Origin Broadband

ISP

United Kingdom

Valid to 2025-05-09

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About

Origin was wholly owned by TalkTalk as of September 2021; renamed to Fibrely on 19th July 2021, although some of Origin's operations continued under the Origin brand. In May 2025, TalkTalk announced it was shifting 90,000 customers of Origin Broadband to Utility Warehouse; as of December 2025, Origin Broadband website was still up (Source).

Operator Characteristics

Business-only ISP?

No (2025-05-09)
Origin Broadband not classified as business-only until customer migration on 2025-05-09; as of December 2025, Origin Broadband website was still up.

Altnet?

Yes (2025-05-01)
ISP (owned by TalkTalk, customers moved to Utility Warehouse)

Sells Over Networks

Openreach Origin Broadband ADSL — 2025-05-09
Origin Broadband used this segment of Openreach's ADSL network for wholesale copper access for standard broadband speeds (Source), (Source).
Openreach Origin Broadband FTTC — 2025-05-09
Origin Broadband used this segment of Openreach's FTTC network for wholesale part-fibre VDSL access for superfast speeds (Source), (Source).
Openreach Origin Broadband FTTP — 2025-05-09
Origin Broadband used this segment of Openreach's FTTP network for wholesale full-fibre access up to ~950 Mbps where available (Source), (Source).

Corporate Relationships

← ownership: TalkTalk — 2021-09-01 – 2025-05-09
Origin Broadband wholly owned by TalkTalk as of September 2021 until customer migration on 2025-05-09; as of December 2025, Origin Broadband website was still up (Source).

Consolidations

Consolidated into: Fibrely — announced 2021-07-19; completed 2025-05-09
Origin Broadband was renamed to Fibrely on 19th July 2021 according to company records (Source).