Here, Group CEO Jeremy Chelot discusses his ambitions to create the UK's largest full fibre altnet, the third-largest full-fibre network overall, and one of the top five ISPs. He discusses milestones hit so far, strategies for 2025, and his long-term view of the UK altnet market.
LightSpeed has connected 2,700 more homes and businesses in Cromer and Sheringham that will now benefit from speeds of up to 2Gbps, helping to increase internet connection quality in the county's suburban areas.
Following the fibre sector’s worst-ever year for investment in 2024, Acuity Advisors predicts mergers in the next two years.
Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) saw consumer fixed customer and revenue growth in 2024, supported by +9,900 fixed-line net additions and 2.0% YoY ARPU growth in Q4.
More than 14,000 more homes in Filey and Pickering can now access Virgin Media’s gigabit broadband services.
Grain Broadband is rolling out its full fibre network across Bradford to give residents a major digital boost, bringing speeds of up to 1Gbps that allow smoother streaming and connectivity for homes and businesses.
Gigaclear has started to connect 9,500 more Oxfordshire homes and businesses under Project Gigabit, in the second contract with total subsidy of £25.4m for the altnet provider to expand its network, covering areas across the north and south of the county.
WightFibre has reported good results for the financial year ended September 2024, with an increase of 33% in revenue and a boost for network coverage, with 88% of residents now accessing full fibre across the Isle of Wight.
Quickline Communications has appointed Frank Stone as Chief Marketing and Information Officer, strengthening its commitment to providing quality broadband experience for its growing customer base.
Freedom Fibre has appointed Lindsey Sutherland as Chief Operations Officer (COO), bringing three decades of experience in engineering and IT roles to his new position.
CityFibre has delivered strong revenues in the company’s first full year of profitability since starting its scale rollout, with a 34% increase to £134m as customer take-up continues to grow.