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Hyperoptic has joined the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) to take a more active role in breaking the barriers that hold back altnets.

Trust Utility Management has been awarded the contract from CityFibre to deliver its £21m network rollout in Lincoln. 

Online safe digging resource LSBUD has switched its mapping system to Google Maps to make searching for underground pipes and cables more accurate for fibre infrastructure builders.

CityFibre’s ambitious Full Fibre rollout remains on track to cover one third of the UK by 2025. The infrastructure builder has already passed 1.5m homes across 60 locations, of which 1.3m are ‘Ready For Service’, and is working with 29 construction partners to ensure its £4bn investment programme keeps pace.

Netomnia has added Maidstone to its full fibre rollout in Kent, investing £21m to connect 72,000 premises in the town. The company is partnering with Sterlite Technologies Limited (STL) for this rollout.

Virgin Media Business Wholesale has boosted its pre-existing fibre capacity in south Wales, more than doubling its capacity across the Severn Bridge. 

CNN Communications has completed construction of CityFibre’s full fibre network in the Southsea, Fratton, Milton, Eastney, Copnor and Burrfields areas of south Portsmouth.

MS3 Networks has appointed former O2 UK COO Derek McManus as its new Chairman to leverage his 34 years’ experience in the telecoms industry.

Northern Ireland headquartered altnet Fibrus has earmarked the latest list of villages set to benefit from its full fibre network, including its first premises in England.

CityFibre’s recent financing round has risen to over £1.4bn following a further £300m equity investment from Mubadala Investment Company.