UK-based full fibre provider CityFibre has announced that to date it has secured wayleaves to connect more than one million premises owned by local authorities and housing associations. According to the operator, the wayleaves – agreements which provide installers with permission to undertake the physical connection of a network to premises – will ensure households will be able to upgrade their broadband to a full fibre service without requiring them to personally secure permission from their landlord.
CityFibre says it has worked closely with major housing associations including Places for People, Thirteen Group and Sheffield City Council to secure wayleaves for more than one million properties managed by these bodies. With these wayleaves secured in advance by CityFibre, it has suggested that people wanting to upgrade to a faster and more reliable full fibre network will be able to do so quickly and easily.
Commenting, Sanjay Sudra, Head of Wayleave Field Services at CityFibre said: ‘Working closely with forward thinking housing associations and local authorities, CityFibre is helping to ensure more people have fair and easy access to quality services, whether they own or rent their home. As we celebrate this landmark achievement, we appreciate there is more work to be done to help as many people as possible access to this next generation of connectivity.’