{"id":25975,"date":"2021-03-12T07:18:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T07:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=25975"},"modified":"2022-01-19T12:06:34","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T12:06:34","slug":"cityfibre-name-279-uk-areas-for-4bn-gigabit-broadband-rollout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/cityfibre-name-279-uk-areas-for-4bn-gigabit-broadband-rollout.html","title":{"rendered":"Cityfibre Name 285 UK Areas for GBP4bn Gigabit Broadband Rollout UPDATE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alternative network builder CityFibre<\/a> has today confirmed the full list of 285 UK cities, towns and villages where they plan to deploy their new 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTHP) broadband platform, which will work alongside ISPs like Vodafone<\/a> and TalkTalk<\/a> to cover 8 million homes and businesses. Rural areas will also benefit.<\/p>\n

Just to recap. The operator’s deployment originally started in late 2018 (here<\/a>) – supported by substantial investment from the West Street Infrastructure Fund<\/strong> (Goldman Sachs) and Antin Infrastructure Fund<\/strong> – with a plan to spend \u00a32.5bn on deploying their 1Gbps FTTP<\/a> network to reach a “minimum<\/em>” of 1 million homes and businesses by the end of 2021 (c.\u00a3500m Phase One), then 5 million premises by the end of 2025 (c.20% of the current UK broadband market).<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> Cityfibre<\/a> is being supported by various ISPs, such as Vodafone<\/a> (Gigafast Broadband<\/a><\/strong>), TalkTalk<\/a>, Zen Internet<\/a>, Giganet and others, but they aren’t all live or available in every location yet. The operator usually aims to cover 85%+ of premises in each town or city they target.<\/div>\n

However, the project was expanded last year, which saw them raise their investment to \u00a34bn<\/strong> (here<\/a> and here<\/a>) in order to cover 8 million premises across 100+ cities and towns (c.30% of the UK), with the latter target being “substantially completed<\/em>” by the end of 2025 (the details of this will depend upon how they define “substantially<\/em>“). The work is expected to help create a total of 10,000 new jobs (mostly engineers).<\/p>\n

At the last update, in January 2021, we noted that some 66 of their planned locations had been assigned a contractor (i.e. work has started or will be starting soon) and 33 of those are already in active build, while FTTP<\/a> broadband services have gone live in 27 of them (rising to 60 by the end of 2021). The build has nearly completed for 650,000 premises<\/strong>, which puts them roughly on target for their first goal (1 million).<\/p>\n

The good news today is CF can now confirm the full list of locations that will benefit from their \u00a34bn rollout programme, which includes numerous cities and towns that haven’t been announced before; many or all of these flow from Phase Two of their Accelerated Tender Awards Programme<\/strong> (ATAP). On top of the 8 million homes, some 800,000 businesses, 400,000 public sector sites and 250,000 5G<\/a> access points will also be covered.<\/p>\n

Greg Mesch, CEO at CityFibre<\/a>, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Today\u2019s announcement is excellent news for consumers and even better news for Britain. We\u2019re delighted to welcome so many new towns, villages and communities to our Full Fibre rollout programme. By 2025, our world-class digital infrastructure will be within reach of nearly a third of the UK market, connecting homes, businesses, schools and hospitals, and supporting 5G<\/a> mobile networks. This is clear proof of the benefits of digital infrastructure competition.<\/p>\n

We have seen huge enthusiasm and early success from our ISP partners, both large and small. Together we\u2019re maximising the potential of a new infrastructure build programme to stimulate demand and drive take-up. Building the network is the first step. It\u2019s only through the use of this world-class Full Fibre infrastructure that we can derive the maximum benefit for our economic recovery and future success.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oliver Dowden, UK Digital Secretary, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Today\u2019s announcement shows how the government\u2019s pro-competition policies are speeding up the delivery of gigabit broadband and helping the telecoms market thrive.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re spending a record \u00a35 billion to level up homes and businesses across the UK with gigabit speeds. With CityFibre\u2019s multi-billion pound investment, we\u2019ll soon be bringing these lightning-fast connections to millions of people outside our major towns and cities.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

