Wholesale Provider PXC Adopt Netomnia’s UK Full Fibre Broadband Network
Network provider PlatformX Communications (PXC), which was formerly known as TalkTalk Wholesale before the demerger (here), has today announced their “intention” to sign a new agreement that will give their UK wholesale business access to Netomnia’s (inc. Brsk) new full fibre (FTTP) broadband network – covering 1.75 million UK premises (RFS).
At present PXC is already able to sell connections to ISPs and other companies via a number of different network operators, such as Openreach and CityFibre. The addition of Netomnia to that will provide their partners with greater choice, while at the same time helping to grow take-up on Netomnia’s rapidly expanding full fibre infrastructure.
However, today’s announcement indicates that the final details of the agreement between Netomnia and PXC are still being fleshed out, with the statement noting that “discussions on the proposed agreement … are at an advanced stage“.
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Jeremy Chelot, Netomnia and Group CEO, said:
“This partnership with PXC represents a transformative milestone for Netomnia and Brsk. As the UK’s fastest-growing full fibre network operator, we’re excited to leverage PXC’s platform to enter the wholesale market, marking a significant phase of growth. This collaboration will accelerate our customer acquisition and help us achieve our goal of serving 1 million customers by 2028, building on the 175,000 already connected. With PXC, we’re set to enhance our market share, reshape the alternative networks landscape, and bring the benefits of ultra-fast fibre connectivity to more homes and businesses across the UK.”
James Smith, CEO of PXC, said:
“We’re really excited to partner with Netomnia and Brsk. Their ambitions to double their fibre availability across the next year will be crucial for businesses needing more reliable connectivity at better rates. With their network footprint complementing our existing alt net community, this move enables PXC to effectively serve more areas with competitive and dependable fibre, an important step in establishing us as the UK’s leading alternative networks aggregator platform.”
Subject to finalising the terms of that agreement, Netomnia and Brsk aim to onboard their first customer through the PXC platform by February 2025.
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This is a really odd announcement. I wonder what PXC/TalkTalks real agenda is here? Perhaps trying to secure a better deal with Cityfibre or Openreach? Or satisfying investors?
In a normal situation this would be announced until agreement was reached.
It likely means they have some exclusivity deal with mostly fresh new ready for service that other ISPs won’t access for a while
It is also in Netomnias interest to undercut both Openreach and City fibre as there is quite a bit of overbuild
How is it? They want to onboard as many big altnets as possible to have a huge FTTP coverage. Netomnia and Brsk together are one of the biggest altnets. It makes absolute sense if you know anything about service providers.