Neos Networks has expanded its long-standing partnership with CityFibre to increase the availability of CityFibre’s national high-capacity Ethernet network by 50 percent on Neos Networks’ LIVEQUOTE platform, offering more competitive connectivity options for UK businesses.
Thu, 12/06/2025 - 09:44
CityFibre partners can now address over 260,000 UK businesses with ethernet services as the provider triples its footprint and doubles down on the business market.
The increase expands the total number of businesses available to partners from 80,000 and increases the density of serviceable businesses within its network footprint.
Andy Nash, Director, Business, Government and Mobile, CityFibre, told Comms Dealer: “The business market is a significant part of CityFibre’s success and has always punched above its weight in sense of revenue contribution, even with a smaller footprint.
"That is testament to our channel partner’s commitment to working with us and we know the single biggest advantage that we can provide them with is scale. This has been reflected in the last five years with the increase in our consumer footprint but we are now investing heavily to ensure that where we do roll out infrastructure, we connect all of the businesses that are available across that footprint.”
CityFibre’s expansion is underpinned by its nationwide 10Gb XGS-PON technology upgrade, being rolled out across its FTTP network. The rollout incorporates Business Ethernet platform, designed to bring CityFibre’s full FTTP network online for its Business ISPs.
Nash shared that CityFibre aims to address 800,000 business premises in total. “We are in the trajectory for that target,” he said. “We have opportunities to scale our business footprint through organic infill by winning central government and BDUK contracts as well as adding an inorganic contribution through mergers and acquisitions.”
In the past year, CityFibre has worked with its partners to speed-up the installation of new business Ethernet connections by up to 40%.
CityFibre seeks to drive market appetite by taking more of a partnership approach than would be seen on the consumer side, to ensure end-customers get connected. He said: “Our priority is to ensure that all our partners are underpinned with bespoke marketing campaigns and strategies that really commercialise the new footprint. From this base we will begin to innovate around the platform.”
To aid this, CityFibre has created a specialised business unit around its non-consumer verticals; business, government and mobile. Nash added: “These verticals require a special attention as the propositions and the solutioning is very different to what we do in the consumer space.
“Developing that organisational rap around a discrete business unit is a key focus for us going forward.”