CityFibre’s ongoing project will eventually see them becoming the country’s first major large-scale infrastructure competitor to Openreach<\/a> (BT<\/a>) and Virgin Media<\/a>, which is good news for consumers, as well as any retail ISPs that may wish to break free from today’s otherwise still quite restrictive layer 1 (physical infrastructure) market. In short, more choice at both the wholesale and retail ends.<\/p>\n

Both Openreach<\/a> and Virgin Media<\/a> are of course working to expand their own gigabit-capable broadband networks, with the former targeting 20 million UK premises by around 2025-30 (predicted cost of \u00a312bn) and the latter pondering an expansion to 23 million premises (here<\/a>) – pending the outcome of their merger with mobile operator O2<\/a>. On top of that Virgin Media<\/a> may launch a competitive wholesale solution for ISPs later in 2021.<\/p>\n

However, all three operators will also face competition from a growing list of other alternative networks, such as Hyperoptic<\/a>, G.Network<\/a>, Jurassic Fibre, CommunityFibre<\/a> and many others that are building in some of the same urban areas, as well as a few rural locations (Summary of UK Full Fibre Builds<\/strong><\/a>). Suffice to say that the battle is only just getting started, and we predict plenty of consolidation further down the road (right now there’s still enough space for many of these players to grow, but over time that will change).<\/p>\n

We should add that CityFibre don’t intend to focus exclusively on urban areas. The operator has already done the odd rural deployment (here<\/a>) and they’ve expressed an interest in bidding on the Government’s new \u00a35bn UK Gigabit Broadband Programme<\/strong><\/a>, which aims to ensure that 1Gbps capable networks can reach at least 85% of the UK (currently 37%+) by the end of 2025 – before getting “as close to 100% as possible<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

The latest list of locations thus includes a fair number of smaller towns and rural or semi-rural villages (some of this will be supported by funding from gigabit voucher schemes). Admittedly, the list has also lost the odd location too, such as Stoke-on-Trent<\/strong> (here<\/a>), although the operator did inform us that they may return to those places at a later date.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, one of the things that we haven’t been able to see yet is how much take-up CityFibre has generated in the locations where they’ve been active for the longest. Most operators tend to like a take-up of c.20%+ to be viable (it’s best to measure this after 2-3 years from deployment as adoption is organic and gradual) and anything more is a bonus. So far the FTTP<\/a> expansions from both Virgin Media and Openreach<\/a> seem to be delivering on that.<\/p>\n

CityFibre’s 285 UK FTTP Rollout Locations
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Scotland<\/strong>
\nAberdeen (\u00a359m)
\nAlexandria
\nBarrhead
\nBishopton
\nCarnoustie
\nDumbarton
\nDundee (\u00a320m)
\nEdinburgh (\u00a3100m)
\nForfar
\nGlasgow (\u00a3?m)
\nInverness (\u00a320m)
\nLenzie
\nMonifieth
\nMoodiesburn
\nNeilston
\nRenfrewshire (\u00a340m) \u2013 Paisley, Renfrew and Johnstone
\nStepps
\nStirling (\u00a310m)<\/p>\n

North East<\/strong>
\nAshington
\nBedlington
\nBillingham
\nBlaydon on Tyne
\nChester-le-Street
\nConsett
\nDurham (incl. Durham, Gilesgate, Pity Me)
\nEasington
\nEast Murton
\nFerryhill
\nGateshead (\u00a342m)
\nHartlepool (incl. Hartlepool, Seaton Carew, Hart Station, High Throston, Rift House) – \u00a332m (Redcar & Hartlepool combined)
\nHetton-le-Hole
\nMiddlesbrough (\u00a342m)
\nMorpeth
\nNewsham
\nNewcastle-upon-Tyne (\u00a369m) \u2013 c.103,000 premises
\nNorth Tyneside (\u00a350m)
\nPerkinsville
\nPeterlee
\nPrudhoe
\nRedcar & Cleveland (incl. Brotton, Eston, Grangetown, Lazenby, Loftus, North Skelton, Redcar, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Skelton, Skelton Green, Southbank, Teesville, Marske-by-the-Sea, Carlin How) – \u00a332m (Redcar & Hartlepool combined)
\nRyton
\nSeaham
\nSeaton Delaval
\nSeghill
\nSouth Tyneside
\nStanley
\nStockton-on-Tees (incl. Stockton-on-Tees, Thornaby, Norton, Newtown, East Hartburn, Preston Farm)
\nSunniside
\nSunderland (\u00a362m)
\nWhickham<\/p>\n

