Category: Wholesale
Openreach Stop Sell — 238 new exchanges added
The steady conversion from Openreach running a network dominated by copper and part fibre to a full fibre by default one continues. 238 more exchanges have been added to the list and these exchanges cover some 1.69 million premises across the UK. The stop sell programme has been running for a few years now and […]
Trooli full fibre network now available to PXC residential partners
PXC that was birthed from the old TalkTalk Wholesale business has added another alt-net to the range of networks it sells via its partners. Trooli is largely available across the South East and East of England but does have a smaller presence in Scotland under what was originally the Axione roll-out. The addition of Trooli […]
Chard, Somerset now has nexfibre full fibre with 2 Gbps options
The small rural town of Chard in South West England is one of the latest areas where we’ve mapped nexfibre full fibre as being available. Chard itself already has an extensive Openreach full fibre footprint, but nexfibre brings XGS-PON with speed options of 2 Gbps and symmetrical speeds if willing to pay a £6 per […]
Openreach has installed 500,000 Zyxel ONT to reduce plastic waste
The Zyxel ONT constructed with plastic that is 95% recycled plastic has been installed in over 500,000 places across the UK and is a key part of Openreach reducing its environmental footprint. Sustainable business practices may not always be the flavour of the month but by using only 5% virgin plastic in the casing of […]
No more Multiport ONT from Openreach with its full fibre services
Things are going to get messy with a small number of people who were waiting on the multi-port ONT that Openreach use to become available in June 2026. The largest full fibre operator in the UK has announced no more multiport ONT will be deployed – if you have one then the existing stock will […]
EXCLUSIVE March 2026 update on Openreach full-fibre roll-out
After a smaller set of figures back in February than usual everything seems to be back to normal, as we’ve tracked an additional 363,513 Openreach full fibre premises in the last four weeks. Worries that Openreach had scaled back its rollout can now recede into the background, and the issue seems to be a big […]
Virgin Media owner considering other broadband takeovers
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 […]
nexfibre to overbuild old Virgin Media O2 coax network as part of Netomnia acquisition
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 […]
Organisational changes at Openreach to take effect from 1st April 2026
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 […]
Zzoomm brand now sold in both FullFibreLtd and Zzoomm areas
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 […]