All Fern Trading (Octopus Investment) articles – Page 3

  • Funding keeps flowing for full fibre altnets
    Network & Infra

    Funding keeps flowing for UK full-fibre altnets

    2022-04-26T11:45:00Z

    Investor appetite still strong for UK’s busy fibre build scene. Altnets swell ranks to 100 and counting, some start to snap up rivals. Old guard Openreach keeps ahead of the pack with seven million premises passed for full-fibre rollout.

  • btw330-tt-altnet-legal-action
    Public Affairs

    Altnets gird for legal battle over Openreach FTTP pricing — report

    2021-11-22T16:00:00Z

    CityFibre said to be heading up legal challenge to Ofcom’s Equinox decision. Rural fibre builder Gigaclear among altnets joining forces to fight back against Openreach’s lower FTTP pricing structure.

  • Ofcom HQ
    Premium

    Altnets object to Openreach FTTP price proposal

    2021-09-11T00:00:00Z

    Regulatory spat over wholesale FTTP pricing spills out into the open. Openreach says new prices offer certainty and encourage FTTP take-up. Fibre rivals claim the cheaper wholesale pricing scheme will reduce infrastructure competition and deter investment. Ofcom provisionally says no action needed, but final decision is expected by the ...