North West<\/strong>
\nAshton in Makerfield
\nAspull Moor
\nBank Hey
\nBlackburn (incl. Beardwood, Blackburn Town Centre, Higher Croft)
\nBlackpool (\u00a360m)
\nBolton (\u00a337m)
\nBurtonwood
\nChester
\nClitheroe
\nCoppull
\nDarwen
\nEarlestown
\nGolborne
\nHaydock
\nHollins Green
\nKirkby
\nMaghull
\nOrmskirk
\nPlatt Bridge
\nPreston (\u00a330m)
\nRainford
\nRainhill Stoops
\nRochdale (incl. Littleborough, Milnrow, Rochdale)
\nShevington
\nShevington Vale
\nSkelmersdale
\nSt Helens (incl. Marshalls Cross, Prescot, St Helens)
\nStandish
\nWarrington (incl. Great Sankey, Latchford, Padgate, Warrington)
\nWesthoughton
\nWhiston Lane Ends
\nWidnes
\nWigan (incl. Hindley, Pemberton, Springfield, Wigan)<\/p>\n

Yorkshire and The Humber<\/strong>
\nAston
\nBarnby Dun
\nBarnsley (\u00a332m)
\nBentley
\nBradford (\u00a375m)
\nBranton
\nBrierley
\nCarcroft
\nCatcliffe
\nChapeltown
\nConisbrough
\nDewsbury & Batley (\u00a340m) – 61,000 & 6,000 premises respectively by end of 2022
\nDinnington
\nDoncaster (\u00a325m)
\nGoldthorpe
\nGreat Houghton
\nHalifax (\u00a323m)
\nHarrogate (\u00a346m combined for Harrogate, Knaresborough and Ripon)
\nHatfield
\nHoyland
\nHuddersfield (\u00a330m)
\nKillamarsh
\nKnaresborough (\u00a346m combined for Harrogate, Knaresborough and Ripon)
\nLeeds (\u00a3120m)
\nMaltby
\nNew Edlington
\nOughtbridge
\nRipon (\u00a346m combined for Harrogate, Knaresborough and Ripon)
\nRossington
\nRotherham (\u00a329m)
\nSheffield (\u00a3115m)
\nStocksbridge
\nThorne
\nThorpe Hesley
\nThurnscoe
\nTreeton
\nWales
\nWath upon Dearne
\nWoodlands
\nYork<\/p>\n

East Midlands<\/strong>
\nAnstey
\nAtherstone
\nBarton Seagrave
\nBingham
\nBracebridge Heath
\nBreaston
\nBrixworth
\nBurton Latimer
\nCalverton
\nCarlton in Lindrick
\nChesterfield
\nCoalville
\nCosby
\nCotgrave
\nCountesthorpe
\nDerby (\u00a345m)
\nDronfield
\nEarl Shilton
\nEarls Barton
\nEckington
\nGreat Glen
\nGroby
\nHarworth
\nHinckley
\nKettering
\nKeyworth
\nLeicester (\u00a380m)
\nLeicester Forest East
\nLincoln (incl. Birchwood, Lincoln, North Hykeham) \u00a321m
\nLoughborough
\nMarket Harborough
\nMelton Mowbray
\nMilton Keynes (\u00a340m)
\nNarborough
\nNewark on Trent
\nNorthampton (\u00a340m)
\nNottingham (\u00a3117m)
\nNuneaton
\nQueniborough
\nRadcliffe on Trent
\nRatby
\nRoade
\nRothley
\nRothwell
\nRushden
\nShepshed
\nSileby
\nSkellingthorpe
\nStaveley
\nTollerton
\nWashingborough
\nWellingborough
\nWhetstone
\nWorksop<\/p>\n

