All Netomnia/Brsk (YouFibre) articles
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Strategy & ChangeITS promotes collaboration before ‘toolkit’ consolidation in “tough market”
Daren Baythorpe, CEO at UK B2B fibre wholesaler ITS Technology, believes the next phase of telecoms consolidation could look very different from the last. The B2B wholesaler boss argues that investors may increasingly combine complementary infrastructure assets rather than pursue straightforward fibre-network mergers.
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M&AUK: industry braced as nexfibre–Netomnia deal becomes referendum for fibre’s future
In-depth: £2bn deal dominated the keynote stage at Connected Britain, with rival executives abandoning diplomatic language and openly clashing ahead of a competition ruling that could determine shape of UK fibre’s next phase.
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Network & InfraWildanet joins fibreco multiplay push with TiVo
Open access: Latest UK challenger to broaden proposition in competition dogfight. TiVo/Freely UK-first advances natural evolution from broadband provider to multi-service operator. “Expect more from us”, commercial chief Simon Hughes tells TelcoTitans…
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Analyst BriefingUK Infrawatch: Ofcom curbs Openreach as CityFibre prepares for M&A push
Analyst Briefing: Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including Andy Burnham’s “act of self‑harm” on connectivity infrastructure, Ofcom finally gets tough on Openreach promotions, CityFibre funders respond to nexfibre/Netomnia reverberations, and plenty more…
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: Cellnex names new regional execs; LightSpeed refreshes wholesale line-up
July 2026–August 2026 edition: 25+ senior and strategic leadership changes in EMEA digital infra, including new appointments at Cellnex Group and its Polish division, Green Datacenters names new execs ahead of European expansion, and LightSpeed fills out senior wholesale and enterprise team.
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Financial & PerformanceUK’s CityFibre reaches for £900m war chest for renewed M&A
UK fibre altnet said to secure further investor backing in bid to retain largest challenger status ahead of nexfibre–Netomnia and put it back in the consolidation game, taking further funding firmed up since 2025 to £3.2bn, and eight million-premises footprint still the target.
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Analyst BriefingUK Infrawatch: CMA weighs nexfibre–Netomnia options; CityFibre strengthens Vodafone ties
Analyst Briefing: Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including CMA priorities for Netomnia/nexfibre review, competition growing from multiservice propositions, CityFibre spins out a new wholesale aggregator, and plenty more…
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch: ‘get with the programme’
Analyst Briefing: Round-up of developments at Spanish incumbent, as Executive Chair Marc Murtra calls for staff to buy into business transformation efforts and the Group updates on flagship infrastructure and IT overhauls in Germany, the UK, and its domestic market. Read more…
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M&ACMA uprates Netomnia–nexfibre investigation to Phase 2 as altnets call for ‘urgency’
Altnet buyer nexfibre gets pragmatic and skips straight to the in-depth competition review, keeping hopes alive for completion before the end of the year. The UK’s fibre scene is set to change, but the CMA will now decide the extent.
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: Vorboss resets C-suite; Nscale and GreenScale prep ground for 1GW+ expansions
June 2026 edition: Latest 35+ senior and strategic leadership changes in EMEA digital infra, including a pair of Vorboss veterans jointly taking over the altnet, maincubes recruiting a new finance chief, and Ooredoo appointing General Director of first Middle East tower carve-out.
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M&Anexfibre’s Datta: ‘corner shop fibre’ is dead, the UK needs an infra megamart
Interview: proposed £2bn acquisition of Netomnia is sparking fierce debate across the UK broadband sector. With industry heavyweights trading blows over duopoly fears and infrastructure overlap, discover why CEO Rajiv Datta believes this consolidation is crucial to challenging Openreach.
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Network & InfraCityFibre joins exclusive one million connections club
UK’s largest altnet reaches one million, attributing the achievement to wholesale success and rapid fibre build-out. CEO Simon Holden says “maintaining” commercial momentum is key priority, as it moves to achieve further scale, including through potential acquisitions and Project Gigabit build-out…
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Network & InfraUK: CityFibre and BDUK massively renegotiate Project Gigabit subsidies, to reflect market realities
As CityFibre cancels or shrinks its Project Gigabit commitments, halving the covered premises while increasing the per-property subsidy, BT/Openreach emerges as the dominant beneficiary of government subsidies.
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Financial & PerformanceThree cheers for London: Community Fibre achieves cash-positivity, returns to rollout, adds mobile multiplay
FY25/Analyst Briefing: upbeat and staunchly local altnet resumes build-out and ups ambitions, now partly self-funding as possibly first UK-fibreco to turn cash-positive following strong FY25. Also debuting highly-competitive mobile bolt-on bolstering fixed-mobile convergence challenge…
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Strategy & ChangeArch-disruptor Digi teases UK landfall — is £15 fibre here to stay?
In depth: expansive Romanian telco disruptor teases ultra-low pricing that has shaken up EU markets and now threatens to redraw UK fibre market’s economics and put further pressure on already fragile altnet ARPU… next stop mobile?
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Analyst BriefingUK Infrawatch: Chelot’s ‘Plan B’; Boldyn’s new underground deal; all change at AllPoints
Analyst Briefing: Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, as Netomnia’s Chelot talks nexfibre merger plans, wireless infra players thrive, APFN under new management, and plenty more…
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InterviewChelot: wholesale scale is ‘mission impossible’ without nexfibre-Netomnia deal
Interview: “I have a wholesale platform, but I have no wholesale customers”. Jeremy Chelot’s Netomnia hit a structural ceiling, with bowing out the only way to progress the Openreach challenge. Firing back at nexfibre deal critics, he asks for alternatives to his Plan B, deeming consolidation the best route and reflecting on the challenge of leading a business through a sale.
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Analyst BriefingUK Infrawatch: CityFibre questions nexfibre maths; data centres earn investment boost
Analyst Briefing: Exclusive first interview with CityFibre CEO as altnet and peers prepare for life under new TAR rules; NScale backed for UK growth; Starlink reliance prompts worries; and plenty more…
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Analyst BriefingBTwatch: Openreach gets innovative with fibre tech
Analyst Briefing: As Ofcom lays out its latest regulatory regime and rivals squabble over altnet consolidation, Openreach remains focused on fibre rollout. Deals with Google Cloud and a pilot with Lightsonic put the incumbent’s fibre deployment machine into overdrive, and showcase the potential value-add beyond pure connectivity…
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Analyst BriefingTelefónicawatch: Murtra remains defiant of short-termism
Analyst Briefing: Round-up of developments at Spanish incumbent, as Exec Chair Marc Murtra asserts longevity of his “comprehensive” transformation plan, amid market scepticism, and the operator secures a series of deals around fibre consolidation, B2B services, and internal efficiency. Read more…