en.Wedoany.com Reported - UK broadband provider Onestream announced on May 11, 2026, that it has entered into a long-term strategic partnership with AllPoints Fibre Networks (APFN), officially acquiring the entire customer base of its consumer broadband brand, Cuckoo. Following the acquisition, Cuckoo's customer contracts, brand, and domain name will be transferred to Onestream, with all customer connections continuing to operate on APFN's Aquila wholesale platform. This transaction doubles Onestream's total customer count, surpassing 150,000 broadband connection nodes.
Founded approximately 10 years ago and headquartered in Whiteley, Hampshire, UK, Onestream is one of the fastest-growing residential internet service providers in recent years, averaging around 3,000 new contract sign-ups per month. Cuckoo was originally APFN's retail broadband brand primarily targeting the consumer market, certified as a B Corporation, with core propositions centred on full fibre broadband and fair, transparent pricing. It provided services exclusively over the Openreach and CityFibre networks, covering over 17 million UK households, and was repeatedly named the UK's best broadband provider for customer service by MoneySavingExpert.
The core terms of the acquisition agreement cover asset transfer, platform integration, and wholesale capability expansion. Customer contracts, the brand, and the domain name are all transferred to Onestream's ownership, while customer connections remain on the Aquila platform without physical migration. Onestream completed full API integration with Aquila within 8 weeks, enabling rapid customer onboarding and subsequent scaling. Through Aquila, Onestream gains access to a broader portfolio of full fibre assets covering Openreach, CityFibre, and APFN's own infrastructure, allowing continuous access to new capabilities released in subsequent platform iterations.
APFN Chief Commercial Officer Nisreen El-kaloush defined Aquila as a unified marketplace platform for the channel. She stated that Aquila integrates leading fibre and Ethernet networks into a unified market incorporating automation, service visibility, and API-driven workflows, and that this long-term partnership grants Onestream access to Aquila's full capabilities, with both parties jointly building a leaner, scalable experience for ISPs, managed service providers, resellers, and wholesalers across the UK. Onestream Managing Director Steve Evans said the deal expands the customer base, enabling its customers to access full fibre and high-speed broadband coverage across the UK, competitive pricing, and a commitment to customer service and support.
Cuckoo Managing Director Sarah Hill expressed the team's pride in Cuckoo's operations and culture, stating the next steps involve planning a smooth transition to ensure customers are properly looked after. The acquisition announcement also disclosed that all roles within Cuckoo are at risk of redundancy, and the company has initiated a collective consultation process.
Neither company disclosed the acquisition amount. Market analysis widely views this transaction as a key step in APFN's transformation into a pure wholesale platform provider, while for Onestream, it constitutes a pathway to rapidly acquiring a scaled full fibre user base. Against the backdrop of ongoing consolidation in the UK's AltNet sector and intensifying competition among over 100 alternative network providers, the division of labour between retail brands and wholesale networks is further taking shape through such deals.
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