In its first-ever report, titled “Platform for Progress,” nexfibre, the next-generation wholesale network operator, provides an in-depth analysis of past underinvestment in the UK’s digital infrastructure, the key challenges ahead, and essential steps for policymakers to foster sustainable competition and revolutionize fibre access across the nation. The full report can be found here. nexfibre, a … Read more
YouFibre, just annouced an impressive new milestone – they’ve connected over 100,000 customers on their network (Netomnia). Now, if we look at their news of 50,000 connected customers back in September 2023, this puts the “power house” (a term they used in their recent merger announcement with BRSK), at an average amount of connected customers … Read more
Local full fibre broadband provider toob is celebrating a remarkable milestone in its rapid expansion across the South of England. This AltNet has grown its customer base from just 10,000 in October 2022 to an impressive 50,000+ customers 18 months later. The early network deployment in Southampton is a standout success, achieving over 40% penetration. … Read more
Exciting news from Canterbury! nexfibre, has kicked off build activity to connect over 13,000 premises in Canterbury to its full-fibre network. This initiative is part of their partnership with build partner and anchor tenant, Virgin Media O2. The investment in Canterbury is a clear indicator of the progress nexfibre is making in deploying its next-gen … Read more
Kenton Group. Now, technically, Kenton is a Technology Broker (as Che keeps telling me), but to keep life simple, I’ve stuck to “disty”, to make the article read smoother. Anyway… Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending an event hosted by Kenton Group at Lord’s Cricket Ground. I had the pleasure of meeting some new … Read more
Recently, the channel gossip has been turning its attention to GigaBritain (the new wholesale brand of the Telcom Group, recently announced as the UK’s fastest business internet provider. So, being the ultra gossip I am, I put my investigative hat securely in place and started browsing online (LinkedIn) to see if I had any … Read more
Over the past 18 months, Scottish independent broadband provider GoFibre has achieved a significant milestone. Now, over 100,000 homes and businesses across Scotland and northern England can connect to GoFibre’s ultra-fast and reliable broadband network. GoFibre is on a mission to close the digital divide in Scotland, focusing on rural and hard-to-reach areas. Recent research … Read more
Telecom Acquisitions has agreed on to acquire Gigabit Networks residential Cityfibre customers. TAL, the holding company for Home Telecom, Fleur Telecom, and Eclipse Broadband, announced that it has agreed to purchase the CityFibre residential customer base from Gigabit Networks Ltd. Gigabit has been doing very well in the wholesale space, operating a multi-network connectivity offering, servicing resellers … Read more
Netomnia and Brsk, two of the fastest-growing altnets, have just announced a merger to establish a capital-efficient retail, wholesale and consolidation platform. Huge news! And as you’ll read on, some huge statements are being made too… To start, both networks have had success from both a build perspective and a penetration perspective. As it stands, combined, the two … Read more
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