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Commsworld has won a 10-year contract worth £2.6m with Dundee City Council to transform internet connectivity to 42 schools.

Fusion Fibre Group (formerly FACTCO) is the latest altnet to join MS3’s partner network.

nexfibre will invest £1bn in broadband infrastructure this year as it looks to become the UK’s second-largest competitive network.

Virgin Media O2, alongside shareholders Liberty Global and Telefónica, have initiated plans to establish a wholesale arm, creating ‘a clear choice at scale’ for providers as an alternative to Openreach.

Around 235 homes and businesses in the village of Charlton, near Evesham, can now access fibre through the Project Gigabit Voucher Scheme.

Virgin Media O2’s Q4 results reveal that it delivered 833,100 additional serviceable premises on its fibre network during the 2023 financial year.

Quickline Communications has partnered with the Lincolnshire Women and Girls’ Football League as the primary sponsor.

GoFibre has launched its £50,000 GoFurther Fund for local charities and organisations across Aberdeenshire and Angus for the first time.

INCA has formed a Special Interest Group to encourage infrastructure sharing between altnets and third parties.

Positive community interaction during the build phase is proving to be a critical factor in fibre take-up as networks go live and stakeholders demand connections.