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BDUK has released its monthly tracking of progress for the contract-level data for Project Gigabit builds, which shows that across all areas, 21% of properties have had fibre built to them. The snapshot of data provided is dated 16th February 2026, but BDUK notes there is a time lag in the delivery of these premises […]
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A small line or two in the paperwork but incredibly significant part of the £2 billion acquisition of Substantial Group (Netomnia) needs highlighting. “nexfibre to finance the fibre upgrade of the 2.1m VMO2 HFC homes (that are adjacent to the Netomnia footprint) with VMO2 paying wholesale fibre access fees on its customers in those homes […]
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On the same day the new Openreach CEO Katie Milligan officially starts will also see a revamp of several parts of Openreach in moves that the telco feels will improve the experience they deliver for Communication Providers and their customers. Surinder Khatter will be appointed as Chief Customer Experience to lead a new Customer Experience […]
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BDUK is reporting that the last quarter saw the various Government Gigabit programmes deliver 56,000 premises with Gigabit capable coverage. The break down between the three Gigabit programmes is: Since inception of the Gigabit programmes the total estimate for premises delivered is running at 1,373,800 premises which is 4.1% of the premises in the United […]
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The acquisition of Netomnia (Substantial Group) and the retail customers of YouFibre and brsk is set to be a big change in the Altnet market, so what is Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) going to gain? The £2 billion purchase brings them the Netomnia full fibre footprint, which we have mapped at 3.07 million premises. It […]
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