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Alternative broadband operator Netomnia (Substantial Group), which has already expanded their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 3 million UK premises (here) and is close to signing a major consolidation agreement with either Virgin Media’s (nexfibre) parents or CityFibre (here), is understood to have held talks over redundancies with around 50 employees.
According to ISPreview’s sources, staff were first notified about the latest development with jobs on Friday 6th February 2026, although the move was not unexpected. Netomnia spent a big chunk of last year completing their network merger with Brsk (here) and they recently announced that their associated retail ISP brands would also both be merged into YouFibre (here).
Suffice to say that such mergers often result in significant issues like role duplication. The unfortunate, albeit often necessary, outcome of this can be the loss of some jobs – helping to drive efficiency and keeping costs under control. But naturally, for employees, the outcome is often frustrating.
Jeremy Chelot, Group CEO, told ISPreview:
“As we bring our businesses together into two stronger, more focused organisations — Netomnia and YouFibre — we are making a small number of targeted redundancies as part of the integration process. These decisions are never easy, and we are incredibly grateful for the contributions of our colleagues.
Netomnia is known and respected for being capital-efficient and responsible in how we scale, and these changes ensure we remain well-positioned for long-term, sustainable growth.”
The reality is that this may not be the last set of redundancies Netomnia have to make, which is likely to be particularly true if they end up reaching a major network merger agreement in the near future. Suffice to say that employees may be facing a nervous period of waiting to see what happens and how it will impact them. The same nerves may also be true for YouFibre’s customers.