21st Feb 2018 07:00
For immediate release | 21 February 2018 |
CITYFIBRE INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS PLC
('CityFibre' or the 'Group' or the 'Company')
Aberdeen named as next FTTP city roll-out
CityFibre to invest at least £40 million in full fibre infrastructure for the Granite City
in partnership with Vodafone
CityFibre (AIM: CITY), a leading designer, builder, owner, and operator of fibre optic infrastructure in UK towns and cities, is pleased to announce Aberdeen as the next roll-out city under its Fibre-to-the-Premises ('FTTP') partnership with Vodafone.
Aberdeen is the second UK location to be announced as part of the strategic partnership between Vodafone and CityFibre, unveiled in November 2017. The partnership focuses on extending CityFibre's existing core network infrastructure to deliver FTTP to 12 cities, reaching one million homes across the UK by 2021.
Aberdeen was chosen as the first FTTP city in Scotland because of the city's emergent tech sector, the council's forward-looking commitment to 'smart city' initiatives, and the strength of its support for the project.
Aberdeen will become Scotland's first city in which nearly every home and business will have access to gigabit-speed broadband. It will also help the Scottish Government achieve its 'Reaching 100%' ambition of making Scotland one of the best-connected places in Europe, unlocking its full potential in a digital world.
CityFibre will invest at least £40 million in the city-wide roll-out, with construction of the new FTTP network to commence in July this year. Customers in Aberdeen will be able to pre-register for the Vodafone full fibre service from today at www.vodafone.co.uk/broadband/ultrafast, with the first live services expected by early 2019.
Greg Mesch, Chief Executive of CityFibre, commented:
"Our commitment to Aberdeen is further evidence of the action CityFibre is taking to deliver Britain's full fibre future. Our existing network in Aberdeen provides us with an eighteen-month head-start on a full fibre roll-out to nearly every home and business in the city. With similar FTTP backbone networks already built in over 40 UK towns and cities, our contribution to national full fibre coverage is well underway. We are getting on with the job of building Gigabit Britain - at full speed."
For further information, please contact:
CityFibre Infrastructure Holdings plc | www.cityfibre.com |
Greg Mesch, Chief Executive Officer | Tel: 020 3510 0602 |
Terry Hart, Chief Financial Officer |
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James Enck, Investor Relations | Tel: 0333 150 6283 |
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finnCap (Nomad and Joint Broker) | www.finncap.com |
Stuart Andrews / Christopher Raggett (Corporate Finance) | Tel: 020 7220 0500 |
Simon Johnson (Corporate Broking) |
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Liberum (Joint Broker) | www.liberum.com |
Steve Pearce / Richard Bootle | Tel: 020 3100 2000 |
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Vigo Communications | www.vigocomms.com |
Jeremy Garcia / Fiona Henson | Tel: 020 7830 9700 |
About CityFibre:
CityFibre is the UK's leading alternative provider of wholesale full-fibre network infrastructure. With dense duct and fibre footprints in over 40 cities throughout the UK, it provides a portfolio of active and dark fibre services to its customers which include service integrators, enterprise and consumer service providers, local authorities and mobile operators. CityFibre has begun a roll-out of Fibre-to-the-Premises in a strategic partnership with Vodafone, targeting 5 million homes and businesses by 2025. CityFibre is based in London, United Kingdom, and its shares trade on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM: CITY). www.cityfibre.com
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