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Netomnia to Expand Wholesale FTTP Broadband to More UK ISPs as New MD Appointed

29th July, 2025 (20 Comments)

Network operator Netomnia (Brsk, Youfibre), which has so far rolled out their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 2.56 million UK homes (inc. 341,000 customers), has appointed industry veteran Matthew Skipsey to be its new Managing Director (MD) of wholesale ahead of an expected adoption by more ISPs.

Netomnia Expand FTTP Broadband Coverage to 2.56 Million UK Premises

23rd July, 2025 (30 Comments)

Alternative network operator Netomnia (Brsk, Youfibre) has today published their Q2 2025 results, which reveals that their multi-gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network now covers 2.56 million UK premises (up 243k in the quarter) and is home to 341,000 customers (up 54k).

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Broadband ISP Brsk Fined £14k by Ofcom UK for Telecoms Poles Rule Breach

7th July, 2025 (4 Comments)

Alternative broadband ISP Brsk (Netomnia) has been fined £14,000 by Ofcom over its roll-out of hundreds of new 9 metre high telecoms poles in the city of Birmingham, which were installed to support the roll-out of a new full fibre (FTTP) network. But they were today found to have breached two conditions under the Electronic Communications Code (ECC).

Yayzi Owner Establishes New UK Home Broadband ISP nufibre UPDATE

5th July, 2025 (15 Comments)

The current owners of internet provider Yayzi Broadband appear to be in the process of establishing a new provider called nufibre, which is due to launch in about a month and will be offering FTTP broadband packages via a selection of network operators (the website shows logos for Openreach, Trooli, Freedom Fibre, MS3, CityFibre and others).

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.

Netomnia Improves UK Full Fibre Network Testing and Monitoring

24th June, 2025 (1 Comment)

Alternative network operator Netomnia (Brsk, Youfibre), which has so far rolled out their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 2.5 million UK homes (inc. 325,000 customers), has today become the latest provider to adopt VIAVI’s ONMSi Remote Fibre Test System (RFTS) to “simplify and accelerate network installation and ongoing maintenance“.

Brsk Reduce Rollout of Broadband Poles After Stockport Locals Protest

23rd June, 2025 (6 Comments)

Network operator and UK ISP Brsk (Netomnia) has scrapped plans to deploy three additional 9-metre-high wood telecoms poles on Fernwood Road and Bracken Close in Marple Bridge (Stockport, Greater Manchester), which came after a significant portion of locals protested the plan. Residents complained it would have spoilt their view of the surrounding countryside.

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Broadband ISP Youfibre Launch New UK Account Portal, Struggles a Bit

4th June, 2025 (16 Comments)

Internet provider Youfibre, which uses Netomnia’s (Brsk) fast-growing national full fibre (FTTP) broadband network, this week launched a new ‘My Account’ service / portal for customers. But this ended up becoming a victim of its own success after the ISP notified that “unprecedented demand” was preventing some customers from being able to log-in.

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Netomnia and ISP YouFibre Claim to Fix Broadband Speed and Latency Issues UPDATE

4th June, 2025 (13 Comments)

Some customers of UK broadband ISP Youfibre, which harnesses Netomnia’s 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, have seen their service return to normal after appearing to suffer from a noticeable drop in network latency and upload performance over the past few days. But for others, the issue is ongoing.

Brsk Cuts Standard Price of 900Mbps UK Broadband to Just £35

1st June, 2025 (4 Comments)

Broadband ISP Brsk, which currently covers 2.4 million UK premises (RFS) via Netomnia’s national full fibre (FTTP) network, will today introduce a “permanent price change for the foreseeable future” on their BetterNet1000 (900Mbps average speed) package – reducing it from £37 to just £35 per month for both new and renewing (existing) customers.

Netomnia Goes Live with First 50Gbps UK Full Fibre Broadband Network

22nd May, 2025 (43 Comments)

Alternative broadband operator Netomnia, which is supported by retail internet providers YouFibre and Brsk, has today become the first UK network operator to go live with a commercial deployment of 50Gbps capable 50G-PON based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) technology (real-world speeds of up to c.40Gbps are expected for homes and businesses).

Netomnia Deploys 800G Gigabit Ready ROADM Network Across UK

21st May, 2025 (13 Comments)

One of the UK’s largest alternative full fibre broadband operators, Netomnia (inc. retail ISPs Brsk and YouFibre), has deployed a Smartoptics ROADM-based core network across the UK that should deliver scalable IP over DWDM at 100G and 400G wavelengths and is even classed as being “800G-ready by design” (800Gbps if you prefer).

Take-up Rises as Netomnia Report Q1 Results for UK 10Gbps Broadband Network

6th May, 2025 (24 Comments)

Alternative operator Netomnia (Brsk and YouFibre), which last week reported expanding their 10Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 2.4 million UK premises (RFS) and connecting 310,000 customers (here), has today published their Q1 2025 results and seen take-up grow to 12.4% (up from 11.5% in Q4 2024).

Netomnia Raise Extra £160m and Target 5 Million UK Premises for FTTP Broadband

2nd May, 2025 (19 Comments)

Alternative network operator Netomnia (Brsk and ISP YouFibre), which has now expanded their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 2.4 million UK premises RFS (up from 2.2m end of Feb 2025) and connected 310,000 customers (up from 270k), has boosted their coverage target to 5 million premises and raised £160m in debt funding.

YouFibre Become First UK ISP to Take 400G Port at LINX Manchester

13th March, 2025 (12 Comments)

Alternative UK broadband provider YouFibre, which is one of the retail outlets for Netomnia’s (Brsk) growing 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, today claims to have become the first ISP to take a 400G (Gbps) port at the London Internet Exchange’s (LINX) regional interconnection hub in the North – LINX Manchester.

Netomnia Builds 10Gbps Broadband to 50,000 Premises in Swansea

4th March, 2025 (2 Comments)

Alternative network operator Netomnia (Brsk and ISP YouFibre), which has already expanded their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover 2.08 million premises (RFS) across over 90 UK cities and towns, have today confirmed that their roll-out in Swansea (Wales) has reached 50,000 premises.

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Netomnia Broadband ISP YouFibre to Launch UK Mobile Plans in 2025

1st March, 2025 (11 Comments)

The CEO of alternative broadband operator Netomnia, Jeremy Chelot, has provided a small update on what was previously merely a future aspiration to potentially introduce a mobile phone service to their retail ISP YouFibre (inc. Brsk). The plan now is to launch their first mobile plans sometime this year.