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The UK Fibre Awards 2025 shortlist of finalists has been announced, setting the stage for this year's event on June 5th at the Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel, London

Openreach is to stop selling legacy analogue copper-based phone/broadband services in a further 163 locations, covering 1.6m UK premises, to encourage people to upgrade to new digital services over an ultrafast full fibre connection.

A report from industry regulator Ofcom shows that the number of homes able to get gigabit-capable broadband has increased to 25.9m, with nearly three-quarters of UK homes (22.5m or 74%) having access a full-fibre broadband service. 

Neos Networks has launched its new rapid activation proposition, enabling customers to order and use high-capacity optical connectivity in just five to ten days, and helping ISPs and altnets meet demand for data-intensive applications like AI and edge connectivity.

Access is critical to empowering service provider success, according to Donal Hanrahan, Director of Strategy at Strategic Imperatives. Here he discusses his plans and priorities to ensure The Fibre Café, its cloud based, API-driven integration platform, continues to catalyse competition and drive positive outcomes.

Quickline has officially opened a new facility in Leeds to support the rapid rollout of fast broadband across rural Yorkshire and help create and inspire the region's future digital workforce.

Community Fibre is celebrating an 82% increase in annual revenue to £76m in its latest annual filings, reporting earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of £8m in 2024, marking its first profit.

Zen Internet reiterated its ambition to become the altnet aggregator of choice in the channel at its official launch for The Fibre Hub (7th May, The Gherkin, London).

LightSpeed Broadband has collaborated with eero to introduce a new range of Wi-Fi 7 routers, that the company describes as “future-ready connectivity” as part of selected residential and business broadband packages.

Grain is bringing faster broadband to Burton-on-Trent, in a major upgrade that will transform internet speeds for residents who will get dedicated full fibre connection.