FIBRE’S BIG BEASTS

Here are the UK’s major fibre providers that the smaller altnets are currently competing against 1. Openreach The former BT monopoly now has full fibre deployed to around 18 million homes and businesses, and is adding more than a million a quarter. It aims to reach the vast majority of premises in the UK by the end of the decade. 2. Virgin Media O2/Nexfibre Virgin Media has just over 16 million customers in largely urban areas. It’s about a quarter of the way through upgrading its network to ful...