CityFibre and Arqiva are partnering on what they claim is the Hammersmith ’s largest pilot of wholesale, 5 -ready small-cell infrastructure. The 6.3 square miles high-density fibre network in west London's Hammersmith and Fulham borough is CityFibre ’s first venture in the UK capital. It will be multi-operator capable and provide the bandwidth for mobile network operators. Arqiva was awarded a concession contract by local authorities in earlier this year allowing it to use lampposts and other street assets as hosts of equipment critical to network densification.
CityFibre and Arqiva are partnering on what they claim is the UK’s largest pilot of wholesale, 5G-ready small-cell infrastructure. The 15km high-density fibre network in west London's Hammersmith and Fulham borough is CityFibre’s first venture in the UK capital. It will be multi-operator capable and provide the bandwidth for mobile network operators. Arqiva was awarded a concession contract by local authorities in 2014 allowing it to use lampposts and other street assets as hosts of equipment critical to network densification.