The creation of a COO position at ITS marks a key stage in the company’s transformation – signalling a stronger focus on scaling its service capabilities in parallel with its expanding network footprint and suite of partnerships. Stepping into this role is Charlie Versi, who brings an external perspective to overseeing operational delivery. Here, he talks here to FibreProvider.net about his immediate priorities and long-term goals within the role.
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CityFibre has reported a record increase in rate of customer connections, which have nearly doubled quarter-on-quarter with 108,000 customers connected in Q3 2025 (compared to 58,000 in Q2 2025).
toob is branching out to a further 1.1m more homes across 33 new towns and cities, with this latest expansion giving homes across England and Scotland access to full-fibre connectivity through its strategic partnership with industry wholesaler CityFibre.
A successful partnership between Hull KR, Smarter Technology and Connexin is being extended for a further two years and will see the ISP backing the Robins across the 2026 and 2027 seasons as a Platinum Partner of the rugby club.
Zen Internet is now providing Cisco Meraki services as part of an expansion of its enterprise networking portfolio, solidifying its position as a major SD-WAN distributor in the UK market.
GoFibre has kicked off a new sponsorship deal with Berwick Rangers FC women’s team which sees it named as the team’s new front of shirt sponsor for season 2025–26 – an investment that will provide opportunities for local players and strengthen its presence in the community.
Olilo has placed its first consumer FTTP orders on AllPoints Fibre Networks’ (APFN) aquila platform, in a decision reflecting a commitment to delivering high-performance broadband, and marking a significant step in its rollout of multi-gigabit connectivity across the UK.
Zen Internet is joining in a new strategic partnership with MS3 Networks that will make MS3’s full fibre footprint of 212,500 properties become available to both residential and business customers, as well as to Zen’s channel partners via its one-stop portal, The Fibre Hub.
Quickline Communications is supporting students from underrepresented groups in Lincolnshire, giving the first 50 students studying technical subjects through the Lincolnshire Institute of Technology a £1,000 grant, helping to make education more accessible.
Virgin Media O2 is helping connect customers in Littlehampton to its network, after work to bring full fibre connections to the area have been completed, giving 21,000 more homes access to hyperfast gigabit services including Gig2 broadband.
Openreach has hit a major milestone in the upgrade of its broadband network that now reaches 20m homes across the UK, giving more homes access to fast, reliable full fibre technology – but it says millions of people are still missing out by not upgrading, and the right industry support will help complete its final connections.