20 March 2024: CityFibre has now laid over a staggering 250km of full fibre internet beneath the streets of Rugby as part of its plan to future-proof the town’s digital connectivity. This progress from the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform means there is enough full fibre connecting the town’s homes to stretch double the length of the Oxford Canal.
Rugby is one of a growing number of locations in the UK to benefit from CityFibre’s nationwide full fibre rollout, which is deploying the best available digital infrastructure across the UK.
Large sections of the town have also been completed, including the Admirals, Cawston ward, Newbold, Hillmorton and Rugby Central, with Caldecott Park, Brownsover and Newton to follow shortly.
Bashir Ahmed, CityFibre’s Partnership Manager for Rugby, said: “This latest milestone is such a great achievement, 250km of full fibre laid beneath the town’s streets represents excellent progress in our rollout. With our network now live across many parts of Rugby, there’s an opportunity for more people to enjoy the benefits of full fibre connectivity. This state-of-the-art network will future-proof the town’s digital foundations for decades to come.”
Full fibre networks use 100% fibre optics to carry data at light speed all the way from the home to the point of connection. This gives users speeds of up to 2.5 Gbps for upload and download, near limitless bandwidth and reliable connectivity.
In Rugby, customers can already connect to the new network and benefit from full fibre-enabled broadband from a choice of providers, including UK launch partner, Vodafone on selected Vodafone Pro Broadband plans, TalkTalk, IDNet, Giganet and Zen. Other providers are expected to join the network soon.
People interested in upgrading their home’s digital connection to full fibre can find out more about the build, register their interest or find available providers at www.cityfibre.com/PR.
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About CityFibre:
CityFibre is the UK’s largest independent Full Fibre infrastructure platform, providing carrier-neutral digital infrastructure to its wholesale customers and enabling ultra-fast, reliable and futureproof broadband, ethernet and 5G services to serve homes and businesses as well as schools, hospitals and GPs surgeries.
CityFibre’s Full Fibre network rollout programme targets up to a third of the UK market; representing up to 8m homes, 800k businesses, 400k local authority sites and 250k 5G access points. CityFibre has already announced 285 cities, towns and villages that will receive a transformational digital upgrade as part of the nationwide rollout.
As the only 100% Full Fibre wholesale network in the UK, CityFibre is trusted by major Internet Service Providers and mobile operators including TalkTalk, Three, Vodafone and
Zen as well as a new generation of smaller regional ISPs dedicated to delivering Full Fibre Broadband.
CityFibre is based in London and is owned by funds managed by Antin Infrastructure Partners and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Mubadala Investment Company and Interogo Holding.
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