UK Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: banks wobble, equity plays chicken, altnets play baddies
Neal Doran2025-10-31T15:56:00
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including: Voneus calls bankers’ bluff, INCA anticipates altnet dominance, nexfibre seeks consolidation jumpstart, and plenty more…
This article includes:
- Themes: Acquisition strategy; Altnet consolidation; Asset visibility; Broadband infrastructure; Capital investment; Charge controls; Commercial agreements; Connectivity expansion; Debt vs equity; Digital infrastructure; EBITDA performance; Environmental regulation; Fibre mapping; Fibre penetration; Fibre sector shakeout; Financial resilience; Government procurement; Infrastructure sharing; Investment frameworks; MVNO launch; Network reach; Operational integration; Pension fund investment; Regulatory consultation; Rural broadband; Sector consolidation; Telecoms access review; Valuation realism.
- People: Paddy Paddison; Rajiv Datta.
- Geographic: Channel Islands; Durham; Edinburgh; England; Isle of Man; North Dorset; North East England; North Shropshire; Northumberland; Poland; Scotland; UK; Wales; Warsaw.
- Organisations: Arqiva; AssetHub; BT; Building Digital UK (BDUK); CVC DIF; Community Fibre; Department for Science Innovation and Technology; European Commission; European Space Agency; FiberLocator; Freedom Fibre; GoFibre; Grain Connect; IFM Investors; INCA; JT Group; Lendable; Manx Telecom; Nest; Netomnia; Ofcom; Openreach; Shelborn Asset Management; Voneus; VodafoneThree; Wessex Internet.