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Fibrus Visit School for Surf Smart Stay Safe Workshop

Broadband Altnet Fibrus Launch Internet Safety Scheme for N.Ireland

24th February, 2026 (2 Comments)

Infracapital-backed alternative broadband ISP Fibrus, which is building a gigabit-speed full fibre (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cumbria (England) and Northern Ireland, has today launched a new campaign to help keep children in N.Ireland safe online. The ‘Surf Smart Stay Safe’ campaign is being delivered through a variety of workshops in Primary Schools across the country.

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nPerf Names Fastest UK Fixed Broadband ISPs by Nation in 2026 Study

18th February, 2026 (4 Comments)

France-based internet connection benchmarking firm nPerf has this morning published the results from their annual 2026 crowdsourced study into fixed broadband ISP speeds across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The results cover Sky Broadband, Virgin Media, Vodafone, TalkTalk, Fibrus (NI) and Ogi (Wales).

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Belfast ISP Barclay Communications Signs Fibrus Wholesale Broadband Deal

28th January, 2026 (0 Comments)

Belfast-based IT and internet provider Barclay Communications, which mostly serves business customers, has reportedly reached a new wholesale partnership that will enable them to reach businesses across Northern Ireland via Fibrus’ new full fibre (FTTP) broadband network.

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Broadband Altnet Fibrus Surpasses 30 Percent UK Full Fibre Take-up

27th January, 2026 (1 Comment)

Infracapital-backed alternative broadband ISP Fibrus, which is building a full fibre network across parts of Cumbria (England) and Northern Ireland, recently revealed that their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) infrastructure had now achieved a customer take-up of 30% (up from 28% in March 2025) – we make that roughly 135,000+ subscribers.

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Six Alternative UK Broadband Networks Ranked in Sunday Times 100 Tech List

20th January, 2026 (8 Comments)

The latest 2026 Sunday Times 100 Tech list has been published, which reflects a ranking of Britain’s fastest-growing private technology companies. The good news is that six broadband network operators have managed to make it into the 2026 hardware list, with Netomnia topping the table in 3rd place and CityFibre just edging in at 48th at the bottom.

Fibrus Win Project Gigabit Broadband Contract for 9,000 N.Ireland Premises

16th December, 2025 (2 Comments)

The Northern Irish Department for the Economy (DfE) has today announced that they’ve awarded the £34.6m (public subsidy) Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract to alternative network ISP Fibrus, which will be tasked with extending their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to reach 9,000 of the hardest to reach rural homes and businesses.

New Northern Ireland Based UK Broadband ISP Netii Launches

15th December, 2025 (7 Comments)

A new Belfast-based internet service provider has recently started to launch called Netii, which appears to be selling packages to homes and businesses via the Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based gigabit broadband networks of both Openreach (via Gamma) and Fibrus (via HyperFast in N.Ireland).

Broadband Altnet Fibrus Expand UK Full Fibre Network to 450,000 Premises

8th December, 2025 (6 Comments)

Infracapital-backed alternative broadband ISP Fibrus, which is building a full fibre network across parts of Cumbria (England) and has already completed one in Northern Ireland, have revealed that their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) infrastructure now covers a total of 450,000 UK premises (up from 440k in Sept 2025).

Full Fibre’s Impact – Fibrus Report Makes Three Predictions for UK Rural Areas in 2025

17th November, 2025 (9 Comments)

Infracapital-backed alternative broadband ISP Fibrus, which is building a full fibre network across parts of Cumbria (England) and Northern Ireland, has published a new report that outlines three predictions for how the UK’s rural areas might look in 2050 and highlights the “extraordinary potential” of such communities as engines of growth.

Fibrus Launch Black Friday Broadband Sale in N.Ireland and Cumbria UK

4th November, 2025 (0 Comments)

Infracapital-backed broadband ISP Fibrus, which is rolling out a full fibre network across parts of Northern Ireland and Cumbria (England), has joined other internet providers in launching their Black Friday sales for new customers. The provider is also offering up to £400 of buyout credit if your old ISP hits you with Early Termination Charges (ETC).

Fibrus Founder Claims Outdated Rules Force UK Taxpayers to Fund Rural Broadband

23rd September, 2025 (17 Comments)

The Co-Founder and Chairman of alternative rural broadband ISP Fibrus, Conal Henry, will tomorrow tell the Connected Britain event that Government subsidies (e.g. the £5bn Project Gigabit programme) are being “wasted” due to Ofcom’s rules allegedly making the roll-out of rural broadband “unnecessarily expensive“.

Broadband Altnet Fibrus Publish Audited UK Accounts and Pre-Tax Loss of £57.6m

18th September, 2025 (1 Comment)

Infracapital-backed ISP Fibrus, which has been rolling out a full fibre broadband network across N.Ireland and Cumbria (England), has published their audited accounts for the year to March 2025. The results reveal that their network now covers 440k premises (up from 410k on 2nd May 2025) and EBITDA improved by £13m year-on-year, but they also made a pre-tax loss of £57.6m.

Fibrus Confirm Completion of £200m Northern Ireland Fibre Broadband Contract

27th August, 2025 (2 Comments)

Infracapital-backed UK ISP Fibrus today confirmed the completion of their £200m (state aid) Project Stratum contract in Northern Ireland, which helped to spread their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 81,000 addition premises in poorly served rural areas “on time and within budget.”

Fibrus Extend Gigabit Broadband Network to 100,000 Premises in Cumbria UK

12th August, 2025 (0 Comments)

Infracapital-backed network operator and UK ISP Fibrus has today revealed that their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based gigabit-capable broadband network has now covered 100,000 homes and businesses across Cumbria in England, which has been achieved less than three years after they started to build in the region (Nov 2022).

Fibrus Donate £57,805 to 32 Community Groups in Northern Ireland

1st August, 2025 (1 Comment)

Infracapital-backed alternative network operator Fibrus, which is rolling out their full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across Northern Ireland and Cumbria (England), has today announced that they’ve so far donated £57,805 to 32 community groups across Northern Ireland as part of their 2025 Community Fund.

New Study Examines UK Full Fibre Broadband Take-up by Age of Network

4th July, 2025 (15 Comments)

Strategic consultancy firm Eight Advisory has today published the third edition of their Takeup Tracker, which examines the rise in take-up across the UK’s many alternative full fibre (FTTP) broadband networks (altnets) and compares it with that of Openreach (BT). This edition also takes a deeper dive into take-up by age of network – a key factor in gauging progress.

Fibrus Hits EBITDA Breakeven as UK Broadband Customers Top 113.5k

9th June, 2025 (9 Comments)

Infracapital-backed alternative network operator Fibrus, which has been rolling out their full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across Northern Ireland and Cumbria (England), has today published a summary of their latest results. The data reveals that they achieved EBITDA breakeven in March 2025 and are now home to 113,500 customers (up from 100k in Nov 2024).