- Less friction and more speed for channel: The Ethernet integration went live on aquila in just six weeks
- Keeping it simple: APFN partners get Ethernet coverage alongside FTTP through a single ordering and management interface
- Extensive coverage: Backed by Sky Business Wholesale’s 100Gb-ready network spanning 2,800+ Ethernet-enabled exchanges across the UK
12 February, LONDON: AllPoints Fibre Networks (APFN) has partnered with Sky Business Wholesale to make national Ethernet services available through its aquila platform, giving channel partners a simpler way to deliver business connectivity across the UK.
The new partnership means APFN partners can now consume Sky Business Wholesale Ethernet directly through aquila, with no additional development, integrations, or operational overhead. Services appear alongside APFN’s existing business and consumer FTTP products, all managed through a single platform.
By delivering Ethernet through aquila, partners gain access to extended national reach combined with built-in automation, real-time service visibility, and straightforward commercials. Ordering, updates, fault management, and service insights all sit in one place, supported by API-driven workflows. For MSPs and resellers, this removes the burden of managing multiple contracts, systems, and integrations behind the scenes.
The addition marks another step in APFN’s vision to build a modern fibre marketplace, where leading networks and services are brought together on one platform to help the channel move faster, simplify operations, and compete more effectively.
Sky Business Wholesale Ethernet services available on aquila are delivered across the combined Openreach and ITS footprints, providing extensive coverage across major UK cities and key business locations. Sky’s 100Gb-ready network spans more than 2,800 Ethernet-enabled exchanges, with widespread 10Gb-capable services, giving partners a strong foundation for scalable, high-performance connectivity with fewer geographic limitations.
What stands out is the pace. APFN signed its agreement with Sky Business Wholesale in December and deployed new Ethernet services onto aquila by the end of January – just over six weeks, Christmas included.
That speed is intentional. Both organisations share a belief that the channel needs less friction, not more.
Nisreen El-Kaloush, Chief Commercial Officer at AllPoints Fibre Networks, said: “Our partners want reliable Ethernet services, national coverage, and a platform that doesn’t slow them down. Bringing Sky Business Wholesale onto aquila delivers all three in a simple way with no extra development needed. It gives partners more confidence when designing solutions and bidding for business, without adding complexity behind the scenes.”
Sam Weller, Head of Wholesale Services at Sky Business Wholesale, added: “This partnership is about enabling better outcomes for APFN’s partners. Sky’s network strength, combined with APFN’s orchestration through aquila, removes friction and helps customers scale confidently across the UK.”
More than just Ethernet
The partnership also creates space for what comes next. By bringing Sky Business Wholesale into aquila as part of a broader marketplace, APFN is opening the door to additional products, services, and value-add capabilities over time.
For partners, that means combining Ethernet, FTTP, and future services across multiple networks, building smarter propositions, bidding with greater confidence, and scaling without adding operational drag. aquila is designed to evolve alongside the channel, shaped by partner needs rather than imposed on them.
The addition strengthens aquila’s growing Ethernet and fibre portfolio. The platform already provides access to more than 20 million business and consumer FTTP premises through Openreach, CityFibre, and BT Wholesale. Adding Sky’s Ethernet network makes aquila an even more compelling route to market for partners delivering both broadband and business connectivity.
Sky Business Wholesale Ethernet is available to order now via APFN’s aquila platform. Find out more here: https://allpointsfibre.uk/aquila
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About APFN:
AllPoints Fibre Networks (APFN) is a UK wholesale connectivity provider building a modern route to market for business and broadband services. Through its aquila platform, APFN brings together multiple leading fibre and Ethernet networks into a single, easy-to-use marketplace for the channel.
Aquila gives partners access to national FTTP and Ethernet coverage through one platform, with automated ordering, real-time service visibility, API-driven workflows, and transparent commercials built in as standard. Designed to remove friction, aquila helps ISPs, MSPs, resellers, and wholesalers scale faster without the complexity of managing multiple networks, integrations, or contracts.
Backed by long-term investment and focused on simplicity, performance, and partner experience, AllPoints Fibre Networks is helping the channel compete, grow, and adapt as the UK connectivity market continues to evolve.
For more information, visit: allpointsfibre.uk
About Sky Business Wholesale:
Sky Business is the B2B division of Sky, one of Europe’s leading media and entertainment companies and part of Comcast Corporation.
We provide reliable connectivity solutions and unmissable live sport and entertainment to businesses of all sizes and sectors. As a trusted partner, Sky Business helps organisations stay connected, secure and ready for today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities.
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