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Another ISP to Support buy Outs. Vodafone launches “The Great British Telecoms Switch”

Switching to Vodafone’s Full Fibre 900 broadband just got easy! They’re offering up to £100 to cover exit fees, making it much more attractive for customers to switch. Its clear that Vodafone is on a mission to bolster their FTTP offering, and this latest campaign could bring much bigger volumes. Vodafone, currently operating on both … Read more

CityFibre Acquires Lit Fibre. Let The Games Begin!

CityFibre gains an additional 200,000 passed premises following its acquisition of Lit Fibre, with the ambition to build a further 100,000 using the Lit Fibre resource. This acquisition, structured on a share-based arrangement, will result in Newlight Partners (the current owners) holding a minority stake (2%) in CityFibre. This will be the first of many … Read more

Virgin Media Brings High-Speed Broadband to 14,000 Homes and Businesses in Alfreton

This is an excellent news update direct from the heart of Alfreton! More than 14,000 homes and businesses in Alfreton now have access to ultra-fast broadband services, thanks to Virgin Media. This tremendous network growth is all thanks to nexfibre, the network on a mission to change lay fibre at outstanding rates. They have invested … Read more

Rundle Assumes Leadership Role at Gigaclear

A leadership transition at Gigaclear will see Gareth Williams, currently CEO of the business organisation, replaced by Nathan Rundle starting in April. Back in 2018, Rundle began working for the altnet and, for the three years since, has been the COO. Prior to this, Nathan held high-up roles with BT/Openreach. His appointment represents the completion … Read more

Ogi Expands Reach with New High Street Partnerships

In another boost to its retail operation, Ogi is extending its high street presence this spring, opening concessions in three new stores. Landing on the high street back in August last year [2023], Ogi is now adding the Blackwood, Pontypool, and Tonypandy Get Connected stores to its existing locations in Abergavenny, Chepstow, Haverfordwest, and Monmouth. … Read more

Nexfibre and Virgin Media O2 Unveil High-Speed Fibre Network for 12,000 Homes in Blyth

In a significant development for Blyth, Virgin Media O2 has officially launched its fibre network, extending coverage to an additional 12,000 residences and businesses within the town. This expansion marks a substantial leap forward in the region’s connectivity landscape. The infrastructure rollout is part of nexfibre’s ambitious £4.5 billion investment initiative aimed at delivering high-speed … Read more

Openreach Extends Full Fibre Connectivity to Lincolnshire Village

Over 820 homes in North Kelsey, South Kelsey, Howsham and Moortown are now connected to Openreach’s new ultrafast, ultra-reliable high speed full fibre broadband. Thanks to an investment by Openreach, homeowners in these remote towns are now saying goodbye to crawling, intermittent FTTC/ADSL2+ connections. The massive project, which took around 6 months to complete, saw … Read more

Spring Fibre Strengthens Leadership with New Strategy & Commercial Director

Altnet Spring Fibre, today announced the addition of Alex Stevanović, to its leadership team as Strategy & Commercial Director. Spring Fibre is a fast growing altnet in a market that is ripe for consolidation, and this marks its first senior appointment into a team that has organically expanded the network reach with the plan to … Read more

nexfibre Hits Milestone with 800,000 Premises Ready for Service

nexfibre, the next-generation fibre network operator, has today published its latest quarterly rollout update – which confirms that it now has more than 800,000 premises passed and ready for service (RFS). This update details the significant progress nexfibre continues to make in deploying its full-fibre network across the UK and that it is on track … Read more

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