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About
ISP and Network Operator – builds and operates its own broadband infrastructure (fixed-wireless and fibre) especially targeting rural and hard-to-reach areas, selling broadband directly to consumers and businesses; originally focused on rural broadband (fixed wireless access), secured major investment from Macquarie Capital and others in 2017-2019 to expand and start fibre rollout, merged with several other rural-broadband network operators (SWS Broadband, Cadence Networks and Broadway Partners) in September 2023, expanding footprint significantly through acquisition and consolidation, continues to receive fresh investment as of 2024-2025 with ambition to cover ~350,000 premises across the UK, though faces operational challenges including early 2025 agreement with BDUK to end a £12 million Project Gigabit contract for mid-west Shropshire following complaints about legacy network performance (Source)(Source)(Source)(Source)(Source)(Source)(Source).
Operator Characteristics
Retail-only ISP?
No
Voneus is not retail-only; it builds and operates its own network infrastructure (not just reselling) (Source).
Wholesale-only Network Operator?
No
Voneus is not wholesale-only; it sells directly to end-users (residential and business) (Source).
Business-only ISP?
No
Voneus is not business-only; it markets to rural households, villages, countryside homes, and businesses – not only business-oriented (Source).
Israel Infrastructure Fund invested in Voneus as part of the September 2023 consolidation alongside Macquarie Capital and Tiger Infrastructure Partners, providing up to £250m in new capital (Source).
Macquarie Capital invested in Voneus as part of the September 2023 consolidation alongside Israel Infrastructure Fund and Tiger Infrastructure Partners, providing up to £250m in new capital (Source).
Tiger Infrastructure Partners invested in Voneus as part of the September 2023 consolidation alongside Macquarie Capital and Israel Infrastructure Fund, providing up to £250m in new capital (Source).
Macquarie Capital invested in Voneus, taking majority stake when it raised investment to £22.5m in 2021, and continued investing as part of the September 2023 consolidation (Source).
Merged into Voneus in September 2023 with SWS Broadband and Broadway Partners; Macquarie Capital, Israel Infrastructure Fund and Tiger Infrastructure Partners provided up to £250m new capital (Source), (Source).
Merged into Voneus in September 2023 with Cadence Networks and Broadway Partners; Macquarie Capital, Israel Infrastructure Fund and Tiger Infrastructure Partners provided up to £250m new capital (Source), (Source).
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