‘We need to get on with it’: nexfibre boss wants to see altnet acquisition action
Fibreco chief suggests some investors will have to swallow losses on altnets as the industry goes into consolidation mode.
This article includes:
- Themes: Build-to-buy strategy; Consolidation; Critical mass; Debt financing; Fibre footprint expansion; Fragmented market; Infrastructure investment; Merger and acquisition (M&A); Open wholesale; Overbuild; Strategic pivot; Tech upgrade; Valuation gap; Wholesale broadband.
- Events: Connected Britain 2025; Fibreco merger; Giffgaff broadband launch; Nexfibre acquisition of Upp; Strategic switch (May 2025).
- People: Jeremy Chelot; Rajiv Datta; Simon Holden.
- Geographic: Eastern England; United Kingdom.
- Organisations: BT/Openreach; CityFibre; Giffgaff; Infravia Capital Partners; Liberty Global; Netomnia; Nexfibre; Telefónica Infra; Virgin Media O2; VodafoneThree.
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