INDUSTRY news Sky And CityFibre Announce New Partnership n Sky and CityFibre have agreed a long-term partnership that will see Sky launch broadband services on the CityFibre network. fibre network from next year. Longer term, this will include over 1.3 million homes in hard-to-reach areas through CityFibre’s extensive participation in the Government’s Project Gigabit Programme. demand for digital connectivity continuing to grow, CityFibre’s network can provide the quality and reliability that people need and the infrastructure competition the UK deserves.”
n CityFibre has a footprint of 3.8 million today and is committed to expand its network to at least 8 million premises over the coming years. n Work is underway to ensure Sky’s Full Fibre Broadband will be available to people on the CityFibre network in 2025. CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, have announced a long-term partnership with Sky, one of the biggest broadband providers in the UK. The new agreement will see Sky offering its award-winning broadband to people on CityFibre’s nationwide full fibre network.
CityFibre is committed to accelerating the upgrade of its entire network to 10Gbps XGS-PON, supporting the introduction of an expanded symmetrical multi-gigabit product portfolio for its ISP partners. Amber Pine, Managing Director of Connectivity, said: “Sky’s new partnership with CityFibre will mean we can provide fast, reliable and great value broadband to more homes across the UK. This will mean we are able to reach even more people with full fibre, which is essential for the modern home.” Greg Mesch, CEO at CityFibre said: “This partnership with Sky is a huge vote of confidence in our business and has cemented CityFibre’s position as the UK’s third digital infrastructure platform. With
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Sky’s Full Fibre Broadband is expected to be available on CityFibre’s full
Virgin Media O2 partners with Evenbreak to hire more disabled talent
Evenbreak Ambassador, Dr Shani Dhanda, who previously worked at Virgin Media O2, said: “I’m thrilled that Virgin Media O2 is actively promoting job opportunities to disabled individuals through Evenbreak, demonstrating their genuine commitment to diversity and inclusion. My time at Virgin Media O2 was the best employment experience I’ve ever had!”
Jane Hatton, Founder and CEO of Evenbreak, said: “Disabled people have told us that it is hard to know which employers are supportive. By actively promoting their job vacancies on Evenbreak, Virgin Media O2 is demonstrating to our candidates that they are an inclusive employer who puts talent first.” Philipp Wohland, Chief People Officer at Virgin Media O2, said: “We know disabled people are a huge source of untapped talent and, by partnering with Evenbreak, we want to attract and recruit more disabled candidates into the business. It’s part of Virgin Media O2’s aim to become a more inclusive and equitable company.”
Virgin Media O2 is joining forces with Evenbreak to attract and recruit more disabled people into its workplaces. The company is advertising UK-wide job vacancies via the global award- winning job board, which is run by and for disabled people. Current vacancies include roles in engineering, finance, IT, logistics and retail. Virgin Media O2 provides workplace adjustments to create an equitable and inclusive environment to attract, hire and retain disabled people. It forms part of Virgin Media O2’s All In diversity equity and inclusion strategy and its aims to better reflect the diverse communities it serves.
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