FTTP who to buy it from - Recommendations please

[SnoopZ]

I think I'll end up ordering openreach but I really want cityfibre which is still showing as planned. I need a short contract I think but that's still 18 months.

[thenry]

CityFibre say my location is...

It looks like you live on a private road.

You may need to gain permission before we can connect your property to our full fibre network. Find out more below.

Huh I thought there were only two types of connectivity for hard wired connections, openreach and cable. Is CityFibre a totally different infrastructure?

[pip08456]

Sounds like they think they need wayleave from the property or freehold owner. That would apply to any ISP

Originally Posted by thenry

Huh I thought there were only two types of connectivity for hard wired connections, openreach and cable.

It would be more accurate to say Cable or FTTP, Openreach is just one FTTP provider.

[thenry]

Openreach own the infrastructure, Sky and others use the network. How are CityFibre creating their own network infrastructure?

[SnoopZ]

Originally Posted by SnoopZ

I think I'll end up ordering openreach but I really want cityfibre which is still showing as planned. I need a short contract I think but that's still 18 months.

Openreach is an fttp provider with their own cables and equipment that different companies can use, Cityfibre is the same as openreach but can offer greater speeds and maybe cheaper.

[thenry]

Openreach don't sell broadband. They just own the network right?

Do CityFibre own the lines they lay? Leasing back to openreach?

Originally Posted by thenry

How are CityFibre creating their own network infrastructure?

How ? By installing their own network and fibres.

Openreach are not the only ones installing FTTP networks, but they are the biggest.