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On behalf of the Independent Networks Co-operative Association and all our members we wish to offer our sincere condolences to the Royal Family on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Few of us will have known any other monarch. The Queen was truly the epitome of public service both in the UK and on the world stage, and she will be sadly missed by millions.

During the decades of the Queen’s reign many enormous societal changes have taken place, not least being the development of the Internet. INCA’s members are dedicated to renewing the UK’s digital infrastructure and many will be aware that senior members of the Royal Family were early adopters of email and online services.

In recognition of the fact that many businesses in our sector have been rapidly growing their teams over the last year or two, and that many of those people will be arriving through apprenticeship schemes and other trainee programmes, INCA has announced a new Rising Star award for the 2022 Awards Programme.

Malcolm Corbett, INCA's CEO: "Recruiting and nurturing talent is an essential art in our sector. For any organisation, success begins with your people – how you develop them, how you support them, and how you enable them to reach their potential. This award – suggested by our Labour & Skills Special Interest Group – seeks to recognise the rising stars of our industry – the young people who are making a significant contribution despite their limited experience."

More than 5.5 million homes and businesses in the UK can now connect to an independent fibre broadband network, according to new figures published today. For the first time, the total number of live connections provided by the ‘alt nets’ is above 1m. 

Compiled for INCA by Point Topic using data provided by independent network operators across the country, this year’s ‘Metrics for the UK Independent Network Sector’ report shows that the sector has again doubled in size over the previous year.

INCA is working with the FTTH Council Europe to promote the FTTH Conference 2022 which is in Vienna from 23-25 May 2022. We'll be there in person, represented by Gill Williams, so if you are planning to be there, be sure to connect with Gill.

The FTTH Conference 2022 is the world’s largest fibre summit.

Targeting 3,500+ participants from 1,000+ companies and over 100 countries, the FTTH Conference is unique in bringing together 'C' level representatives, investors, technical and regulatory experts to discuss and debate all aspects of FTTH, 5G and other fibre related and enabled technologies and services and the benefit they bring to society.