Local Loop Unbundling

Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) enables you to capitalise on BT's unparalleled coverage of the UK telecommunications market in order to provide your customers with broadband, voice and virtual private network (VPN) services on an exchange by exchange basis.

Provided you are a public electronic network provider (PECN), LLU connects you directly into BT's local network, commonly referred to as the local loop or 'the last mile'. You own the full end-to-end relationship with your customers and can offer them a complete range of voice and broadband services without the need to route them through BT's main network. There are four elements in the LLU portfolio:

Co-mingling and associated services - this covers the location, housing and connection of your equipment in the BT exchange, on your own premises or in the street.
Shared Metallic Path Facility (SMPF) - if you only want to offer specific services, such as broadband, you can share the line between the exchange and your customers' premises with another telephony provider.
Metallic Path Facility (MPF) - known as a 'fully unbundled line' this enables you to lease the whole line from BT to provide voice and broadband services direct to your customers.
Sub Loop Unbundling (for both MPF and SMPF) - you access the customer's line at a point between the exchange and the customer's premises.

For more information, go to the Openreach website. Click the link below to access.