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Lightning Fibre’s owners LF HOLDCO 2 have applied for Code Powers to facilitate the continued operation and extension of the altnet’s network.

Boosted by five Project Gigabit contract wins, Wessex Internet continues to scale its rural build operations and aims to connect its 10,000th customer in the coming months. Here, CEO Hector Gibson Fleming discusses how the altnet has overcome unique challenges and leveraged government subsidy to build a compact network with a loyal customer base.

Openreach is urging people living and working in an additional 25 communities to apply for free UK Government broadband vouchers.

Ogi has extended its partnership with Haverfordwest County AFC ahead of the 2024-25 football season.

Voneus has begun connecting residents on Walney Island just eight weeks after it began building the network.

Five of the largest UK fibre network operators have formed a coalition to push Ofcom for fairer access to Openreach’s physical infrastructure in its upcoming Telecoms Access Review.

Poor connectivity is causing a quarter of young people in rural areas to consider moving to a town or city in the next 12 months, according to research from Virgin Media O2.

The Xantaro Group has acquired NetDescribe GmbH to add security services for NOC, SOC and OT security for its carriers, service providers and data centres in the UK and Germany.

Lightning Fibre will expand its reach and offer full fibre services to customers across Brighton and Hove and Worthing following a wholesale agreement with CityFibre.

Quickline has secured a £125m term loan and £100m debt guarantee from The UK Infrastructure Bank, alongside a £25 million term loan provided by NatWest.