CityFibre triples business Ethernet availability | Computer Weekly
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CityFibre has launched a multi-gig broadband product, allowing ISPs to offer businesses symmetrical speeds of 5.5Gbps. This announcement is paired with a tripling of the availability of its Ethernet services to over 260,000 UK businesses. The upgrade incorporates a dedicated business Ethernet platform, backed by Calix, enabling service guarantees. CityFibre's investment is supported by the ongoing rollout of its 10Gbps XGS-PON technology across its FTTP network and aims to provide competitive pricing, ensuring a more extensive service footprint for partners.
Just days after launching a wholesale multi-gig broadband product designed to enable internet service providers (ISPs) to offer business customers connectivity with symmetrical speeds of 5.5Gbps, CityFibre has announced that it has tripled the availability of its dedicated, enterprise-grade Ethernet services to serve more than 260,000 UK businesses.
CityFibre said that its investment in its Ethernet services has been underpinned by its nationwide 10Gbps XGS passive optical network (XGS-PON) technology upgrade being rolled out across its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) network.
[This] announcement is a reminder that CityFibre is more than just a broadband network. We're building a digital infrastructure platform that serves the needs of all sectors of the market.
The provider said that it was also committed to delivering 'the best economics', claiming that its Ethernet prices were up to 20% cheaper than its major competitors.
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