An Openreach Spokesperson said: “We have said before that a new, more independent Openreach is open to co-investment models. 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 1 premises in the UK by 21st Century Fox and is open to co-investment models to achieve it. Making this possible could require Sky Broadband to take over an existing internet service provider to add scale, with Vodafone and Gbps 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.
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 1 premises in the UK by 21st Century Fox and is open to co-investment models to achieve it. Making this possible could require Sky Broadband to take over an existing internet service provider to add scale, with Vodafone and Gbps 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.