Openreach seeks another gear as altnets gain and CPs flop
Neal Doran2025-05-23T09:34:00
FY24–25: BT CEO Allison Kirkby has tossed earlier promises of lower capex, instead fuelling an accelerated fibre build “now that we’ve got the engine humming” to bolster a defence against altnet incursions, and make up for CP shortcomings…
This article includes:
- Organisations: BT; BT Consumer; BT Group; CityFibre; EE; Goldman Sachs; nexfibre; Openreach; Plusnet; Sky; TalkTalk; Virgin Media O2 (VM O2).
- Geographies: Europe; United Kingdom (UK).
- People: Allison Kirkby; Simon Lowth; Clive Selley.
- Themes: Broadband; Broadband line losses; Capital expenditure (capex); Capital spending; Cash flow; Communications; Convergence; Customer acquisition and retention; Earnings; Fibre (FTTP); Fibre rollout; Financial performance; Infrastructure; Market share; Network providers; Operating costs; Premises passed; Profitability; Results; Retail strategy; Revenue.