- Sky and CityFibre have agreed a long-term partnership that will see Sky launch broadband services on the CityFibre network.
- CityFibre has a footprint of 3.8 million today and is committed to expand its network to at least 8 million premises over the coming years.
- Work is underway to ensure Sky’s Full Fibre Broadband will be available to people on the CityFibre network in 2025.
20 Aug 2024, London: CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, has today announced a long-term partnership with Sky, one of the biggest broadband providers in the UK. The new agreement will see Sky offering its award-winning broadband to people on CityFibre’s nationwide full fibre network.
Sky’s Full Fibre Broadband is expected to be available on CityFibre’s full fibre network from next year. Longer term, this will include over 1.3 million homes in hard-to-reach areas through CityFibre’s extensive participation in the Government’s Project Gigabit Programme1.
CityFibre is committed to accelerating the upgrade of its entire network to 10Gbps XGS-PON, supporting the introduction of an expanded symmetrical multi-gigabit product portfolio for its ISP partners.
Amber Pine, Managing Director of Connectivity, said: “Sky’s new partnership with CityFibre will mean we can provide fast, reliable and great value broadband to more homes across the UK. This will mean we are able to reach even more people with full fibre, which is essential for the modern home.”
Greg Mesch, CEO at CityFibre said: “This partnership with Sky is a huge vote of confidence in our business and has cemented CityFibre’s position as the UK’s third digital infrastructure platform. With demand for digital connectivity continuing to grow, CityFibre’s network can provide the quality and reliability that people need and the infrastructure competition the UK deserves.”
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Notes to Editors:
- Project Gigabit contracts underpin CityFibre’s rollout to over 1.3m subsidised and commercial premises and will see CityFibre become the principal provider of fibre infrastructure in these areas.
Contact: Emma Hutchinson, Head of External Communications, CityFibre
Email: emma.hutchinson@cityfibre.com
Phone: 07766 881041
Contact: Evan Balfour/ Hamish Docherty
Email: cityfibre@webershandwick.com
Contact: Stuart Mawhinney, Head of Corporate Communications / Poppy James, Head of Communications, Sky
Email: stuart.mawhinney@sky.uk / poppy.james@sky.uk
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, Interogo Holding and Newlight Partners.
About Sky:
Sky is one of Europe’s leading media and entertainment companies and is part of Comcast Corporation, a global media and technology company that connects people to moments and experiences that matter. At Sky we Believe in Better. It’s in our DNA.
We’re famous for innovation. We offer the world’s smartest TV, Sky Glass; our plug and play streaming puck, Sky Stream; the best aggregation platform, Sky Q: the best aggregation platform, and streaming services NOW and WOW. Our award-winning mobile and broadband services provide fast, secure and reliable connectivity people can count on. We’re keeping millions of customers connected to more of what they love through best-in-class technology, a seamless experience and outstanding customer service. And through Sky Protect, we’re revolutionising smart home protection.
We’re Europe’s premium content producer. We create award-winning original content, produce the biggest live sporting events, and we provide free access to news and the arts. Our new state-of-the-art film and TV studio Sky Studios Elstree is projected to attract £3 billion of new production investment to the UK in its first five years and create up to 2,000 jobs.
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