Confused as to who provide the fibre cables

As the title suggests, I am confused over who is to supply the cables.
My broadband at the moment has been very bad for the last 2 years, underground copper cable.
Virgin media is currently installing their fibre optic cables where I live, but I have been told I can only get internet with VM and not other ISP`s. Confused

In reply to a post by greysurfer225:

As the title suggests, I am confused over who is to supply the cables.
My broadband at the moment has been very bad for the last 2 years, underground copper cable.
Virgin media is currently installing their fibre optic cables where I live, but I have been told I can only get internet with VM and not other ISP`s. Confused

Virgin Media have not opened up their network to other ISPs whereas when Openreach rock up they allow many many ISPs to provide broadband services over theirs.

I should add that the Openreach and Virgin Media networks are completely separate.

Edited by PCJM40 (Sat 18-Jan-25 11:11:54)

So ,Openreach will at some point install another fibre cable?

They might, it's not guaranteed though it is likely

In reply to a post by greysurfer225:

So ,Openreach will at some point install another fibre cable?

Yes, at some point in the future but nothing is guaranteed. There are many other providers (also known as Altnets) who install their fibre cables across the country some do the same as VM and some do it the same as Openreach so one of them may also come to your street before Openreach.

You don’t say who provides your current service but as you refer to copper cables presumably that will be via Openreach…if Virgin FTTP becomes available, it’s probably via Next Fibre , the network Virgin use for FTTP , so for you to use that new FTTP network, you would have to become a Virgin customer , your current ISP , whoever it is , isn’t available on Nextfibre only Virgin are .

Not every ISP is available on every network, Virgin only uses Virgin or Nextfibre , and they only ‘sell’ access to Virgin customers, Nextfibre currently they don’t have anyone else on their networks, so your ISP isn’t available on Virgin or Nextfibre, to use the new Nextfibre FTTP network , when it’s available, you need to change your provider to Virgin .

Chances are your current ISP will be available on Openreach FTTP , and you can switch to Openreach FTTP once Openreach install FTTP in your area , but you won’t necessarily know when that will be done , it may be weeks away , it may be years away

Edited by Iniltous (Sat 18-Jan-25 13:02:20)

Minor point but their correct name is nexfibre - there is no 't' and no space between the words.

Just as its not Open Breach or Voda Phone😅

Where about in the country are you @greysurfer225 ?

Can you give us your postcode to see what services are available (and possibly coming down the ducts in future)...?

In reply to a post by Pheasant:

Minor point but their correct name is nexfibre - there is no 't' and no space between the words.

Just as its not Open Breach or Voda Phone😅

lmaoooooooooo - i'm not laughing but i am !!!!!!! 😂

Yodafone coud have been a thing!!!!!!!!

Life’s too short to take it all too seriously 😉 Yodas Phone; size matters not, for you must unlearn what you have learned, and never go to the dark fibre. 😂