A project to bring a superfast broadband service to homes in Dundee has been boosted by the announcement of a multi-million-pound telecommunications deal.
The Fibrecity network project aims to bring a 100 Mbps service to homes and businesses in the city and infrastructure specialist i3 Group has signed a contract with Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe, which will support the delivery of its fibre optic network.
Under the agreement, Fujitsu will take responsibility for laying the infrastructure that will connect up to one million properties across the UK to the 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 homes.
Within two years, every home and business across the city is expected to have access to superfast connectivity including broadband capable of speeds of 100Mbps with boosts of up to 1 Gbps.
i3 Group chief executive Elfed Thomas said, “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.
“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.”
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 fast connectivity to homes and business.
The company announced in May it plans to develop networks in cities including Derby, Nottingham, Plymouth and York.
It is has also earmarked Aberdeen, Belfast and Birmingham as other possible locations.
For more information, visit www.fibrecity.eu