Category: Altnets

The wholesale aquila platform has had CityFibre services available over it for some time, but a new platform release means that APFN (All Points Fibre Networks) is now able to offer 1.7 Gbps and 2.3 Gbps through the system. This means partners can now offer XGS-PON speeds matching other platforms that sell the CityFibre services. […]

The rollout of full fibre to the premises by Fibrus in the North West has continued at a reasonable pace and they have now rolled out FTTP to some 30,000 homes and businesses where no commercial plans to deliver a Gigabit bit capable service across the Cumbria area. The Cumbria Project Gigabit contract from November […]

The rollout by CityFibre in Leighton Buzzard appeared recently on our maps and while there is a far bit of overlap with the Openreach full fibre network based on the DSIT OMR data it does look like some streets and addresses are part of Project Gigabit. The addresses we think are via Project Gigabit subsidy […]

A look at a few bits of news that have also come out this week. PXC reveals major updates to 1Portal PXC has updated its wholesale platform, 1Portal, focusing on end-to-end automation. The platform allows providers to order services including Openreach SOGEA, CityFibre FTTP, Community Fibre and Freedom Fibre, with further altnets in the pipeline […]

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 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 […]

Wildanet, a full fibre Altnet based in the South West of England has withdrawn from the full build on two Project Gigabit contracts in the Southwest and Central Cornwall (lots 32.02 and 32.03) having completed rollout to 13,200 premises so far, leaving 7,700 premises outstanding. BDUK is looking for alternative suppliers to roll services out […]

Altnet group AllPoints Fibre Networks (APFN) has announced a new partnership with Sky Business Wholesale to deliver Ethernet services through its platform, allowing APFN business customers to order full fibre (FTTP) services alongside Ethernet services across Sky’s network outside of APFN’s own coverage, giving it access to a larger nationwide footprint. We are increasingly seeing […]

The M&A arena of the altnet market is heating up this year, with Truespeed Communications and Freedom Fibre the latest companies to announce that they have signed an agreement to merge their businesses. Both companies have already gone through mergers – Freedom Fibre had already merged with VX UK and LilaConnect, and Truespeed had merged […]

Scottish Altnet GoFibre has announced another 2,000 homes and businesses in Oxton, Coldingham, St Abbs, Jedburgh and Lauder are being rolled at the next stage of its Project Gigabit project which aims to connect 20,000 premises across the Borders and East Lothian “We’re a Borders-born company, so every new community we connect in this region […]