Netomnia to Expand 10Gbps FTTP Broadband Rollout in Liverpool UK

Network operator Netomnia (inc. Brsk and ISP YouFibre) has today announced that their £39m investment to deploy a new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the city of Liverpool (Merseyside) has covered 110,000 premises (homes and businesses). But they’re now planning to add another 80,000 premises.

In case anybody has forgotten, the operator originally announced their roll-out in the city all the way back in May 2022 (here) and the goal back then was to cover 130,000 premises. Progress has been good since then and work is now continuing in the Sefton Park, Stoneycroft, and Aintree areas to connect even more premises.

The company, which started its original roll-out in the city alongside contractor MJ Quinn, now has “ambitions to extend [their] coverage” to an additional 80,000 premises in two new locations in Liverpool by 2026 (total of 190,000 premises). But the details of this have yet to be revealed.

The alternative network provider has so far covered a total of 2.08 million premises (ready for service) across parts of over 90 UK cities and towns, and they also have a customer base of 238,000. Netomnia is currently aiming to expand their full fibre network to cover 3 million premises by the end of 2025 (inc. 1 million customers by 2028) and the Liverpool expansion will play a role in that, while also confirming that they have build plans beyond 2025.

Zoltan Kovacs, Managing Director at Netomnia, said:

“Reaching 110,000 premises in Liverpool is a testament to our team’s dedication and commitment to delivering the UK’s best full-fibre infrastructure. As we continue to expand our footprint, our focus remains on empowering communities with the connectivity they need to grow and succeed. Our recent merger with brsk reinforces our ability to scale and our commitment to supporting nationwide gigabit connectivity.”

We should point out that several other operators also have a significant to major level of gigabit-capable broadband coverage in Liverpool, including Virgin Media (inc. nexfibre), Openreach and Hyperoptic. Some other providers, such as Grain and OFNL, similarly have a mix of modest to smaller coverage levels.