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The provider also onboarded 12,000 new student beds this year, meaning they now serve a total of over 250,000 students with internet connectivity. Glide also added 7,000 new business units to their coverage and invested over \u00a320.9m into their network (up from \u00a319.6m in the previous year).<\/p>\n<p>The provider added that their &#8220;<em>Fibre Cities<\/em>&#8221; programme now connects 250 MDU locations (large residential buildings) and have deployed an addition 150km of fibre assets, mostly via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/openreach\" target=\"_blank\">Openreach<\/a>&#8217;s PIA product (existing cable ducts and poles) &#8211; now totalling 2,450km.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Tim Pilcher, CEO of Glide, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis refinancing is a significant milestone for Glide as we position ourselves for future growth. The strong interest from the banking community, resulting in an oversubscribed facility, reflects their confidence in our strategy and growth plans. We appreciate the support of Evercore, Addleshaw Goddard, PwC, and our new and existing lenders, who have helped us secure terms that will enable us to continue delivering excellence for our customers.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business, student and residential ISP Glide Group, which has been busy expanding their full fibre broadband network across more of the UK (leased lines and FTTP etc.), recently announced the successful completion of a refinancing of its existing debt arrangements. 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