Netomnia Build FTTP Broadband Network in Wednesbury to 65,000 Premises

Broadband network operator Netomnia (Substantial Group), which has deployed their own full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 3 million UK premises RFS (inc. 460,000 customers), have announced that their long-running roll-out across the large West Midlands (England) town of Wednesbury has now reached 65,000 premises (RFS).

The original deployment was first announced all the way back in November 2022 (here), which saw the operator proposing to invest up to £30.6 million in order to cover 102,000 homes and businesses across Wednesbury. Clearly they’ve now delivered over half of the local roll-out plan, although it’s unclear when they intend to reach completion.

The work forms part of Netomnia’s goal of reaching 5 million premises by the end of 2027 (inc. 1m customers by 2028), although their future plans now seem likely to be impacted by the proposed consolidation deal with nexfibre’s parents (here); assuming it gets the green light from the competition authority. Both nexfibre and Virgin Media already have significant coverage of the same town and much of that has been overbuilt by Netomnia.

Billy Ray, FNO Manager at Netomnia, said:

“Delivering over 65,000 premises serviceable from the Wednesbury Exchange is a significant milestone for our build programme in the West Midlands. This achievement reflects our continued commitment to investing in infrastructure that delivers lasting value for communities.”