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Fibrus faces objection to its broadband poles from Barrow Town Council

4th November, 2026 (0 Comments)

The Barrow Town Council (BTC) in Cumbria, England, has raised an objection of Fibrus’ planned deployment of a new gigabit broadband network near to the Sandscale Haws National Nature Reserve. The operator was in the process of planning to deploy four 9-metre high telecoms poles in a grass verge, alongside a fair bit of underground fibre.

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Fibrus set to launch cheaper Black Friday UK broadband discounts today

2nd November, 2026 (0 Comments)

Infracapital-backed alternative broadband ISP Fibrus, which has so far deployed their full fibre network across 471,800 UK premises (inc. 155,000 customers), will today launch their early Black Friday discounts – reducing the monthly rentals across their three primary packages and also adding some Amazon Gift cards for good measure.

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Fibrus complete phase one of Project Gigabit broadband rollout in Cumbria

19th October, 2026 (3 Comments)

Infracapital-backed alternative broadband network Fibrus, which has so far deployed their full fibre network across 471,800 UK premises (inc. 155,000 customers), has today announced that they’ve completed the first phase of their government-funded Project Gigabit rollout across Cumbria (England). Over 37,700 extra premises in hard-to-reach areas are now covered and rising.

Fibrus launch Wi-Fi 7 router and 2Gbps speeds on UK FTTP broadband network UPDATE

12th October, 2026 (13 Comments)

Infracapital-backed alternative broadband network and ISP Fibrus, which have built their full fibre network across rural parts of 471,800 premises (inc. 155,000 customers) in Cumbria (England) and Northern Ireland, has today begun rolling out a new 2Gbps package and a Wi-Fi 7 router for the first time via Amazon’s eero 7 kit.

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Broadband provider Fibrus make time limited offer to TalkTalk customers

9th October, 2026 (0 Comments)

Infracapital-backed alternative network and UK ISP Fibrus, which has built their own full fibre broadband infrastructure across rural parts of Cumbria (England) and Northern Ireland, has responded to TalkTalk’s recent difficulties by offering the provider’s customers a special deal to switch (i.e. those within their network patch).

Broadband altnet Fibrus offers grants of £1,500 via 2026 Community Fund

14th September, 2026 (2 Comments)

Infracapital-backed alternative broadband operator and UK ISP Fibrus, which is building a full fibre (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cumbria (England) and Northern Ireland, has re-opened their Community Fund for new applications and is offering grants to eligible projects in areas they’ve covered.

Fibrus launch UK pay TV service as broadband network covers 472,000 premises

8th September, 2026 (9 Comments)

Infracapital-backed alternative broadband network and ISP Fibrus, which has deployed their full fibre network across rural parts of Cumbria in England and Northern Ireland, has today announced the launch of their own Netgem PLEIO powered pay TV service and published a preview of their annual results showing revenues growing 53% to £45m.

£70m High Speed Broadband Project in Wales Gets New Supplier After Error

21st August, 2026 (4 Comments)

The Welsh Government (WG) has revealed that an “unforeseen administrative error” meant they neglected to name one of the approved suppliers for their £70m (public subsidy) Extending High Speed Broadband (EHSB) project when the original list was announced earlier this year (here). The supplier, BB4W Ltd (Broadband 4 Wales), has now been added to the framework.

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Five Alternative UK Broadband Networks Ranked in ORESA Growth Index 2026

2nd July, 2026 (0 Comments)

The latest annual ORESA Growth Index 2026 has just been published and this year’s edition includes five alternative full fibre broadband networks – Toob, Netomnia, Grain Connect, CommunityFibre and Fibrus. The full list ranks the UK’s 100 fastest-growing private companies by compound annual growth rate (CAGR) – those with at least £5m in recent sales.

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Fibrus Reach 150,000 Customers on UK Full Fibre Broadband Network

27th May, 2026 (1 Comment)

Alternative network ISP Fibrus, which is deploying their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) infrastructure across parts of Cumbria in England and Northern Ireland, has announced having just surpassed 150,000 customers (up from 142,000 last month). The provider currently covers over 465,000 UK homes with their network (more than 330,000 of those are in N.Ireland).

Fibrus and Ogi Linked to Talks Over Possible UK Broadband Consolidation

12th May, 2026 (6 Comments)

A number of sources have recently indicated to ISPreview that two Infracapital-backed alternative UK broadband networks, Fibrus and Ogi, have allegedly been engaged in talks over a possible future consolidation. The move, if indeed it does materialise, would create a single full fibre (FTTP) network covering around 600,000 premises and reaching over 160,000 customers.

Fibrus Covers 1,593 Premises Under N.Ireland Project Gigabit Broadband Build

11th May, 2026 (2 Comments)

Alternative network ISP Fibrus has issued a progress update on their £34.6m (public subsidy) UK Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract in Northern Ireland, which began at the end of 2025 (here) and aims to cover 9,333 of the hardest to reach rural premises. The provider has just passed its first milestone by covering 1,593 of the contracted premises.

UK ISP Fibrus Deploys RAGE ROOM for Broadband Consumers to Vent Frustration

6th May, 2026 (11 Comments)

Alternative network ISP Fibrus, which is building a full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of Northern Ireland and Cumbria (England), has launched an unusual new campaign that takes a swipe at its competitors by inviting their angry customers to let out their frustrations in a rage room (i.e. a place where you go to smash up poor defenceless electrical devices etc.).

Fibrus MD Warns Ofcom May Have Killed Private Investment in Rural UK Broadband

5th May, 2026 (11 Comments)

The Group MD and CFO of alternative network ISP Fibrus, Colin Hutchinson, has today spoken to ISPreview about the challenges of building full fibre networks in rural areas, their approach to market consolidation and on how they fear the outcome of Ofcom’s recent market review “entrenches Openreach’s dominance” and “all but kills the prospect of future private investment in many rural areas“.

Rural UK Broadband ISP Fibrus Name Top Locations for Working from Home

28th April, 2026 (1 Comment)

Alternative network ISP Fibrus, which is building a full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of Northern Ireland and Cumbria (England), today claims to have drawn on a “robust set of measures” in order to name the top places to live as a remote worker in both of the aforementioned parts of the United Kingdom.

Openreach, Fibrus, Wifinity and Airband to Secure Wales Broadband Contracts UPDATE

30th March, 2026 (1 Comment)

The Welsh Government (WG) has appointed several network operators, including Openreach (BT), Fibrus, Wifinity and Airband, to deliver their £70m (public subsidy) Extending High Speed Broadband (EHSB) project – extending “high speed broadband” across a total of around 29,000 premises in poorly served areas of Wales (i.e. places that can’t yet access 30Mbps+ speeds).

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Rural UK FTTP Broadband ISP Fibrus Donates £1m to Community Projects

20th March, 2026 (1 Comment)

Alternative network operator and ISP Fibrus has today revealed that they’ve surpassed the £1 million mark in terms of how much investment they’ve put toward community projects across Northern Ireland and Cumbria (England). This usually occurs in the locations where they’ve been rolling out their new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband network.