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

1st Jun, 2026 (15 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.

Clear Mobitel Plans to Build UK 5G Fixed Wireless Broadband Network

28th May, 2026 (2 Comments)

Gaerwen-based virtual mobile operator Clear Mobitel has revealed that they aspire to deploy a new 5G Standalone (5GSA / 5G+) based radio access network, including fibre optic and Microwave backhaul, which will be used to deliver a Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband network to homes, businesses and at wholesale for UK ISPs. Starting in Wales.

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Vodafone UK Unify Core and Radio Network Sharing Over Multi-Vendor 5G Network

28th May, 2026 (10 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK (VodafoneThree) and network supplier Ericsson today claim to have completed a “world-first network upgrade” by becoming the first mobile operator to successfully unify core and radio network sharing over a multi-vendor 4G and 5G network – helping to unlock faster mobile broadband speeds for around 71% of UK people.

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BT and Meta Deploy Congestion Awareness Tech to Improve EE UK Mobile Streaming

28th May, 2026 (7 Comments)

Broadband and telecoms giant BT (EE) have teamed-up with social media giant Meta to develop and deploy a new technology that aims to make watching online videos via Facebook and Instagram more reliable for EE mobile customers, even during periods of high network demand.

Monzo Launch O2 Powered UK eSIM 5G Mobile Plans with Prices that Fall, Not Rise

28th May, 2026 (29 Comments)

Digital banking company Monzo has today followed rival Revolut by soft launching their own set of eSIM based mobile plans that are “simple, flexible and rewards staying, not switching“, which will be powered by O2’s (Virgin Media) national 4G and 5G mobile data (broadband) network. The service will also offer “seamless international roaming capabilities” through 1GLOBAL.

Broadcom and TP-Link Unveil First Wi-Fi 8 Chipsets and Broadband Routers

28th May, 2026 (4 Comments)

Networking kit manufacturer TP-Link, which develops a lot of broadband routers, WiFi extenders and smart home devices, has today preview their forthcoming Archer 8 router platform – one of the first in the world to support the next Wi-Fi 8 standard (this hasn’t yet been ratified). The move comes a day after Broadcom unveiled their first Wi-Fi 8 chipsets.

UK Government Hints it Would Block Bharti Boss Taking Control of BT

28th May, 2026 (5 Comments)

Officials within the UK Government have reportedly sent their strongest signal yet that they’d oppose any move by the boss of the India-based Bharti group, Sunil Bharti Mittal, to take control of UK broadband and telecoms giant BT by increasing his stake above the current level of 24.95%.

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String of Dnsmasq Vulnerabilities Threatens UK Broadband Routers

28th May, 2026 (9 Comments)

A sizeable group of Linux-powered broadband ISP routers, widely used both around the world and across the United Kingdom, will need firmware updates after a string of six new security vulnerabilities were recently discovered in the open-source networking tool Dnsmasq. But most of them would require local network access to fully exploit.

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Fibrus Reach 150,000 Customers on UK Full Fibre Broadband Network

27th May, 2026 (1 Comment)

Alternative network ISP Fibrus, which is deploying their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) infrastructure across parts of Cumbria in England and Northern Ireland, has announced having just surpassed 150,000 customers (up from 142,000 last month). The provider currently covers over 465,000 UK homes with their network (more than 330,000 of those are in N.Ireland).

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Openreach Expand UK FTTP Broadband Builds in 11 Locations and Regions

27th May, 2026 (9 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has today confirmed that they recently started building their full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across 11 pre-planned UK locations and have, separately, also reached a new access agreement with the Perth and Kinross Council (PKC) in Scotland to cover 2,000 flats and apartments.

Sky Mobile UK Doubles Roaming Destinations to 120 for Just £2 a Day

27th May, 2026 (3 Comments)

Customers of the Sky Mobile service, which is an O2 (Virgin Media) powered Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) with nearly 4 million UK subscribers, has today announced that they’re making it even easier to stay connected while travelling by doubling its global roaming destinations from 55 to 120 across the EU/EEA, USA, Australia and more.