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YouFibre New Broadband Router - Permission from Dan Jenkins via X on 110225

26th March, 2026 (0 Comments)

New customers looking to join YouFibre, which is the main retail ISP outlet for Netomnia’s (Substantial Group) national Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband network (covering 3 million UK premises RFS), may like to know that they’ve significantly discounted the price of their monthly plans.

Netomnia Network-Installation in Street 2026

25th March, 2026 (35 Comments)

The CEO of Liberty Global (Mike Fries), which co-owns broadband operator Virgin Media (O2) and nexfibre in the UK, appears to have suggested that they could stop rolling out new full fibre (FTTP) broadband networks if the competition regulator does not approve their planned merger with rival Netomnia (Substantial Group).

Openreach-UK-Engineer-Using-Apple-iPhone

25th March, 2026 (0 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has moved to expand its existing partnership with Google Cloud, which involves adopting their AI (Artificial Intelligence) services to help plan the logistics and engineering for their ongoing deployment of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based gigabit broadband ISP technology.

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Block of UK flats and apartments MDU - 123RF ID147572482

24th March, 2026 (0 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has reached a new access agreement with the London Borough of Enfield, which will enable them to deploy their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across “thousands of flats and apartments” in the area – initially starting with 1,500 properties across over 50 buildings.

Inside Openreach Fibre Exchange 2023

24th March, 2026 (1 Comment)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has informed communication providers that, following Ofcom’s recent Telecoms Access Review 2026 (TAR), they’ve increased the exemption amount for Excess Construction Charges (ECC) on new Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) lines and Dark Fibre circuits (1-2 Access Link variants) from £2,800 to £3,680 ex. VAT.

gnetwork engineers in distance

24th March, 2026 (10 Comments)

Alternative UK network operator G.Network, which built a full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of London and recently went into administration after being acquired by distressed debt specialist FitzWalter Capital (here and here), today say it’s “successfully reorganised through administration“. The company said they’re now moving forward on a “debt-free, well-capitalised, growth-oriented footing“.

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Nokia Multiport Openreach ONT FTTP

24th March, 2026 (20 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has informed UK broadband ISPs that they are now “fully withdrawing” the service option of a Multiport Optical Network Terminal (ONT / ONU) device and the related Box Swap service (i.e. replacing an existing / older ONT with a new Multiport ONT) on full fibre lines. The move follows last year’s complaints about “technical issues” with the service.

José Luis headshot - F&W Networks

24th March, 2026 (0 Comments)

2026 is a defining year for the UK fibre market. After more than a decade of accelerated deployment, full-fibre infrastructure is now a familiar part of the national landscape rather than an emerging ambition. 83% of UK premises have access to full fibre, while gigabit-capable broadband is available to 90%. From a rollout perspective, the transformation has been remarkable.

fibre optic red and blue broadband cables 2018 by 123rf

23rd March, 2026 (7 Comments)

Romanian multinational telecommunications and mobile operator company Digi Communications N.V. has entered the United Kingdom’s fibre optic broadband market by acquiring 51% of the share capital of alternative network provider WhyFibre, which was conducted via Digi’s subsidiary Fiber One Limited. A pilot of their new FTTP network is now in the works.

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Virgin Media O2 Smart Support Broadband Service

23rd March, 2026 (7 Comments)

Customers of UK ISP Virgin Media’s (O2) fixed broadband packages have today been told that the internet, TV and phone provider is now rolling out their new Smart Support diagnostics service – a 24/7 broadband speed and connection monitoring solution – to all of its customers “as standard and at no extra cost“. Initially only 330,000 customers had been able to benefit from it.

FreedomFibre Van Parked in Lane

23rd March, 2026 (14 Comments)

The former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of alternative UK broadband operator Freedom Fibre, Shawn Nolan, was recently awarded £105,500 in compensation by an Employment Tribunal after he raised concerns that the company’s engineers were frequently carrying out fibre optic work on private land without consent.

Fibrus-2024-engineers-looking-at-document-in-street

20th March, 2026 (1 Comment)

Alternative network operator and ISP Fibrus has today revealed that they’ve surpassed the £1 million mark in terms of how much investment they’ve put toward community projects across Northern Ireland and Cumbria (England). This usually occurs in the locations where they’ve been rolling out their new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband network.

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Project Gigabit BDUK Funded Digital UK Broadband Map

19th March, 2026 (2 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has today released their March 2026 update on the delivery progress of contracts that have been awarded under their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme. The update reveals that some 227,310 contracted premises (up from 215,380 in Feb 2026) have so far been covered out of a planned total of 1,020,160.

Hyperoptic-Zyxel-EX3301-Router

19th March, 2026 (0 Comments)

City-focused full fibre (FTTP/B) broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which claims to have deployed their gigabit speed network to cover 1.9 million UK homes (mostly across blocks of flats / MDUs), has today finally removed their legacy entry-level 33Mbps package for new customers (existing subscribers will continue to be supported).

The One Broadband

18th March, 2026 (13 Comments)

London-based ISP The One Broadband (‘The One‘) has acquired the CityFibre linked customer base of retail internet provider Octaplus, which has spent the past few years selling broadband packages to consumers via a number of alternative full fibre networks. But customers on the provider’s other networks “will not be affected“.

giffgaff broadband install by virgin media engineer

17th March, 2026 (14 Comments)

Mobile and internet provider giffgaff has today expanded their range of monthly rolling fixed full fibre (FTTP) broadband plans by introducing the option of a cheaper 24-month minimum contract term. The move makes the monthly pricing on each of their packages between £3 and £4 cheaper. Existing members will also get 3 months of service for free.

Connected UK broadband house 123rf ID 169941702

17th March, 2026 (15 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today published the outcome of their major Telecoms Access Review 2026 (TAR), which largely tweaks their existing approach to market regulation in order to help promote competition and investment in gigabit broadband (1000Mbps+) and business connectivity. But not everybody is going to be happy.

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