CityFibre, the UK independent full fibre platform, has agreed the sale of Entanet to telecoms entrepreneur Tom O’Hagan, founder and former CEO of Virtual1. The transaction, which is subject to final approvals, enables CityFibre to focus exclusively on scaling services delivered over its own full fibre infrastructure, while positioning Entanet for growth under new ownership.
The sale includes partners served outside CityFibre’s network footprint, along with associated managed services, network assets, systems and support functions.
Going forward, Entanet will operate as a standalone wholesale aggregator, building on its 30-year heritage with renewed investment in products, systems and customer experience. Drawing on his experience of building and scaling Virtual1, Tom O’Hagan aims to expand Entanet’s proposition, invest in its Telford base, and grow its partner relationships.
Entanet becomes a new strategic wholesale customer of CityFibre, ensuring its customers continue to have access to CityFibre’s network, while also benefiting from planned investment in automation and enhanced portfolio – including a broader range of off-net capabilities.
The transition is now underway and will be carefully managed to ensure a seamless experience. Entanet will operate under its established brand, with no disruption to ordering, provisioning or in-life service support.
George Wareing, Chief Commercial Officer, CityFibre, said: “CityFibre’s acquisition of Entanet almost a decade ago played an important role in accelerating our business market growth. This sale is the natural next step, allowing us to simplify our model and focus exclusively on providing services over our own infrastructure. We’ll be able to innovate faster, further improve performance and support all our customers more effectively. We welcome Entanet as a new strategic customer of CityFibre and look forward to growing together as demand for full fibre continues to accelerate.”
Tom O’Hagan, said: “I have built a leading UK wholesale business once before, and I see a great opportunity with Entanet. This is a strong business with 30 years of heritage and a loyal partner base and our intent is to build it into a wholesale platform of real scale. That means serious investment in automation, a broader product portfolio, and service that delights partners and leads the market, alongside a relentless focus on their success. CityFibre’s network is central to that ambition, and we will expand what we deliver over it as we grow the connectivity portfolio on our aggregation platform. I also see real opportunity to consolidate a fragmented wholesale market, and Entanet is the right platform from which to do it.”
CityFibre’s acquisition of Entanet in 2017 gave it the wholesale operations expertise and the partner base it needed to accelerate its growth in the business market and drive penetration across its own expanding network. Now, almost a decade later, this transaction enables both businesses to focus on thriving in their respective markets.
During the first quarter of 2026, sales of Business FTTP and Ethernet on CityFibre’s network grew 133% and 42% respectively year on year. With this strong momentum established, the transaction allows CityFibre to concentrate investment on its core network and scale its wholesale platform efficiently as demand continues to grow.
CityFibre’s network now reaches nearly five million premises, with enterprise services available to more than 260,000 UK businesses.
