Manx Telecom PLC Fibre broadband investment
July 12 2017 - 2:30AM
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Manx Telecom PLC
12 July 2017
12 July 2017
Manx Telecom Plc (the "Company")
Fibre to the premise broadband investment
Manx Telecom Plc (AIM: MANX), the leading communication
solutions provider on the Isle of Man, announces that it is
prioritising further investment in fibre optic cabling and the
latest broadband technology that will bring new download speeds of
1Gigabit per second to selected homes and businesses across the
Island later this year.
The initial ultrafast fibre broadband FTTP roll-out will begin
during the second half of 2017 to 77 locations, covering key
business districts and industrial estates across the Island. The
new service will provide download speed options of up to 1Gbps and
upload speeds of up to 200Mbps.
The project will also see the improvement of the Company's
current superfast fibre broadband (VDSL+) service, increasing
speeds from 80Mgbps to up to 100 Mgbps and the launch of a new
faster service, providing download speeds of up to 200Mgbps.
VDSL is available to 93% of the population with the service
experiencing 45% penetration. There continues to be strong levels
of take up for VDSL+ which is available to 73% of the
population.
Kevin Paige, Chief Technology and Information Officer at Manx
Telecom, said: "In addition to GBP10million invested in fibre
broadband since 2011, we are pleased to announce further investment
in our current broadband service through the delivery of the latest
speed enhancing technologies. We are also formally launching our
Ultrafast Fibre Broadband service via FTTP technology which
continues to build on our goal of extending our fibre network, and
the ultimate extension of that strategy is to provide fibre
directly into the homes and businesses on the Island."
For further enquiries, please contact:
+44 (0) 1624
Manx Telecom plc 63 6100
Kevin Paige, CITO
+44 (0) 20 7250
Powerscourt Group (Public Relations) 1446
Juliet Callaghan
Simon Compton
About Manx Telecom
-- Manx Telecom is the leading communication solutions provider
on the Isle of Man, offering a wide range of fixed line, broadband,
mobile, and data centre services to businesses, consumers and the
public sector on the Isle of Man as well as a growing portfolio of
innovative hosting and "Smart SIM" solutions to off-Island
customers.
-- Manx Telecom has a record of innovation, being the first
European operator to launch a 3G mobile service and the first in
the world to launch a 3.5G mobile service. 4G service launched in
the summer of 2014, and it is now available to contract and pre-pay
customers with 99% population coverage. The Company's high speed
VDSL broadband service (Ultima) is available to 93 per cent of
homes on the Island. A VDSL Plus service launched in February
2015.
-- The Company has three data centres (two of which are Tier 3
designed) plus international connectivity and its operations are
business-critical to the economic strategy of the Isle of Man.
-- One of the largest employers on the Island, Manx Telecom
employs approximately 300 people. The company plays a major role in
the wider community through a range of activities, including
charitable donations, sponsorships, and corporate social
responsibility initiatives.
-- The company is proud to sponsor the Manx Telecom Parish Walk,
Tough Mann Adventure Challenge, Manx Telecom End2End Mountain Bike
Challenge, Team Manx Telecom (Manx Road Club), and Royal Manx
Agricultural Show as well as other smaller events. Manx Telecom
also donates annually to local causes through the company's "It's
our Community" programme.
-- The Isle of Man has a resilient and growing economy which has
experienced 31 years of unbroken GDP growth. Unemployment is low at
1.0 per cent, and there is a zero per cent corporate tax rate which
applies to the vast majority of Manx Telecom's business and means
that the Group currently pays no corporation tax on its annual
profits.
-- Manx Telecom is listed on the Alternative Investment Market
of the London Stock Exchange with the ticker MANX.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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