ICUK has extended its leased line portfolio with the addition of CityFibre's on-net Ethernet in 12 cities (with more in the pipeline).
The company has also introduced nationwide wireless Ethernet coverage from BT Wholesale out of 1,275 exchanges.
ICUK has plotted these additions onto its infrastructure maps that show multiple networks on top of each other to enable quick and fully considered selection decisions.
"Our infrastructure maps are a huge asset and we are flattered by the attention heaped on them even by competitors," said ICUK Director Paul Barnett.
"We gained access to CityFibre network insights which have been plotted on the infrastructure maps.
"This offers, for the first time, visibility of ducts from multiple carriers to aid carrier selection and decision making."
He noted that the sharp appetite for leased lines has not only driven down subscription charges, it's upped the number of clients seeking the 'ultimate in connectivity' utilising multi-carriers and technology to achieve resilience beyond standard service level agreements.
"CityFibre is laying its own ducts and fibre into major cities across the UK, building a credible alternative to Openreach and Virgin Media Business fibre solutions which already exist in the ICUK portfolio," added Barnett.
ICUK will be offering both the standard CityFibre Ethernet and a contended GPON alternative.
"CityFibre availability and costs are instantly available alongside other carriers within our quoting tools up to 1km from existing ducts," said Barnett.
"CityFibre's existing on-net locations fitted in well with the quotes we were processing daily, and with the prospect of seeing the number of cities available to us doubling over 2018 it made sense for us to form a partnership."
In tandem with the CityFibre link-up ICUK has also focused on delivering resilience through high speed wireless connectivity.
"This product's status as an alternative to fibre has increased in importance," said Barnett.
"Wireless Ethernet is primarily aimed at locations that attract high fibre delivery charges, or for clients who want technological resilience.
"We have achieved reduced wholesale costs to make the proposition more viable; and to aid visibility we have added 1,275 wireless enabled exchanges across the UK onto our infrastructure maps."
Barnett also noted that line-of-sight tools enable instant confirmation of whether the land geography between the two locations lends itself to the adoption of this service, without the need for a survey.
"Tired of seeing complex or rural locations attracting high excess constructions charges, we needed a nationwide alternative to fibre with extensive coverage," said Barnett.