West Midlands<\/strong>
\nBalsall Common
\nBedworth
\nBentley Heath
\nBinley Woods
\nCoventry (\u00a360m + \u00a312.5m extension)
\nDickens Heath
\nKenilworth
\nLeamington Spa
\nRugby
\nSolihull (\u00a320m)
\nWarwick
\nWolverhampton (\u00a350m)
\nWorcester (\u00a325m \u2013 \u00a335m)<\/p>\n

East of England<\/strong>
\nBeccles
\nBillericay
\nBramford
\nBury St Edmunds (\u00a38m)
\nCambridge (\u00a320m) \u2013 c.60,000 premises
\nCanvey
\nClaydon
\nEye
\nFelixstowe
\nGlinton
\nGreat Wakering
\nGreat Yarmouth
\nHethersett
\nHorsford
\nHullbridge
\nIpswich (\u00a330m)
\nKessingland
\nLowestoft (\u00a314m)
\nLuton (incl. Dunstable, Houghton Regis, Luton)
\nMarch (\u00a35m)
\nNorth Walsham
\nNorwich (\u00a350m) c.100,000 premises
\nPeterborough (\u00a330m)
\nPoringland
\nQueens Hills
\nRayleigh
\nRochford
\nSouthend (\u00a335m) – c.100,000 premises
\nSpixworth
\nStanford-leHope
\nWhittlesey
\nWoodbridge
\nWymondham
\nYaxley<\/p>\n

South East<\/strong>
\nAdur and Worthing (\u00a325m)
\nBognor Regis
\nBracknell (\u00a320m)
\nBrighton & Hove (\u00a380m)
\nBurghfield Common
\nCharvil
\nChatham, Gillingham (part of the \u00a340m Medway build)
\nChichester
\nChristchurch (\u00a330m – part of the deployment with Poole)
\nColnbrook
\nCookham Rise
\nCrawley
\nDatchet
\nDorking
\nEast Grinstead
\nEastbourne
\nEmsworth
\nEton Wick
\nHalling
\nHavant
\nHayling
\nHigh Wycombe (incl. Bourne End, Hazlemere, High Wycombe, Holmer Green, Tylers Green, Widmer End, Wooburn Green)
\nHoo St. Werburgh
\nHorley
\nHorsham
\nLarkfield
\nLittlehampton
\nMaidenhead (\u00a314m)
\nMaidstone
\nMinster
\nPangbourne
\nPortsmouth (\u00a332m – 87,000 premises)
\nReading (\u00a358m)
\nRedhill
\nRochester
\nSheerness
\nSittingbourne
\nSlough (\u00a324m)
\nSnodland
\nSpencers Wood
\nSteyning
\nSunnymeads
\nTangmere
\nTwyford
\nWindsor & Eton
\nWokingham<\/p>\n

South West<\/strong>
\nBath (\u00a325m)
\nBournemouth (\u00a338m)
\nBrockworth
\nCheltenham
\nFerndown
\nGloucester (\u00a331m)
\nInnsworth
\nLongford
\nPlymouth (\u00a352m)
\nPlymstock
\nPoole (\u00a330m – part of the deployment with Christchurch)
\nSaltash
\nSwindon (\u00a340m)
\nTavistock
\nWeston-super-Mare (\u00a322m)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

UPDATE 7:40am<\/strong><\/p>\n

While updating the rollout list we noticed that several locations were missing from Cityfibre’s rollout page<\/a>, including a couple that have only been recently begun deployment. We are certain these are errors since they do appear on the official list we were sent this morning (i.e. Cityfibre’s website has simply missed them off the North East list by accident). I’ve added them in above, but for reference they are below:<\/p>\n

Middlesbrough
\nNorth Tyneside
\nSunderland
\nNewcastle-upon-Tyne
\nSouth Tyneside
\nGateshead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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