Jonny Rae 
AllPoints Fibre Networks (APFN) has acquired Brillband, a Glasgow-based full-fibre provider known for its customer-first, digital-first approach. Operating as an independent brand under the APFN Group, Brillband will expand nationally via APFN’s open-access wholesale platform. CEO Duncan Di Biase remains at the helm, with Jarlath Finnegan, APFN and Cuckoo Fibre’s Group CEO, stepping in as … Read more
Does Fibre Café Have a Future After the Big Alt-Net Consolidation? Founder Wail Sabbagh Says Yes! With the anticipated consolidation of alternative networks, some might question Fibre Café’s relevance. However, Wail Sabbagh, Founder and MD of Strategic Imperatives, sees it differently. He describes Fibre Café not just as an aggregation tool but as a unified … Read more
The National Wealth Fund (NWF) has stepped up its commitment to Netomnia with an additional £25 million loan, enhancing a previous £75 million loan from the UK Infrastructure Bank. This brings NWF’s total support to £100 million for Netomnia’s ambitious expansion of its high-speed broadband network. So far, this funding has connected over 100,000 premises, … Read more
Today, Ofcom released a letter confirming they are gearing up to finalize the transition from the old Notification of Transfer (NoT+) system to the new One Touch Switching (OTS) process for consumer broadband and phone switching. The OTS, managed by the industry-led One Touch Switching Company (TOTSCo), was launched in September 2024 to simplify provider … Read more
Richard Tang, CEO of Zen Internet, sits down with Guy Miller, CEO of MS3. Here are the highlights from the conversation: To start, of course, they talk about Hull’s telecom market. Hull was completely different from the way the rest of the UK operated when it came to telecoms. For decades, KCOM held a monopoly … Read more
Cuckoo, one the UK’s top “broadband disruptors”, has today signed a new sponsorship deal with British Bobsleigh. They supported the team last year, and the team had their most successful season yet! Cuckoo hopes to be the new lucky egg (we can’t take the glory for that pun – that was the Cuckoo’s content team) in Team … Read more
In this episode of the Ask Anything series, we dive deep with Dave Tomlinson, the Operations Director at Telcom. With over two and a half years under his belt, Dave has been instrumental in reshaping the company’s operations, overseeing everything from service delivery to fleet management. Being part of the Ask Anything series, we don’t … Read more
Freedom Fibre has just named Nathan Vautier as its new CEO, taking over from Neil McArthur, the company’s founder. Neil will transition to a strategic role while maintaining his position on the board to continue guiding Freedom Fibre’s future. Neil has played a pivotal role in securing key wholesale deals with TalkTalk and scaling the … Read more
