Netomnia Expand FTTP Broadband Coverage in Oldham to 35,000 Premises

Alternative network operator Netomnia (Substantial Group), which has deployed their own full fibre broadband (FTTP) network to cover 3 million UK premises RFS (inc. 460,000 customers), have announced that their long-running roll-out across the large town of Oldham (Greater Manchester) has now reached 35,000 premises (RFS).

The original deployment was first announced all the way back in June 2022 (here), which at the time proposed to invest £21m to cover 71,000 premises across Oldham with the help of civil engineering contractor O’Connor Utilities. Today’s update confirms that they’ve so far invested just under half of the original commitment (£10m) and thus still have a long way to do.

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 for Oldham 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.

Jamie Goate, National Head of Fibre Network Operations at Netomnia, said:

“Delivering over 35,000 premises serviceable in Oldham is a significant milestone and reflects the scale and pace of our build programme. Oldham’s rollout is part of our wider mission to help communities across the country access the most powerful Internet.”