Tag: Netomnia

As the CMA investigation into the acquisition of Substantial Group (better known as Netomnia) by nexfibre plods along, nexfibre commissioned a report by Assembly Research that looks into the implications of the merger and highlights potential dangers if the investigation drags on for many months. We’ve previously reported on the impact of the acquisition in […]

Virgin Media sets broadband traffic record during Champions League Virgin Media O2 has recorded the biggest broadband traffic spike in its history during a Champions League semi-final match this week, with peak downstream traffic hitting record levels between 8pm and 10pm on 5th May. The peak was 17% higher than the average of Tuesday evening, […]

Our weekly update on broadband news. North Isles, Orkney subsea cable repair underway Following the arrival of the cable-laying/repair ship Pierre de Fermat, around 8km of cable has been replaced, with the damage reportedly due to abrasion on the seabed, which is laid across a rocky route. Part of the repair work has seen this […]

Virgin Media owner, Telefónica, has advised that it will consider further takeovers of broadband providers to try and strengthen Virgin Media O2’s position against Openreach. Telefónica owns 50% of VMO2 alongside shareholder Liberty Global. VMO2 recently announced that it was acquiring broadband altnet Netomnia following agreement of a deal worth £2bn for the firm to […]

One of the most significant acquisitions in the Altnet world was announced last week when InfraVia, Liberty Global and Telefonica, the shareholders who own Virgin Media O2 and Nexfibre, announced their £2bn deal for Nexfibre to acquire Netomnia. We also published an analysis on what this deal means for the VMO2 and Nexfibre networks. The […]

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 […]

It’s been reported in the Financial Times that Telefonia and Liberty Global, the owners of Virgin Media O2, along with their investment partner InfraVia, are closing in on a £2bn takeover of Netomnia, the UK’s fourth largest broadband network, with the company to be rolled into Nexfibre. The deal will see the retail brands Brsk […]

Following recent reports of lenders circling around Gigaclear, Point Topic have looked into the business case for potential acquirers of Gigaclear within the altnet space, identifying three potential suitors. Firstly to set some context, here’s the Largest Full-Fibre Networks chart from our State of Broadband Report from September 2025 (next iteration due in April): This […]

Netomnia brands YouFibre and Brsk will merge together and operate under YouFibre brand going forwards. The two altnets have been operating together since Brsk and Netomnia merged their businesses in 2024, creating an alt-net with around 1.47 million premises ready for service based on our data at the time. Current data we track shows them […]