M&A

Telecom Acquisitions (TAL) has agreed to deals with No One Internet and Link Broadband to acquire customers the ISPs have signed up to the CityFibre network.

Freedom Fibre has completed its merger with VX Fibre following regulatory approval of the deal signed last December.   

Emtelle, a supplier of blown fibre, cabling and ducted solutions, has acquired Ridgemount Technologies, a manufacturer of fibre optic cable connectors.

TalkTalk Group states it has made 'significant progress' since its H1 2024 update towards demerging its network wholesale platform business and its residential broadband customer business, with these trading independently as PlatformX Communications and TalkTalk Consumer respectively from March 1st.

Strategic Imperatives has merged with X3T to leverage the company’s wholesaling solution and financial backing.

Shared Access, owner and operator of shared telecommunications infrastructure, has acquired Node Technologies to add fibre and smart tech expertise to the business.

Telecom Acquisitions CEO Nigel Barnett believes that many providers will struggle to profit from their residential rollout projects and is offering to buy their customer bases as a lifeline.

Freedom Fibre and VX UK will combine their businesses, with InfraBridge controlling the combined entity.

Wessex Internet and its majority shareholder ASCI III have secured an additional £35m in funding in 2023 for the business’s long-term growth plans.

Gresham House-backed Telcom Group has added London to its list of existing metro networks through the acquisition of B2B Fixed Wireless Network provider Luminet.