The move is intended to lower the cost of fibre network build out for the purposes of delivering commercial broadband and mobile backhaul services

The company made the announcement a year after launching its Fibre First initiative in the UK

Openreach is keen to explore strategies for promoting FTTH and FTTC services throughout the UK

While Ofcom’s focus on securing duct and pole access for the UK’s MNOs has been well received, Vodafone says that the UK regulator must do more to secure access to Openreach’s fibre network for mobile backhaul operations

The deal will provide compensation for customers who are left without broadband services for an extended period

Openreach has committed to providing 10 million FTTH connections across the UK, providing economic conditions are right

Connectivity boost for the West Midlands as Coventry joins Birmingham as a member of Openreach’s Fibre First programme

The new deal will give Sky’s customers access to a range of ultrafast services

Openreach says that it now has a “fibre first” mentality to every network decision, but that obtaining near 100% superfast connectivity is still a major priority

Openreach has launched a series of deals aimed at prompting its existing CSP customers to upgrade users to superfast and ultrafast services

Openreach’s Fibre First programme will be an integral part of the UK’s move towards becoming a gigabit society

Openreach names partners for its Fibre First campaign to roll out full fibre networks in the UK