Ofcom fibre data points to intensifying wholesale competition

The UK is on course for 91% full fibre coverage by May 2026, according to new forecasts from Ofcom.
The telco regulator said in its latest Connected Nations report that by then – as long as all network builders follow through with their current build plans – the number of houses passed by fibre will reach 27 million, up from 15.4 million in May this year.
Coverage of 91% would – according to the FTTH Council Europe’s most recent figures – bring the UK broadly in lin