Voneus Plan FTTP for 17000 Homes in Oxfordshire and Warwickshire

Macquarie Capital backed UK ISP Voneus, which holds a “near term” plan to cover 100,000 homes in rural areas with their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network (here), has signed a new partnership with Glenevin Construction to reach 17,000 homes across Oxfordshire and Warwickshire in England.

The ISP originally started life some years ago as a Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) provider for rural areas, although they’ve more recently moved into full fibre builds. So far they’ve already connected homes in Central Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Somerset, and they’re now turning their attention to Oxfordshire and Warwickshire.

As part of their move into Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, they’ve also announced a new partnership with Glenevin Construction Limited to help them bring full fibre to 17,000 local homes. Work on Voneus’s fibre network in the two counties is expected to start in May 2022 and the first services should be ready for deployment by the end of this summer.

Sue Barnes, COO of Voneus, said:

“Voneus are in the business of bringing – and at times surpassing – urban connectivity to the rural areas of the UK. We are passionate about this mission and have ambitious plans for bringing our service to the communities that often are deemed either too expensive to serve or are over-looked completely. Oxfordshire and Warwickshire are the next step in this plan, and we couldn’t have asked for better partners than Glenevin to build this part of our network. We look forward to a long and successful partnership with them.”

Shaun Devlin, Glenevin’s MD, said:

“We are delighted to work with Voneus bringing our wealth of experience in delivering the finest fibre broadband network to homes throughout Oxfordshire and Warwickshire with lightning-fast broadband to their rural communities.”

Glenevin have plenty of experience in fibre and civils works, both from their past rural builds in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, to the very congested London and Home Counties (i.e. working alongside Openreach and others). The company said they are looking forward to work with Cherwell District Council, sparking a local jobs boost and building strong relationships with the local communities etc.

However, very little is currently known about the detail of Voneus’ rollout plan in the counties. Customers currently pay from £34.99 per month on a 24-month term for a symmetric speed of 100Mbps and that goes up to £59.99 for their top 900Mbps plan. The service includes unlimited usage and a wireless router.