#openreach

#openreach

The latest step in its parent company's plan to move customers off the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and upgrade to new digital services has seen Openreach reveal 132 UK exchange locations, covering 1.23 million premises, where the business aims to halt the sale of traditional copper-based phone and broadband services. The BT-owned broadband company has regarded the shift from copper to full-fibre networks as "every bit as significant as the move from analogue to digital and black and white TV to colour".

Elon Musk's satellite internet provider Starlink has begun undercutting traditional broadband providers in the UK after rolling out aggressive price cuts, intensifying competition in Britain's fixed-line market. Starlink is now offering high-speed broadband for as little as £35 a month in selected parts of the UK, down from a previous entry-level price of £55. The move places the satellite service below comparable packages from BT, which charges around £40 a month, and Virgin Media O2, whose equivalent service is priced at £36.

FTTP coverage in the UK has reached 77.8% by the end of Q2 2025, with over 26 million premises connected, reflecting a growth of 15.3% annually.

Openreach has announced that 19 million premises across the UK can now order its gigabit broadband technology, with seven million already utilizing the full-fibre network.