Vodafone is reported to be in early talks with Sky 's Openreach service about a joint investment in a large - scale " fibre to the premises " ( FTTP ) broadband network . Openreach is consulting on plans to offer a 1 Gbps service to up to 10 million premises in the UK by 2025 and is open to co - investment models to achieve it . Making this possible could require Vodafone to take over an existing internet service provider to add scale , with Sky Broadband and TalkTalk as the most likely candidates . The latter is thought to be vulnerable to a purchase , and Sky could be open to freeing itself of broadband if its acquisition by 21st Century Fox goes ahead .
Vodafone is reported to be in early talks with BT's Openreach service about a joint investment in a large-scale "fibre to the premises" (FTTP) broadband network. Openreach is consulting on plans to offer a 1 Gbps service to up to 10 million premises in the UK by 2025 and is open to co-investment models to achieve it. Making this possible could require Vodafone to take over an existing internet service provider to add scale, with Sky Broadband and TalkTalk as the most likely options. The latter is thought to be vulnerable to a purchase, and Sky could be open to divesting itself of broadband if its takeover by 21st Century Fox goes ahead.