AllPoints Fibre Networks Launch UK Multi-Gig FTTP Broadband via CityFibre
AllPoints Fibre Networks (APFN), which is a Fern Trading backed wholesale platform (aquila) that aggregates connectivity from several different UK full fibre networks for UK retail providers to sell, has today announced that their partner ISPs and managed service providers (MSPs) can access CityFibre’s 1.7Gbps and 2.3Gbps speed FTTP broadband products.
CityFibre’s national full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network is currently available to around 4.7 million UK premises (4.5m RFS), although sadly APFN don’t appear to be supporting their top 5.5Gbps tier, yet. But today’s move does still mean that ISPs using APFN’s network can now sell broadband packages at the 1.7Gbps and 2.3Gbps levels to their consumers and business customers.
The announcement follows only a few weeks after APFN signed a new partnership with Sky’s business broadband and wholesale division – Sky Business Wholesale – to make their Ethernet services available through APFN’s aquila platform (here).
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Nisreen El-Kaloush, Chief Commercial Officer at APFN, said:
“Choice and performance are becoming critical for service providers as the demand for higher bandwidth grows. Our latest release, built on our partnership with CityFibre, gives aquila partners instant access to Multi-Gig FTTP speeds with no additional integrations or operational overhead.
It’s exactly what aquila is designed to do, bringing together the best networks in the market and making them simple to consume. Partners get more choice, faster speeds and a clear way to grow their services without adding complexity to their operations.”
George Wareing, Chief Commercial Officer at CityFibre, said:
“CityFibre’s 10Gb XGS-PON full fibre network gives our partners the ability to deliver gigabit capable speeds, with market-leading service performance. Our digital infrastructure is unlocking growth and innovation for small and medium sized business and, by partnering with APFN, we’re bringing more choice and value to partners and businesses across the UK.”
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How about they launch multigig fibre or indeed any other kind of service on their own network. 9 months since they told us they had completed integration of their networks & they still aren’t making it available to retail customers. It is really that much of a mess? What an absolute joke.
I wonder what financial advisors who have or are selling the Octopus Inheritance Tax Service are communicating to their customers….. Due diligence and all that.
I reckon they plan to sell their “owned” networks to CityFibre. If they don’t want to use the network themselves then it seems silly not to sell.
Well they need to do something. They’ve spent £100s of millions and it’s sitting there useless. It would have been better had they not come at all, F&W/Hey! Broadband built the streets around us but skipped us which they may have not done if Swish/APFN hadn’t been there & they do seem to be getting reasonable amounts of take up.