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Ofcom has opened a second investigation into IX Wireless, the previous investigation was started in May 2025. This latest investigation appears to be looking at whether the fibre that is installed to carry data back and forth from the metal wireless masts is at the correct height where it crosses a road. “Among other obligations, […]

In the announcement that GoFibre has completed the initial contracted premises in Lot 4 under the Project Gigabit scheme DSIT is saying over 3,800 homes and businesses have been connected. The contracted amount of premises to deliver when the contract was announced in October 2022 was 3,750. So it looks like GoFibre has exceeded the […]

Thousands of premises in remote parts of the East Riding of Yorkshire are now able to access gigabit-capable broadband for the first time, as Quickline full fibre rollout continues to expand under a £119 million Project Gigabit contract awarded in July last year set up to cover 72,000 premises of which 8,500 have now been […]

The new take-up milestone is said to make Community Fibre the number one major altnet provider in the UK in terms of customer penetration. 400,000 homes and businesses connected across the capital from a footprint of 1.3 million properties means a penetration rate of 30.7%. Speed options range from its 35 Mbps social tariff through […]

Founder and CEO of alternative network operator (altnet) CityFibre, Greg Mesch is stepping down from leading the business, however will continue on its broadband as Vice Chairman. CityFibre is one of the original alt-nets which has adopted a wholesale model competing with Openreach, working with many retail providers consumers can buy services from. The company […]

Four charities across North Northumberland are sharing over £10,000 in funding from GoFibre as part of the companies social impact strategy linked to its Project Gigabit rollout. The four charities are: “This funding is a game-changer, allowing us to continue to support those who need it most. Our mission focuses on providing practical care and […]

Following on from £160 million of junior debt raised in May 2025, Netomnia has secured more investment to raise its junior debt total to £300m. This latest funding round includes increased commitments from I Squared Capital and Palistar Capital and also funding from new investors Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) and Bain Capital. When combined with […]

Kent County Council has written to Sir Chris Bryant UK Minister for Data Protection and Telecoms about the small amount of progress in the lot 29 contract that covers Kent. We can exclusively reveal that our analysis indicates around 780 premises have seen full fibre arrive via the contract CityFibre holds in Kent and these […]

INCA who represent a large number of the alternative networks running full fibre across the UK has welcomed the plan the Government has set out for the sector. In particular the signal that digital infrastructure is a utility rather than just a nice luxury is called out as a strong signal. “This strategy is a […]

It was announced a few weeks ago and now it is a reality, Vodafone has a range of full fibre services with symmetric speeds over the Community Fibre network in London with the fastest retail product being a 2.2 Gbps service for £60/month. The entry level service is a 150 Mbps download and upload product […]