TalkTalk has lost its general manager responsible for " ultrafast broadband " to rival Virgin Media . Sky Broadband also played a part during the initial deployment phase and will retain wholesale access to the network during its on-going extension. Andrew Sinclair will join Virgin as executive director of communications ; there is speculation that his departure after five years at TalkTalk may be related to a management reorganisation and to the partnership with M&G 's Infracapital announced in February . TalkTalk is to invest £ 1.5bn ( $ 2.1bn ) to deploy fibre - to - the - home to three million UK premises , the new company created for the project will be majority - owned by Virgin , which will contribute £ 400 m towards the project .
TalkTalk has lost its general manager responsible for " ultrafast broadband " to rival Virgin Media . Andrew Sinclair will join Virgin as executive director of communications ; there is speculation that his departure after five years at TalkTalk may be related to a management reorganisation and to the partnership with M&G 's Infracapital announced in February . TalkTalk is to invest £ 1.5bn ( $ 2.1bn ) to deploy fibre - to - the - home to three million UK premises , the new company created for the project will be majority - owned by Virgin , which will contribute £ 400 m towards the project .