{"id":22173,"date":"2020-05-05T11:45:22","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T10:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=22173"},"modified":"2020-05-06T12:19:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T11:19:48","slug":"virgin-media-to-supply-capacity-for-three-uks-new-5g-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/05\/virgin-media-to-supply-capacity-for-three-uks-new-5g-network.html","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Media to Supply Fibre Capacity for Three UK’s 5G Network"},"content":{"rendered":"

The business division of broadband ISP Virgin Media<\/a> (Liberty Global) has this morning confirmed that they’ve signed a new deal with mobile network operator Three UK<\/a>, which will see VMB’s fibre optic lines being harnessed to supply capacity (backhaul) to fuel over 3,000 of the mobile firm’s new ultrafast 5G<\/a> sites.<\/p>\n

At present Three UK<\/a> already has a number of fibre optic capacity deals to help fuel their network, such as with SSE Enterprise Telecoms (SSEET<\/a>), BT<\/a> (Openreach<\/a>) and – mostly recently – Cityfibre<\/a> (here<\/a>). All of this is helping to fuel their deployment of gigabit-capable 5G<\/a> mobile (mobile broadband) technology, which only started properly in February 2020 (here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Suffice to say that it makes perfect sense for Three UK<\/a> to sign a capacity deal with Virgin Media<\/a> too. The national cable giant has already got a similar arrangement in place with Vodafone<\/a>, although today’s announcement has taken on a new significance in light of the fact that both the parents of O2<\/a> and Virgin Media<\/a> have confirmed they’re discussing the possibility of a UK merger (here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Three UK’s deal with Virgin Media Business<\/a> seems to be focused on 5G<\/a> sites, although Cityfibre<\/a> informed us that they remain Three’s “preferred backhaul provider for its nationwide 5G rollout outside London<\/em>“. Sadly an official press release has not yet been issued, although both sides have confirmed the agreement and we’ve got a comment from VMB.<\/p>\n

Peter Kelly, MD of Virgin Media Business, told ISPreview.co.uk:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“We\u2019re building the high capacity fibre backbone that will link mobile phone masts and cell sites across the country and power the UK\u2019s 5G future.<\/p>\n

With a powerful network and skilled engineers already in place, our infrastructure will help mobile operators to roll out their 5G network at scale. Virgin Media Business is fast becoming the backhaul bastion for 5G rollout.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Similarly Three UK’s COO, Susan Buttsworth<\/strong>, said the deal would “help to meet the growing demand<\/em>” for data. Just to be clear, under this deal VMB will provide dark fibre backhaul services to many of Three UK’s existing and future 5G cell sites across the country. The agreement will also see them build “full fibre<\/em>” connections to urban hotspot locations as part of Three\u2019s programme to “densify its 5G network and enhance its 4G<\/a> service.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile any future merger between Virgin Media and O2<\/a> in the UK seems unlikely to have much of an initial impact on existing MVNO and backhaul fibre arrangements with third-parties (except for the merged parties of course – where big cost savings and convergence are expected), as to do so might raise regulatory concerns given the position of both operators in the market as key suppliers.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 6th May 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cityfibre<\/a> has been in contact to confirm that they remain Three’s preferred backhaul provider for the nationwide 5G rollout outside London.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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