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Assembly Research Examines UK Full Fibre Market and nexfibre’s Netomnia Deal

3rd Jun, 2026 (5 Comments)

A new high-level report from Assembly Research will be published today, which examines the challenging future of the UK’s full fibre broadband market for alternative networks (altnets) and highlights the potentially positive impacts of nexfibre’s recent £2bn move to acquire rival operator Netomnia (here).

Openreach to Introduce UK Geographic Connection Charges for EAD Ethernet Lines

2nd Jun, 2026 (1 Comment)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today notified communication providers of their intention to introduce geographic connection charges on high-capacity Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) lines, which provide dedicated point-to-point data connectivity between sites for businesses, from 1st July 2026.

Swansea Bay City Deal Pumped £44.8m of Investment into Digital Connectivity

2nd Jun, 2026 (0 Comments)

A new report from consultancy firm FarrPoint has confirmed that the Swansea Bay City Deal’s Digital Infrastructure Programme in Wales has so far secured £44.8m of investment in digital connectivity during 2024–25, which went towards various broadband and dark fibre roll-out projects.

Rural Full Fibre Broadband ISP Gigaclear Publish Annual UK Accounts

2nd Jun, 2026 (5 Comments)

Abingdon-based alternative network Gigaclear, which have built a full fibre (FTTP) network across 618,000 premises in rural parts of England and is home to 170,000 customers, has published their annual accounts after lenders recently took control of the business (here). The results reveal that their c.£963m senior debt facility was revised to a principal amount of £575m (shrinking by £388m).

Freely on Track to Overtake Freeview and be in 10.5 Million UK Homes by 2034

2nd Jun, 2026 (40 Comments)

Broadband-based live TV streaming service Freely, which is backed by the major UK TV broadcasters and is an evolution – not (yet) a replacement – for the existing Freeview platform (inc. Freeview Play and Freesat), has revealed that they now have well over 1 million users (up from 500,000 from Sep-Dec 2025) and the number of Freeview homes in 2034 is forecast to fall to 860,000.

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YouGov Find Limited Support for Nationalisation of UK Broadband and Phone

2nd Jun, 2026 (17 Comments)

A new YouGov survey, which was conducted during late May 2026 with an unspecified number of UK respondents, has claimed that 82% of Britons believe water companies should be run in the public sector, with 70% saying the same of energy companies. But only 38% said the same for broadband “internet and phone providers” (16% didn’t know and 47% felt they should continue to be run by the private sector).

Zen Internet Start Selling Broadband via MS3’s UK Full Fibre Network

1st Jun, 2026 (0 Comments)

Rochdale-based UK broadband ISP Zen Internet has confirmed that MS3’s alternative full fibre (FTTP) network, which has so far covered 215,000 premises (Ready for Service) in the North of England (mostly in Hull and Lincolnshire), is now live on their service for business and consumers after being almost fully integrated following last year’s wholesale deal (here).

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Openreach Extend and Add New UK FTTP Broadband Discounts UPDATE2

1st Jun, 2026 (9 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today notified Communication Providers (broadband ISPs etc.) about a further extension on some of their existing offers for Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) lines and 10Gbps Cablelink products under their Equinox incentives, while also introducing three new FTTP offers (some of which target Virgin Media areas).

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Cluttons Survey of UK People and MPs Reveal Problems with Broadband and Mobile

1st Jun, 2026 (7 Comments)

Consultancy firm Cluttons and polling company YouGov have published the results from a new survey of 2,055 UK people and 108 MPs, which among other things found that 27% of consumers are frustrated with their home broadband (Wi-Fi) connection every week and 42% have difficulty accessing 4G or 5G mobile outside half the time or more.

UK Ranks 3rd for Mobile Broadband Speeds vs Countries of Similar Size to Poland

1st Jun, 2026 (2 Comments)

French benchmarking firm nPerf has today published the results from an unusual new study, which compared the fastest average mobile broadband download speeds (4G and 5G) of 20 countries with a similar size (land area) to Poland. The results saw the United Kingdom rank 3rd with an average speed of 105.8Mbps.

EE Deploy 5G+ Mobile Broadband to 25 Key UK Events and 30 Tourist Towns

1st Jun, 2026 (14 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has today announced that 25 major events and more than 30 tourist destinations (seaside and market towns) will have been upgraded to support their latest 5G Standalone (5G+) mobile broadband technology this summer, bringing faster data speeds and better congestion management.

Altnet ISP Lightning Fibre Launch Wi-Fi 7 Routers for UK Broadband Customers

1st Jun, 2026 (7 Comments)

Eastbourne-based ISP Lightning Fibre, which is deploying a full fibre broadband (FTTP) network across parts of Sussex and Kent in England (they also hold a partnership to harness CityFibre’s wider UK network – here), have partnered with Genexis to launch a new range of Wi-Fi 7 capable routers and mesh extenders for customers.

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Sky Glass and Stream UK TV Customers Suffer ITVX Fast Forward Bug

1st Jun, 2026 (3 Comments)

Customers of Sky’s broadband-based Sky Glass and Sky Stream pay TV streaming devices and service are suffering from an annoying bug with the ITVX app, which causes any TV show or movie you may be watching to suddenly skip right to the end and then report the content as having been watched.

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County Broadband ISP Customers Set for UK Migration to Truespeed

1st Jun, 2026 (2 Comments)

Customers of alternative rural full fibre broadband ISP County Broadband are to be migrated to the Truespeed brand over the next few months. The move follows last year’s merger of the two altnets (here), which at the time created a single operator covering 177,000 premises (RFS) and 40,000 customers. Since then Truespeed has also merged with Freedom Fibre (here), but that’s another story.

Government Unveil Plan to Protect UK Subsea Internet Cables from Sabotage

29th May, 2026 (10 Comments)

The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT / DCMS) has today proposed “tougher fines and prison sentences” for those who damage subsea infrastructure essential for UK broadband access and trade, with consultation planned to take place later this year.

1 Million People Have Used Ofcom’s UK Mobile Network Coverage Checker

29th May, 2026 (7 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today revealed that one million people have now used their upgraded Map Your Mobile Postcode Checker since it launched a year ago (here). The service was enhanced to better match people’s real-world experiences of 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) performance and signal strength across EE, Three UK, Vodafone and O2.

New Campaign Group Accuses Starlink of “Predatory Broadband Bait-and-Switch”

29th May, 2026 (16 Comments)

A new legal action portal called Starlink Sucks has been launched by Nik Fox, a UK broadcast technology expert, which accuses the popular satellite broadband provider of hitting consumers with a “predatory … hardware trap” — an allegedly “calculated corporate strategy” where subscribers are said to have been locked into “expensive, non-transferable physical equipment” before their service plans are stripped away.