next 12-months or so.
In order to do this, the operator is first seeking Code Powers from Ofcom, which are typically pursued to help speed-up deployments of new fibre optic networks and cut costs, not least by reducing the number of licences needed for street works. The powers can also help with supporting access to run new fibre via Openreach’s (BT) existing cable ducts and poles (PIA) – something Baltic do plan to harness.
The application doesn’t reveal much, but it does that the provider has already reached “approximately 50 premises currently” and has further plans to reach “2,000 more premises in the first twelve months“, if granted Code Powers. The application does talk a bit about rural and residential connectivity, but Baltic doesn’t shy away from the fact that their main focus is still on business lines.
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Extract from the Code Powers Application
The Applicant is seeking Code powers to deliver electronic communications services to both rural and urban areas, providing communities with internet protocol virtual networking using internet protocol multiprotocol label switching and wireless internet.
The Applicant has outlined that its primary focus is to provide 100 Mbps to 100 Gbps speeds to business customers located in offices, and business estates (for example multi-tenanted office buildings).
The Applicant notes that antennas and masts would be deployed in key locations to provide a resilient and diverse route, either as an alternative to or in conjunction with fibre. These antennas and masts would form the core components of the proposed network.
The Applicant’s operates data centres and core network sites across cities and towns throughout the United Kingdom, initially including; Liverpool, Manchester and London with plans to expand further over time.
Hopefully more details will emerge in the future. Ofcom rarely rejects such applications.
Mark is a professional technology writer, IT consultant and computer engineer from Dorset (England), he also founded ISPreview in 1999 and enjoys analysing the latest telecoms and broadband developments. Find me on X (Twitter), Mastodon, Facebook, BlueSky, Threads.net and Linkedin.
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