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SUMMARY:Consolidation in the UK fibre operator market
DESCRIPTION:Zzoomm merged with FullFibre in March 2025, creating Altnet Partners, a UK alternative network operator.  Altnet Partners has a footprint of 600,000 homes and businesses across 100 market towns in the UK, and serves over 75,000 customers with fabulous full fibre broadband.\nObjective:\nReview of the drivers of consolidation in the UK fibre market and discussion of possible future outcomes.\nContent of the Session:\n\nWhat is the structure of the UK fibre operator market?\nWho are the key players?\nWhy will the UK fibre operator market consolidate?\nHow will this consolidation happen?\nWhen will the early trickle of consolidation turn into a flood?\nWhat is the impact for investors and lenders?\nImplications for the incumbent (BT) and cable operator (VMO2)\n\nWorkshop Host – Matthew Hare\nMatthew was the Executive Chairman of Altnet Partners until July 2025, the full fibre operator created by the merger of FullFibre and Zzoomm in March 2025. Altnet Partners has a footprint of 600,000 homes and businesses across 100 market towns in the UK and serves over 75,000 customers with fabulous full fibre broadband.\nPrior to the merger, Matthew was the founder and Chief Executive of full fibre operator Zzoomm plc. Matthew founded Zzoomm at the end of 2018, following the sale of rural full fibre operator Gigaclear to Infracapital in May 2018, a company he had founded in 2010.\nMatthew was involved in network, wireless, data and telephony businesses including Vodafone, Millicom, Orange UK, Liberty Communications, ts.com and Community Internet Group.\nIn 2018, Matthew was awarded an OBE for services to Broadband provision in the UK, was selected by the FTTH Council as European Fibre Executive of the year and was awarded UK Internet Services Executive of the year by ISPA.\n
URL:https://diiii.net/events/consolidation-in-the-uk-fibre-operator-market/
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CATEGORIES:2025 Summit Day 29 Oct,2025 Summit Session 15:00-16:00
LOCATION:Room Röhrl & Geistdörfer
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