ISP Onestream Sign Vodafone Deal to Launch UK FTTP Broadband UPDATE

Hampshire-based home and business broadband ISP Onestream has signed a new “strategic agreement” with Vodafone – said to be worth £40m over 2-years – that will enable them to extend beyond superfast broadband (FTTC) packages to launch a new range of SOGEA and gigabit Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based plans.

The details of this agreement are a little unclear, although we can surmise that this probably reflects Vodafone providing some sort of managed wholesale service to Onestream. But it’s unclear from the announcement whether this only covers Openreach’s physical network, or if Vodafone are also now offering managed access to Cityfibre’s FTTP infrastructure too (Vodafone works with both).

In any case, Onestream said they will soon start delivering FTTP broadband packages to consumers under the product name ‘True Fibre‘ and aim to add 50,000 new connections over the next two years, “doubling its customer base to 100,000” (they currently claim to be signing up an “average of 3,000 customers a month“).

Aaron Brown, co-Founder of Onestream, said:

“Through this partnership with Vodafone, we will reach more customers than any other broadband provider, along with the ability to offer Gigabit speeds to a rapidly growing number of households and business premises.

Alongside the significant expansion of our sales and customer service teams, this puts us in a prime position to deliver resilient, high-speed, quality broadband to millions across the UK. It represents a huge opportunity for us and for our customers as the power of FTTP connections brings reliable, fast broadband speeds directly into homes across the UK.

We are excited to be taking this significant step forward in our mission to be at the forefront of the Gigabit revolution and the UK’s broadband provider of choice, with a capability and reach that makes Onestream ‘The One for Everyone’.”

The announcement comes only a few months after Onestream announced that they planned to create up to 80 new jobs over the next year, which follows their recent move into larger (6,000 sq ft) premises in Whiteley (Solent Way) – double the size of their previous base at Parkway (Solent Business Park).

UPDATE

We’ve had it confirmed that they’ll be able to sell via both Openreach and Cityfibre based solutions on Vodafone’s platform.