New-build fibre,live on day one.
Symmetric XGS-PON wired into your estate before you've even unpacked.
OFNL — Open Fibre Networks Ltd — is the new-build specialist altnet. They lay full fibre across a development while the houses are still going up, so the ONT is on the wall when you collect keys. We sell it as business broadband with one SLA and one bill. Need a dedicated single-tenant circuit with a 99.99% SLA? See leased lines.
- Symmetric up to 1 Gbps
- XGS-PON
- No install slot needed
- Pre-fitted ONT
- Static IP options
- Business SLA
Engineer visits needed. The fibre's already on the wall.
OFNL wire estates during the build, not after it. Activation is a remote port-up — usually live within a couple of working days of placing the order.
Four reasons it's the new-build pick.
OFNL is built for one job — wiring new estates as the developer puts them up. If your address is on an OFNL development, it's usually the fastest, simplest connection going.
Symmetric XGS-PON
OFNL is full-fibre XGS-PON to every plot on the estate. A 1 Gbps service gives you 1 Gbps both ways — not the 115 Mbps upload ceiling you'd hit on Openreach FTTP.
Pre-installed on day one
OFNL fibre is laid as part of the build, before keys are handed over. There's no engineer install slot to book and no waiting weeks — the ONT is already on the wall when you move in.
New-build specialist
OFNL — Open Fibre Networks Ltd — partner with house-builders and developers to wire estates as they go up. The whole development comes online together, properly built, not retro-fitted later.
New ducting, new fibre
No copper to inherit, no legacy contention. The network is fresh, single-purpose, and built for the speeds it advertises — not patched onto something older.
Per estate, not per city —
check your specific postcode.
OFNL's footprint is defined by which developments they were brought in on, rather than by city or region. New estates are added regularly as builders break ground. Drop in a postcode and we'll tell you whether OFNL is the network at your specific plot.
Not on an OFNL estate? We'll quote the best alternative — Openreach FTTP, another altnet partner, or a leased line.
Side-by-side, honest comparison.
On an OFNL estate, Openreach typically isn't an option — the developer chose OFNL as the in-build network. Here's what that gets you versus a typical Openreach FTTP order elsewhere:
| OFNL | Openreach FTTP | |
|---|---|---|
| Symmetric speeds | Yes — full symmetric to 1G | No — always asymmetric (fast down, slower up) |
| Max retail speed | Up to 1 Gbps symmetric | Up to 1.8 Gbps (asymmetric) |
| Network age | Brand new — built with the estate | Mixed FTTP overlay on a much older copper network |
| Install slot | None — fibre already on the wall | Engineer visit required (AM or PM half-day) |
| Coverage | OFNL-wired new-build estates only | Universal (28M FTTC, 14M FTTP) |
| Static IP | Available on business tariffs | Available, varies by reseller |
| Network operator | Independent — new-build specialist | BT-owned wholesale |
Who actually picks OFNL on a new build.
Homeowners on day one
Just collected the keys. Want broadband live before the boxes are even unpacked. OFNL is already on the wall — port-up the service and you're online the same week.
Home-office workers
Working from a new-build with a small office upstairs. Symmetric 1G covers video calls, hosted apps, and large file pushes without compromise — no copper bottleneck in the way.
Mixed-use developments
Apartment blocks and small commercial units on the same estate. OFNL wires all of it from day one — the whole development comes online together.
Working days from order to live, in most cases.
Because the fibre and ONT are already installed, activation is a remote port-up rather than an engineer visit. We'll align the go-live to your handover date wherever possible.
Real questions, honest answers.
New-build fibre, live on day one.
Run a postcode check — we'll confirm OFNL availability, quote the right tier, and line up the cutover to your handover date. Not on an OFNL estate? We'll quote the best alternative.