TalkTalk is financially strained and potentially vulnerable to a purchase. 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 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 .