Hull’s Pure Broadband signs superfast-internet contract with CityFibre

Hull-based broadband ISP Pure Broadband has signed a new contract to team up with CityFibre, a leading designer, builder, owner, and operator of fibre optic infrastructure in UK towns and cities.

Under the new £500k deal, CityFire will replace Pure Broadband’s existing wireless backhaul solution and connect to 12 hub sites in a ring around Hull.

As a result of this joint venture, thousands of businesses and homes using Pure Broadband’s services will get an increase in internet speeds and network efficiency.

Furthermore, Pure Broadband will also able to significantly expand its current capacity and become an established alternative provider of broadband to Hull’s 200,000 business and residential internet users.

The contract is the latest step in CityFibre’s commercialisation of its Hull fibre network project. The Company began a 62km fibre rollout, based on its ‘Well Planned City’ design in late 2014 to deliver backhaul connectivity to mobile operators EE and Three UK, completing all city centre routes before Christmas.

The network has been designed to accommodate current and future capacity requirements from the business community, public sector, mobile operators and datacentre providers.

John Pulley, head of city sales at CityFibre, said: “We’re very excited by the opportunity of working with Purebroadband in Hull to enhance both the quality of service, affordability and accessibility of next generation connectivity solutions in the community. We are seeing increasing interest from Service Providers to accessing businesses and consumers in Hull. CityFibre now provides a long overdue and credible infrastructure alternative in the local market, increasing competition and driving better services for all customers.”

Joe Tandey, operations director at Pure Broadband, added: “More and more residents and businesses are looking for an alternative to Hull’s incumbent operator, and our services are a perfect high-speed option. By upgrading our backbone with dark fibre from CityFibre, we will be able to offer an even better broadband service to our existing customers as well as accelerating our customer acquisition programme in Hull.”

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