CityFibre Holdings has officially begun work to "stabilise and repair" the unfinished and 1Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Home ( FTTH ) broadband ISP network in Bournemouth, which it acquired from Fibrecity (i3 Group) during January 2011.


According to CityFibre, the longer term plan for Bournemouth is to start building out new infrastructure in January 2012 and CityFibre hopes to pass all homes in the town by mid-2013. The firm aims to prove their credentials in Bournemouth before expanding out to build subsequent FTTH networks in secondary towns and cities across the UK.

Meanwhile local residents are likely to have mixed feelings and will be hoping that the work is of a better quality than the previous attempt, which caused more than a few angry complaints over damaged pavements and general disruption. Many of their original customers have also switched over to rival providers, such as Virgin Media UK, after services were suspended earlier this year (here).