Virgin Media O2 Owners in Talks to Buy UK Broadband Rival Netomnia, Sources Say

Virgin Media O2 owners in talks to buy UK broadband rival Netomnia, sources say

Virgin Media O2’s owners are in advanced talks to buy UK-based Netomnia, two people familiar with the matter said, in a step towards expected consolidation of UK altnet providers.

Virgin Media O2 owners seal £2bn Netomnia deal in major UK fibre network consolidation

Netomnia could be acquired by Virgin Media O2, but the deal will likely be subject to intense regulatory scrutiny.

nexfibre set to win race for Netomnia

Deep dive: Liberty/Telefónica‑backed netco said to be finalising a £2bn deal for UK’s #2 altnet, with confirmation as soon as this week… but what does it mean for nexfibre, VM O2, fibre rivals?

Virgin Media O2 owners close in on £2bn Netomnia acquisition

Telefónica and Liberty Global are reportedly nearing a £2 billion (€2.3 billion) takeover of Netomnia, via their UK fibre venture nexfibre alongside InfraVia Capital Partners. The talks were first reported by the Financial Times Tuesday.  Netomnia is the second largest of the alt-nets with 400,000 premises connected to its 10 Gbps (XGS-PON) capable service. The deal would combine Netomnia’s fibre build with nexfibre’s footprint and parts of Virg…