THE project to supply York with ultra-fast broadband services has moved forward with the appointment of a network build partner.

CityFibre Infrastructure Holdings Plc, which specialises in the design, build, and operation of fibre optic infrastructure in UK towns and cities, has announce that Fujitsu has been chosen as the build partner for the first phase of deployment of a city-wide network in York.

The announcement comes after CityFibre teamed up with Sky and TalkTalk earlier this year to create a new company which will build a pure fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) network supplying broadband speeds of 1 Gigabit (1,000 Mbps) direct to tens of thousands of homes and businesses in York.

CityFibre says it chose Fujitsu for its in-depth knowledge and experience of delivering networks for Tier 1 Operators in the UK and abroad, as well as its ability to build networks at scale.

The firm says the York network planning is well advanced and the first technology and construction activities aimed at optimising deployment speed, cost and quality are due to start in late October.

Fujitsu will undertake all of the build activities including detailed network planning, civil and network construction, testing and interconnection of the FTTP network.