UK-based CityFibre has confirmed its full fiber network now passes more than three million premises across the country, having previously announced surpassing the two million premises milestone back in September 2022. CityFibre CEO Greg Mesch said of the latest coverage achievement: ‘We have made phenomenal progress this year, matching our performance from last year, and we on track to deliver another million ready for service homes to customers this year.’ The executive added: ‘With an infrastructure project of this size, we have successfully adapted as the market has changed and will continue to fine-tune our rollout in order to meet our targets moving forward.’
Meanwhile, CityFibre noted in the press release regarding its latest coverage milestone that as its network continues to expand, it plans to launch the UK’s first wholesale 2.5Gbps symmetrical consumer broadband product. According to CityFibre, its 2.5Gbps product is being made available to ISP customers on a rolling basis, starting in the operator’s ‘most mature’ XGS-PON deployment areas. By the end of 2023 CityFibre says it expects to have deployed its XGS-PON equipment into over 90% of its fibre exchanges, with the new 2.5Gbps product becoming available to around 20% of its ready for service footprint.