More than 5.5 million homes and businesses in the UK can now connect to an independent fibre broadband network, according to new figures published today. For the first time, the total number of live connections provided by the ‘alt nets’ is above 1m. Compiled for the Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) by Point Topic using data provided by independent network operators across the country, this year’s ‘Metrics for the UK independent network sector’ report shows that the sector has again doubled in size over the previous year. The independent sector…
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Altnet representative body sees strong membership growth after several years of record investment
The Independent Networks Cooperative Association has welcomed new members from across the sector. London, UK, 8 March 2022: After a year in which altnets received record levels of investment and showed how important they are going to be in the delivery of Gigabit Britain and bridging the digital divide in 2021, more and more companies are joining the sector’s representative body, the Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA). So far 19 new members have joined since the end of 2021 from various areas of the sector and from all over the…
Read MoreTwo new board members for independent broadband organisation
Appointments recognise increasing importance of alt-nets to UK broadband sector London, UK, 21 February – INCA, the trade association for next generation broadband services, has made two new appointments to its board. Rosalind Singleton, CEO of Spring Fibre and Tim Stranack, Founder and Director of Community Fibre were confirmed in their new roles at the organisation’s recent Annual General Meeting. The appointments come at a time when the contribution of alt-nets to the development of Gigabit Britain and to the UK economy has never been more important, especially with the…
Read MoreAltNets encouraged to take part in landmark survey to mark crucial year for the industry
London, UK, 14 February – All parts of the UK broadband sector have been encouraged to participate in a survey assessing the development of the UK’s independent networks, ahead of what is described as a ‘crucial’ year for the future of the country’s digital landscape. The results from last year’s INCA commissioned Point Topic report, ‘Metrics for the UK independent network sector’, showed that as a group the altnets were four times larger than a decade ago and continue to attract significant private investment, comparable to that of Openreach. The report…
Read MoreIndependents, incumbents and regulators intersect at INCA event for Gigabit Britain
Keynote speeches from Ofcom, ADTRAN, DCMS, and leading alt-nets including CityFibre fill agenda of INCA’s annual conference London, UK, 3rd November – The alt-net sector will come together to consider the future of Project Gigabit this week, following a period of record investment in independent networks and amongst growing recognition of the role they are playing in levelling up the UK’s digital infrastructure. At INCA’s annual conference, ‘Scaling up: Creating the Gigabit Future’, on 3-4 November 2021, independent network operators will share the floor with incumbents Openreach, regulator Ofcom and…
Read MoreDigital infrastructure challengers flourish with sustained investment in 2020
· Figures from Point Topic on industry investment and FTTH Council Europe on rollout growth mark significant year for sector · INCA membership grows as members target more rural and urban fibre rollouts London, UK, 23 December 2020 – Despite Covid19 and the economic downturn private investment in the digital infrastructure sector has continued apace. This is doubly impressive given uncertainty over government funding for hard-to-reach areas, recent changes to the overall policy target and long-running debate about Ofcom’s regulation of the market. A recent Point Topic report commissioned by…
Read MoreMexican Mobile Operator Exis Telecom Launches on MDS Global-Powered VADSA Platform
Warrington, United Kingdom, 26 November 2020: Exis Telecom, a new mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), will launch in Mexico in December 2020 using MDS Global’s VNOnDemand solution to power its business support systems. As well as connectivity, the new operator aims to provide its customers with a range of additional services, such as personal security and Fintech solutions. Exis Telecom is the first MVNO to launch using the end-to-end platform provided by Mexican MVNO Enabler VADSA (Valor Agregado Digital, S.A. de C.V.). As an MVNE, VADSA offers a full service…
Read MoreIndependent network full-fibre coverage grows 50%, passes 1.2 million premises with superfast or ultrafast broadband
New INCA and Point Topic survey finds industry has achieved a 50% growth from the previous year and expects the number to rise to 2.4 million in 2020 London, UK, April 8, 2020: A new report has today revealed that the UK’s independent network providers (altnets) increased their full-fibre coverage by 50% in 2019, up from 23% growth in 2018, to pass 1.2 million premises. Compiled for the Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) by Point Topic using data provided by independent network operators, the report – ‘Metrics for the UK…
Read MoreGaist recognised for technical innovation at esteemed INCA awards
Skipton and Manchester, UK, 17 October 2019: Gaist, a multi-award-winning highway surveying and mobile mapping solutions provider, has been presented with the Technical Innovation award at the INCA Golds Awards 2019, recognising the continuing ground-breaking success of its solutions for the telecommunications sector. The prestigious award emphasises the technical ingenuity showcased in Gaist’s support of a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) Nationwide Roll-out project, which saw Gaist provide a highly detailed footway and carriageway condition analysis of more than 18,000 kilometres to assist with the planning and design of fibre roll-out in cities…
Read Moretelent joins INCA, supporting Altnets to roll-out gigabit fibre across the UK
Warwick, UK, 10 October 2019: telent Technology Services Ltd (telent), a leading UK technology and network services company, has today announced it has joined the Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA), as part of its focus to support Alternative Network providers (Altnets) in building the UK’s Gigabit networks across metropolitan, urban and rural areas. As an INCA member, telent plans to utilise its membership to support Altnets in their plans to further roll-out ultra-fast fibre infrastructure across the UK. Investment in the market for the implementation of physical infrastructure to deliver…
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