Vodafone has agreed to become CityFibre’s anchor customer to at least 8 million UK homes.
BT Openreach sale could fund fibre rollout
BT is in talks about selling off part of its stake in its broadband infrastructure company Openreach.
Labour broadband nationalisation plan shocks market
Plans by the opposition Labour Party to nationalise the provision of broadband by 2030 has caused turmoil in the telecoms sector.
Openreach accelerates full fibre programme
Openreach has published a list of 36 new locations where it intends to build Fibre To The Premises (FTTP) over the next 12 months.
Openreach launches ‘full-fibre’ consultation
BT Openreach has launched a consultation on the future upgrade of consumers and businesses to so-called ‘full-fibre’ broadband.
Ofcom sets out Openreach requirements
Ofcom has given details of how Openreach will be “measured and monitored” when the network division is separated from BT.
Openreach to become separate company
Openreach is to be a legally separate company within BT following an agreement between the telco and regulator Ofcom.
Ofcom lays plans for fibre future
Ofcom has set out proposals that it says will help ultrafast ‘full-fibre’ broadband services be delivered over the infrastructure owned by BT.
Ofcom to separate BT and Openreach
Ofcom has announced plans for a major reform of Openreach, the network division of BT, which maintains the infrastructure for Sky, TalkTalk, Vodafone and BT itself.
Rivals offer own plan for Openreach
A coalition of challenger telcos and their representatives have released their own plan for the future of Openreach.