Fujitsu to support i3 Group with delivery of UK’s largest FTTH initiative
Monday, 26 July 2010
Milestone to support connection of one million homes to
Fibrecity network within four years
Fibre optic infrastructure specialist i3 Group has signed a
multi-million pound contract that will see Fujitsu
Telecommunications Europe Ltd support the company with the delivery
of its Fibrecity network, the UK's largest ever fibre to the home
(FTTH) initiative.
Under the agreement announced today, Fujitsu will take
responsibility for laying the infrastructure that will connect up
to one million UK properties to the superfast Fibrecity network
within the next four years.
Fujitsu's first involvement will come this month when it begins
to roll-out the fibre optic network to Dundee's 68,000 homes
Within two years every home and business across the city will
have access to superfast connectivity including broadband capable
of speeds of 100Mbps with boosts of up to 1Gbps.
"Our Fibrecity network is the UK's largest fibre to the home
initiative and we're delighted to have signed Fujitsu to support us
with the roll out of our technology," said i3 Group's CEO, Elfed
Thomas.
"Fujitsu brings considerable depth of resources and experience
and this is a significant milestone towards our aim of rolling out
true fibre to the home to over one million properties within four
years."
Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe's CEO Andy Stevenson said: "We
are excited to have become a key partner for this revolutionary
fibre network.
i3 Group has pioneered the use of existing infrastructure
including sewers to lower the cost and accelerate the build of
fibre networks and we look forward to adding value through our
experience of developing advanced next generation networks."
In May, Fibrecity Holdings, which is already enabling homes in
Bournemouth to benefit from superfast connectivity services
delivered via a unique open access gateway, announced that it also
plans to develop networks in Derby, Halton, Nottingham, Plymouth
and York.
Further cities under consideration for networks include
Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol and Ipswich.
The i3 Group has pioneered the use of new technologies including
existing ducts in the water networks to build low cost fibre optic
infrastructures that bring super fast connectivity to homes and
business. Known as the FS System, this and other innovative methods
enable the i3 Group to lay fibre optic cables quicker and more
cost-effectively than traditional civil works.
For further information please contact:
Pippa Davies
Insight Marketing
T: +44 (0)151 244 5466
E: h2o@insightmkt.com
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