Neos Networks adds CityFibre and ITS, takes Livequote to 10 networks

Neos Networks has added CityFibre and ITS to its Livequote platform, bringing the total number of network options available to UK business customers through the quoting tool to ten.

The expansion gives businesses a single place to compare connectivity suppliers and select the best option site by site, rather than committing to one operator across an entire estate. Livequote now carries the Neos Networks own network alongside services from BT Wholesale, Openreach, Virgin Media Business, PXC, Colt, Sky, Vorboss, CityFibre and ITS.

Why does this matter now?

The move lands in a UK connectivity market undergoing significant consolidation. BT's pending acquisition of TalkTalk and PXC is in progress, and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has raised concerns about Nexfibre's proposed acquisition of Netomnia. Both developments have put questions around competition in the UK fibre market squarely on the agenda.

Against that backdrop, a platform that aggregates ten separate network options positions Neos Networks on the side of buyer choice. The company developed Livequote specifically to make it easier for businesses to compare connectivity services in one place, and the two new additions extend that principle.

Nafsika Katsoglou, Director of Product, Digital and Pre-Sales at Neos Networks, framed the launch in direct terms. "Consolidation is changing who owns the UK's connectivity infrastructure, but it shouldn't reduce the choices available to customers," she said.

"Livequote is designed as per our strategy to give customers greater clarity and choice by bringing multiple network options together in one place. With CityFibre and ITS expanding that choice even further, customers can select the right connectivity for each location rather than being tied to a single network operator," Katsoglou added.

What does each addition bring?

The two newcomers serve different purposes on the platform:

• CityFibre: gives Neos Networks access to more of the altnet's fibre network, increasing availability of high-capacity Ethernet and other connectivity services, depending on location.
• ITS: added directly to the platform, offering Ethernet and Ethernet over FTTP services. These expand options for Ethernet and Neos DIA customers across London, the North-West, the Midlands, Yorkshire, Scotland and the South-West.

The regional spread matters. ITS has concentrated its infrastructure on major towns and cities, while Neos Networks contributes national backhaul. Dave Ferry, Chief Sales Officer at ITS, said the combination serves businesses in the UK's principal conurbations.

"We've built our infrastructure around the needs of businesses in major towns and cities across the country. Combining that local reach with Neos Networks' national backhaul network gives customers greater connectivity choice and direct access to our Ethernet and Ethernet over FTTP services in the UK's major business conurbations," Ferry said.

Commercial reality versus marketing

Neos Networks presents Livequote as a neutral comparison engine, but the platform also funnels orders through Neos as the service provider across third-party networks. Customers gain a consolidated procurement route; Neos gains a role in transactions it does not own end to end. That commercial structure sits behind the choice messaging.

The consolidation context, however, is not marketing. BT's absorption of TalkTalk and PXC, if completed, and the CMA's scrutiny of Nexfibre-Netomnia will reshape wholesale availability for the entire market. Aggregation platforms of this kind become more valuable when the number of independent suppliers shrinks.

Neos Networks has been building toward this position. The company has emerged as preferred bidder for Network Rail's fibre upgrade and has extended its metropolitan area networks to four UK cities, with its CEO arguing that Europe's next fibre cycle must be built around demand. The Livequote expansion, with ten networks now live, extends that strategy while regulators weigh how much choice the UK fibre market will retain.