OREANDA-NEWS. July 20, 2015.  CityFibre (AIM: CFHL), a leading designer, builder, owner, and operator of fibre optic infrastructure in UK towns and cities, is pleased to provide an update on progress in its Aberdeen CORE project.

As construction of the Aberdeen CORE reaches completion in the city centre, two new ISPs, Commsworld and Converged Communications Solutions ('Converged'), have now joined CityFibre's anchor service provider and launch partner Internet For Business (IFB) to offer ultra-fast internet services to business in the city. The addition of the new partners takes Total Contract Value (TCV) contracted in Aberdeen to date to ?1.25m.

Commsworld, a major Scottish ISP and CityFibre's launch partner on its Edinburgh CORE network project, has now introduced its own pure fibre services in Aberdeen. Launching a marketing and sales campaign and hiring a regional business development lead to focus on the city, Commsworld has already secured commitment from 26 new and existing customers to take services, including two sites for Veripos and four sites for Arnold Clark. 

Providing further choice for Aberdeen's business community, Converged, an ISP with 10 years' experience building innovative communication solutions for businesses, is now also offering services in Aberdeen.

In addition, IFB has launched its new headquarters and data centre in Altens (Aberdeen), and continues to successfully convert a strong pipeline of businesses to connections on the CORE as the network reaches their areas. IFB has already connected its first customers to the network, providing ultra-fast internet services to sites including Albyn School, one of Scotland's leading independent schools, and So Cafe, one of the newest venues in the city centre.

Greg Mesch, Chief Executive of CityFibre, commented:

"We're delighted with the progress of the Aberdeen project to date, and we're very pleased to welcome two more innovative partners in Commsworld and Converged Communications to Aberdeen. Together with IFB, they can provide businesses with a broader choice of next generation connectivity services, driving value and take-up throughout the city, and enhancing the local economy generally, which remains CityFibre's goal."