UK Infrawatch: altnet consolidation quarrels, TV multi-play bets

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Analyst Briefing: Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including nexfibre‑Netomnia ‘turmoil’, Openreach’s accelerated copper switch‑off, Virtus raises funds for UK expansion, and plenty more…

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  • Themes: Altnet consolidation; Broadband competition; Data centre financing; Digital infrastructure; Fibre commercialisation; Fibre rollout; Fixed wireless access (FWA); IPTV; Multi-play services; MVNO strategy; Satellite connectivity; Telecoms regulation; Wholesale broadband.
  • Events: Connected Britain 2026; Infrawatch Weekly Briefing; nexfibre-Netomnia CMA review; Openreach copper switch-off; UK Space Strategy.
  • People: Conal Henry; Daren Baythorpe; Lutz Schüler; Peter Rampling; Rajiv Datta; Rob Hamlin; Simon Holden.
  • Geographic: Aberdeen; Birmingham; Cardiff; Canterbury; Cumbria; London; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Slough; Swansea; United Kingdom (UK).
  • Organisations: Agilisys; Ares Management; BNP Paribas; BT; CityFibre; Community Fibre; Crédit Agricole CIB; Deutsche Telekom; Ericsson; Fibrus; Freshwave; Gamma Communications; Gigaloch; ITS Technology; Macquarie; Netgem; nexfibre; Nokia; Nscale; Octopus Investments; Ofcom; Open Cosmos; Openreach; Platform X Communications; Pulsant; Société Générale; Standard Chartered; STTGDC Group; TalkTalk; Tarana; TiVo; Toob; Trooli; Virtus Data Centres; Virgin Media O2; VodafoneThree; Wildanet; Zayo.

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