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Mobile operator and broadband ISP Vodafone UK (VodafoneThree) has today confirmed that they’ve now gone live on CommunityFibre’s alternative Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based fixed line network in London. The provider says this means that 550,000 “additional” homes across all 32 boroughs can now access their broadband plans at speeds of “up to” 2.2Gbps.
Until now it’s generally only been possible to take Vodafone’s home broadband packages via Openreach or CityFibre’s national full fibre networks. But in London this tends to be restricted to just Openreach’s network, which is due to the fact that CityFibre’s often faster and cheaper network hasn’t deployed any FTTP across the UK’s capital.
However, back in June 2025 the newly merged VodafoneThree revealed that they also planned to onboard with CommunityFibre’s alternative FTTP network (here), which currently reaches around 1.5 million homes and businesses across London. Since then, we’ve been patiently waiting for the new network to officially become available to Vodafone’s customers, which is what today’s announcement is all about.
At the time of writing it’s not completely clear why Vodafone has only stated this for 550k additional homes, but we can speculate that it’s likely to be at least partly because they may just be counting the areas where only CommunityFibre’s network is present (i.e. no Openreach overlap). In any case, Vodafone states that the combination of Openreach, CityFibre and CommunityFibre means their “total full fibre footprint [is now available] to more than 21.5 million homes nationwide“.
The pricing for their new CommunityFibre based plans appear to be roughly similar to those of CityFibre’s. Residents can expect to pay from £23 per month for symmetric speeds of 150Mbps and that goes up to £60 for their top 2.2Gbps package (take note that monthly prices increase by £3 in April each year). This includes a wireless router and free installation.
Existing mobile customers are currently also being offered a £75 bill credit when they take the service. You can also upgrade to a WiFi 7 capable router, WiFi mesh system, 4G backup, better internet security and improved support for a few pounds per month extra (Pro 3 add-on).