Jonny Rae 
Telecom Acquisitions Limited (TAL) continues to strengthen its role in residential broadband by signing a wholesale agreement with KCOM, the established broadband provider in Hull and East Yorkshire. Starting November 19, 2024, TAL’s Eclipse Broadband brand will begin offering services over KCOM’s expanded fibre network in parts of East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Originally a … Read more
Freedom Fibre has announced a partnership with Zen Internet, allowing Zen to offer broadband and ethernet services to its customers and potentially their partners (we will update this article once we receive confirmation on the partner/reseller part). The announcement supports Freedom Fibre’s new business product launch with both an FTTP and Ethernet offering. Their FTTP … Read more
CityFibre has announced the sale of Lit Fibre’s consumer ISP back to its original founders, Tom Williams and Ben Bresler. This move ensures Lit Fibre’s customers across multiple UK regions will keep enjoying ultrafast broadband services and enables Lit Fibre to leverage CityFibre’s extensive national platform to deliver speeds up to 2.5Gbps. With Lit Fibre’s … Read more
nexfibre has released its quarterly update, showing that as of September 30th, they’ve reached over 1.5 million properties passed. Considering nexfibre was established in January 2023, reaching this figure in such a short time gives us confidence that they’re on track to meet their ambitious target of 5 million properties passed by 2026. In December 2023’s … Read more
Netomnia released a sneak peek into their Q3 results, showcasing some impressive stats. With the merger of Brsk, the group is now building and connecting at outstanding rates, connecting over 40,000 customers in one quarter and passing 258,000 premises. To put that figure into perspective, many altnets have yet to reach 250,000 properties passed in … Read more
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
