一项价值20亿英镑的交易将使Substantial的光纤网络与Virgin Media O2合并，预计到2027年将成为BT Openreach的主要竞争对手。 A £2 billion deal will merge Substantial’s fibre network with Virgin Media O2’s, creating a major rival to BT Openreach by 2027.

通过他们的合资企业Nexfibre, 一个由Liberty Global,Telefonica和InfraVia领导的财团同意以20亿英收购英国第二大替代光纤供应商Substantial Group. A consortium led by Liberty Global, Telefonica, and InfraVia has agreed to acquire Substantial Group, the UK’s second-largest alternative fibre provider, for £2 billion through their joint venture Nexfibre. 这笔交易预计将在Q3 2026前结束, 将把Temple的Netomnia网络与维尔京媒体O2的基础设施结合起来, 从而形成与BT OpenCreaction的主要竞争对手, 到2027年覆盖约800万处房舍。 The deal, expected to close by Q3 2026, will combine Substantial’s Netomnia network with Virgin Media O2’s infrastructure, creating a major rival to BT Openreach with coverage reaching around 8 million premises by 2027. 维尔京媒体O2将获得11亿英镑的现金、Nexfibre15%的股份和460万套房屋的批发交通权,同时以1.5亿英镑的价格向维尔京媒体O2销售其零售品牌You Fibre和Brsk。 Virgin Media O2 will receive £1.1 billion in cash, a 15% stake in Nexfibre, and the right to wholesale traffic on 4.6 million homes, while selling its retail brands YouFibre and Brsk to Virgin Media O2 for £150 million. 这笔交易预计将释放35亿英镑的国际投资,并加速英国纤维市场的整合,其驱动力是成本上升和融资紧缩。 The transaction is expected to unlock £3.5 billion in international investment and accelerate consolidation in the UK’s fibre market, driven by rising costs and tighter financing. 这项交易仍须得到监管批准。 The deal remains subject to regulatory approval.