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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The joint venture company nexfibre is to buy Netomnia (YouFibre and brsk) in a £2 billion deal, following on from substantial rumours over the last few months. Substantial Group, which most people will know as Netomnia, with the retail full fibre brands YouFibre and brsk. The £2 billion deal includes selling the customers from the […]

The change took place at the weekend and now the official announcement that Zzoomm is to be the single retail brand on the 600,000 premises area created by the merger of Zzoomm and FullFibre Ltd. Our map shows the postcodes that form a footprint of 601,000 premise spread across England, compared to some other providers […]

The ASA has issued a ruling on a Virgin Media advert which aired in late September 2024, following a complaint by rival BT challenging its claim of being “Awarded Best Broadband Experience”. It included a voiceover with the statement: – The ad showed a walrus, facing the camera, on a speedboat going through the water, […]

Baroness Liz Lloyd who holds the post of UK Digital Economy Minister has visited Fibrus to gain an insight into the work Fibrus has been doing in Northern Ireland where under Project Stratum they built full fibre to over 81,000 premises. The full fibre alt-net was awarded a further contract in December 2025 to deliver Gigabit […]