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MS3 Results Reveal UK Full Fibre Broadband Network Has 22,184 Customers

9th June, 2026 (3 Comments)

Hull-based alternative broadband operator MS3, which have built a full fibre (FTTP) network across parts of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England, has published their annual results to the end of 2025 and revealed that they’re home to 22,184 customers (up from 14,992 in 2024) and cover 238,806 premises (212,561 RFS) – up from 228,522 last year (195,759 RFS).

Zen Internet Start Selling Broadband via MS3’s UK Full Fibre Network

1st June, 2026 (0 Comments)

Rochdale-based UK broadband ISP Zen Internet has confirmed that MS3’s alternative full fibre (FTTP) network, which has so far covered 215,000 premises (Ready for Service) in the North of England (mostly in Hull and Lincolnshire), is now live on their service for business and consumers after being almost fully integrated following last year’s wholesale deal (here).

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Quickline Backer Allegedly in UK Broadband Merger Talks with KCOM in Hull

25th May, 2026 (4 Comments)

Canadian investment firm Northleaf Capital Partners, which backs alternative rural UK broadband ISP Quickline, has reportedly expressed an interest in acquiring KCOM, the incumbent broadband and phone provider for Hull, from Australian investment group Macquarie. But any deal is likely to see Northleaf pay less than the £627m Macquarie did to buy the incumbent.

Quickline Updates on South Yorkshire Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

13th May, 2026 (1 Comment)

Rural UK ISP Quickline, which is busy building a new full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) network across parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (3-Year Rollout Plan), has issued a progress update on their publicly subsidised Project Gigabit broadband rollout contract for South Yorkshire that’s now covered almost 9,000 premises.

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Quickline Expand Rural Project Gigabit Broadband Build in Yorkshire UK

1st May, 2026 (0 Comments)

The Government has published a Project Gigabit contract modification notice for Quickline’s deployment of gigabit broadband across ‘West and Parts of North Yorkshire’ (Lot 8) in England. The change expands the number of contracted premises due to be covered by full fibre (FTTP) to 28,952 (up by 2,642) and increases the public subsidy to £65.47m (up by £3.195m).

Rural UK Broadband Altnet Quickline Appoint Justin Leese as CTO After Ogi Exit

23rd April, 2026 (0 Comments)

Alternative network ISP Quickline, which is busy building a new full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) broadband network across rural parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England (3-Year Rollout Plan), has appointed industry veteran Justin Leese to be its new Chief Technology and Operations Officer (CTOO).

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KCOM’s UK Results Reveal Huge £530m Write Down in Value of its Assets

13th April, 2026 (10 Comments)

The incumbent broadband and telecoms provider for Hull, KCOM, which has also built their full fibre (FTTP) network across other parts of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (England), have published their annual accounts to 31st March 2025 and revealed a huge c. £530m write down in the value of their assets. The results give context to the company’s new capital restructuring deal.

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Nexfibre Invest £10m to Build FTTP Broadband to 61,000 Bradford Premises

1st April, 2026 (13 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which is in the process of merging with Netomnia (here) and shares some of its parentage with ISP partners Virgin Media (O2) and giffgaff, appears to have announced a new investment of £9.9m to expand their full fibre broadband network across 61,000 premises in Bradford (West Yorkshire, England).

Quickline Train UK Broadband Engineers to Support Pensioners

31st March, 2026 (1 Comment)

Rural-focused broadband ISP Quickline, which is deploying a new gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) network across remote parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England (3-Year Rollout Plan), has joined forces with Age UK to help improve the training of their engineers so they can better support older and vulnerable residents.

KCOM in Hull UK Reach Agreement to Restructure its Current Capital Structure

27th March, 2026 (8 Comments)

Telecoms network operator KCOM, which is the incumbent broadband provider for Hull and has also deployed their full fibre (FTTP) network across other parts of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (England), has revealed that they’ve reached an agreement with their lenders and shareholders to restructure their current capital structure.

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Digi Comms Acquires 51 Percent Stake in UK Broadband Altnet Whyfibre UPDATE

23rd March, 2026 (7 Comments)

Romanian multinational telecommunications and mobile operator company Digi Communications N.V. has entered the United Kingdom’s fibre optic broadband market by acquiring 51% of the share capital of alternative network provider WhyFibre, which was conducted via Digi’s subsidiary Fiber One Limited. A pilot of their new FTTP network is now in the works.

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Quickline Introduces 2.3Gbps Speed Broadband Package for Rural England

24th February, 2026 (4 Comments)

Rural-focused UK ISP Quickline, which is busy deploying a new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) network across parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England (3-Year Rollout Plan), has recently introduced a new 2.3Gbps (2,300Mbps) symmetric speed broadband package (their previous top tier was 1Gbps).

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Quickline Builds to 40,000 Premises Under UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

18th February, 2026 (2 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Quickline, which is busy deploying a new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) network across parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (3-Year Rollout Plan), has revealed that they’ve so far built to 40,000 premises out of the total 121,210 premises contracted across its publicly subsidised Project Gigabit contracts.

Quickline Connect 7 More East Yorkshire Communities to Gigabit Broadband

13th February, 2026 (0 Comments)

Rural UK ISP Quickline, which is building a new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) network across parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England (3-Year Rollout Plan), has revealed that a further 7 communities in East Yorkshire (England) have now been connected as part of their associated Project Gigabit contract.

Macquarie Hires Advisors to Prep Hull UK Broadband Operator KCOM for Sale

9th February, 2026 (16 Comments)

A new report claims that Australian investment group Macquarie has hired business advisors at Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP) to prepare KCOM for sale in Q2 2026. The operator is the incumbent broadband and phone provider for Hull, although their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network also extends into other parts of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

Quickline Build UK Full Fibre Broadband to 200,000 Premises and Start New Campaign

19th January, 2026 (0 Comments)

Alternative rural broadband provider Quickline, which is deploying a new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) network across parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England (3-Year Rollout Plan), has today revealed that their fibre network now covers 200,000 premises (plus 200k more via wireless) and they’re launching a new brand campaign.

UK Broadband and Phone Provider KCOM Promotes Richard Schafer to CEO

16th January, 2026 (0 Comments)

Network operator KCOM, which has deployed their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across a big chunk of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England, has today announced that they’ve promoted Richard Schäfer to the position of permanent Chief Executive Office (CEO) to replace Tim Shaw, who stepped down last year (here).