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25,000 new homes and businesses in Durham can now access fibre as part of Netomnia’s £13.5m investment into the city's digital landscape.

toob is investing £7.5m to cover 19k homes in Fleet with a new fibre network. The first residents and businesses are expected to benefit from the service in 2024. 

Ogi has signed a 10-year deal with Fontygary Leisure Park in the Vale of Glamorgan, to bring full fibre connectivity to around 500 holiday homes and the surrounding leisure facilities.

Openreach’s full fibre footprint has expanded to 11 million homes and businesses, 44% of its 25 million premise target. This represents a 718k passed in the quarter at an average build rate of 55k per week.

Lit Fibre’s exchange in Watford has gone live for 15,000 households this month as part of a rollout that will see 60,000 homes in the town access its services.  

Quickline Communications has been awarded Safe Contractor Certification following in-depth audit of all its existing safety systems.

Continually reviewing and improving the health and safety of staff and contractors is a top priority for fibre providers, with best practices in occupational health and safety measures the goal of all altnets. At the forefront of these efforts is Vorboss, a founding member of the Safety and Health in Fibre Telecoms (SHiFT), and here, Chief People Officer Jayelene O’Callaghan shares insights into the company's approach to managing and monitoring risk.

The uptake of Zzoom’s fibre services in Sandhurst and Crowthorne has exceeded 20%, seven months after finishing the build of the new network there.

Glide Group has appointed Paula Benoit as its new CFO.

Community Fibre has now passed more than one million residential properties across London with its full fibre network.