- nexfibre will be delivering its network to more than 15,000 premises across High Wycombe and Marlow, which will provide access to Virgin Media O2’s services.
- Once the build is complete, local people and businesses in High Wycombe and Marlow will be able to access full-fibre broadband with top speeds of 2Gbps.
[27th June 2024] nexfibre, the next-generation fibre operator, has today announced it will be connecting 15,000 premises in High Wycombe and Marlow to its full-fibre network, in partnership with its build partner and anchor tenant, Virgin Media O2.
The investment in High Wycombe and Marlow demonstrates the progress nexfibre continues to make in deploying its next-generation full-fibre network to communities across the UK. The company recently announced it has reached 1 million premises, part of its overall goal of reaching 5 million premises by 2026.
nexfibre’s full-fibre broadband is powered by the latest XGS-PON technology, capable of symmetrical speeds of up to 10 Gbps. More customers than ever in High Wycombe and Marlow will be able to access high-speed broadband and TV Stream services via Virgin Media O2.
Rajiv Datta, CEO of nexfibre, said:
“We are committed to delivering high quality full-fibre connectivity to communities and business across the UK, including here in High Wycombe and Marlow. By boosting access to broadband, we are enabling access to the tools needed to participate and thrive in a modern, digital society and stoking growth in the local economy.”
Julie Agnew, Managing Director of Fixed Network Expansion at Virgin Media O2 said:
“More than 15,000 homes and businesses in High Wycombe and Marlow will soon be able to feel the benefit of Virgin Media’s services – with packages that include everything from next generation gigabit broadband to easy-to-use TV streaming and entertainment services.
“These ultra-reliable full fibre to the home broadband connections come with speeds up to 10 times faster than local average – providing local people with total peace of mind that whatever they’re doing online, their connection won’t slow them down.”
nexfibre is a critical enabler of the government’s ambitions to close the digital divide and deliver a nationwide ultrafast broadband rollout by 2030. As a wholesale-only provider, it is committed to build and maintain a quality full-fibre infrastructure platform. This enables them to deliver more choice, more competition and provide people, communities and organisations with quality connectivity.
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Notes to Editors
- The latest quarterly update of the nationwide rollout plan can be found here.
- nexfibre continually reviews and adapts plans to ensure build is optimised and addresses areas previously underserved, across the UK.
- nexfibre is a joint venture between InfraVia Capital Partners, Liberty Global and Telefónica and is financed with £4.5 billion of equity and debt investment. It will initially roll out fibre to 5 million premises by 2026, with the opportunity to expand to an additional 2 million premises.
- nexfibre’s investment will provide a major boost to the UK’s digital economy and make a significant contribution to the Government’s gigabit broadband ambitions.
- Virgin Media O2 is nexfibre’s anchor wholesale tenant.
- nexfibre intends to make its network available to other internet service providers. Additionally, nexfibre and Virgin Media O2 together intend to wholesale their networks to other internet service providers creating a national-scale operator, boosting choice and competition in the market.
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