The telecoms industry has been going through a tough time for the last few years.
The days of accessible funding for providers from investors to expand their network reach into new areas and cities has drastically shifted. Rising interest rates, supply chain costs and resource demands has meant the world of telecoms has undergone a significant change.
Recently, providers have prioritised expanding their network footprint to reach as many homes as possible, with customer acquisition as a secondary concern. However, as funding becomes increasingly difficult to secure, the focus has shifted to signing up customers in areas where networks are already established.
This shift in the market has also led to several mergers and acquisitions between the alternative network providers (Alt-Nets). Alt-Nets are challenger brands to the large-scale operators who have historically dominated the market. Alt-Nets continue to bring healthy competition and drive competitive pricing.
For both larger providers and Alt-Nets, a key component of reaching their customer targets are MDUs (blocks of flats), due to the concentration of potential customers.
However, MDUs come with their own challenges:
- Obtaining wayleaves and the necessary permissions from freeholders.
- Risk of the installation due to complexity of the type, history and make-up of the buildings.
- Capex cost of access, planning, installing, audit and compliance requirements.
Complete Fibre offers a solution to both Landlords and providers. We install an open access network into MDUs free of charge for Landlords with the following benefits:
- Single high-quality installation adhering to stringent safety protocols protecting building integrity.
- Full independent audit and hand over packs provided for Landlord’s Golden Thread requirements.
- Eliminates the need for duplicate retrofits by multiple operators.
- Providing choice options for residents.
- Reducing resident disruption.
Benefits for providers:
- Facilitating access to MDUs with Landlord partners.
- Takes away the initial Capex costs of installing MDUs.
- Obtaining wayleaves, arranging access, permit sign offs, planning, installing.
- Reducing risk by taking on all the necessary compliance requirements including audit and production of hand over packs.
It’s a difficult, expensive and risk laden market, and we want to help and provide a solution that can help Landlords, residents and providers alike.
If any providers or Landlords would like to discuss how we can help, please do not hesitate to contact us today.