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Fibrus Covers 1,593 Premises Under N.Ireland Project Gigabit Broadband Build

11th May, 2026 (2 Comments)

Alternative network ISP Fibrus has issued a progress update on their £34.6m (public subsidy) UK Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract in Northern Ireland, which began at the end of 2025 (here) and aims to cover 9,333 of the hardest to reach rural premises. The provider has just passed its first milestone by covering 1,593 of the contracted premises.

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Vodafone Attract Most Ofcom UK Complaints for Broadband and O2 for Mobile – Q4 2025

11th May, 2026 (7 Comments)

Ofcom has today published their latest quarterly (Q4 2025) study of UK consumer telecoms and TV complaints, which finds that Vodafone attracted the most complaints from customers for fixed broadband services, while O2 came top of the naughty table for Mobile services and EE did the same for Pay TV.

Revealed – the UK’s Worst Areas and ISPs for Evening Broadband Speed Drops

8th May, 2026 (12 Comments)

A new study from Broadband Genie has analysed 144,509 broadband speed tests over a 12-month period to find the best and worst locations and ISPs in the UK where your internet download speed drops at peak times. Overall the report finds that Wigan experienced the biggest drop at peak times (average fall of -55%), while Airband saw the biggest fall for ISPs (-45%).

Study Highlights UK Competition Challenges of Netomnia’s Acquisition by Nexfibre

8th May, 2026 (24 Comments)

A new study from Point Topic has examined the impact on infrastructure level competition from nexfibre’s £2bn move to acquire full fibre broadband operator Netomnia (here). The analyst suggests that consumers in overlapping areas could see reduced infrastructure-level competition and less aggressive pricing over time, which may impact the Competition and Markets Authority‘s (CMA) assessment of the deal.

Virgin Media O2 UK Sees Record Broadband Traffic Spike from Footy Streaming

7th May, 2026 (5 Comments)

Internet provider Virgin Media (O2) has reported that their fixed broadband network just recorded the “biggest broadband traffic spike in its history“, which occurred after customers streaming the ‘Arsenal v Atletico Madrid’ Champions League semi-final pushed traffic 4.2% higher than the previous peak and 17% higher than an average Tuesday evening in 2026.

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NET CHECK Awards Vodafone UK as London’s Best Mobile Network for 2026

5th May, 2026 (2 Comments)

Broadband and mobile operator Vodafone UK has, for the third year running, topped a new network benchmarking study of 4G and 5G (mobile broadband and calls) performance across London, which was conducted by the Berlin-based NET CHECK group. But sadly Three UK found themselves at the bottom of the study.

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Ookla Examine Impact of Peak Time UK and EU Mobile Network Congestion

4th May, 2026 (0 Comments)

Global telecoms network benchmarking firm Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their Speedtest.net service (inc. apps), has published a new report that examines the performance drop of mobile (4G / 5G / mobile broadband) networks during peak times (19:00 and 21:00 local time) across the EU, UK, Norway and Switzerland during Q1 2026.

Virgin Media O2 UK Broadband Users Fall by 5.6k as Full Fibre Build Stalls UPDATE

1st May, 2026 (40 Comments)

Network operators Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today published their latest Q1 2026 results and revealed that their gigabit broadband network increased its UK coverage by just 6,400 premises in the quarter (down from 115.1k in Q4), while related consumer customers fell to a total of 5,446,100 (down by -5.6k in Q1 2026). VMO2’s total mobile base also fell to 46.44m.

Streetwave UK Study Compares Mobile Coverage Across 12 Scottish Councils

30th April, 2026 (1 Comment)

Network analyst firm Streetwave has today published the results from a new study, which compared real-world mobile network (4G, 5G) coverage and mobile broadband performance across the 12 Scottish councils that have commissioned surveys. Glasgow tops the tables, while Argyll and Bute sit at the bottom.

Ookla Examine UK Connections to Starlink-based O2 Satellite Mobile Service

29th April, 2026 (5 Comments)

Network benchmarking firm Ookla, which operates the popular Speedtest.net broadband connection testing website and app, has published a new report today that examines the early take-up of the recently launched O2 Satellite service (here) and the geospatial profile of Direct-to-Device (D2D) usage in the UK.

Streetwave UK Find Peak Time Gaps in Southwark’s Mobile Broadband Capacity

24th April, 2026 (4 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave has today shared the results from a recent study they conducted, which tested the mobile broadband coverage and speed of 4G and 5G networks (EE, Three UK, Vodafone and O2) in the Central London district of Southwark. The results found performance drops significantly at high footfall locations during peak times.

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SpeedGeo 2026 Study Award Fastest UK Mobile and Broadband Providers

22nd April, 2026 (0 Comments)

The SpeedGeo project, which compares global internet quality by benchmarking the connection speeds of real users, has published their 2026 results for the United Kingdom. The outcome once again awards Virgin Media as the fastest broadband ISP, while Three UK came top for mobile broadband (4G, 5G etc.). But some big names are missing.

Study Claims UK Price Hikes Increased Broadband ISP Switching by 24 Percent

16th April, 2026 (1 Comment)

A new Opinium study, which was commissioned by Uswitch.com and questioned a nationally representative sample of 2,000 UK adults in early April 2026, has claimed that Awful April’s mid-contract price rises triggered record levels of broadband switching (average households were said to be facing a £216 annual increase).

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Study Ranks UK 70th out of 214 Countries for Cheapest Broadband Plans

16th April, 2026 (3 Comments)

Comparison site Broadband Genie has today published a new 2026 Global Broadband Price League, which analysed 2,631 broadband tariffs across the globe to identify the most and least expensive nations for broadband. Overall, the United Kingdom was found to rank a lowly 70th out of a total database of 214 “countries”.

Alternative UK Broadband Networks May Have to Hike Prices to Survive

15th April, 2026 (7 Comments)

The Senior UK Plus Analyst for Point Topic, Veronica Speiser, has reportedly warned that smaller alternative broadband networks may have to raise their average revenue per user (ARPU) to approximately £45 per month just to breakeven. But most altnets are currently said to have ARPU’s of between £25 and £35, while larger operators operate within a wider range of £30 to £50.

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Ethiack Claims 1 in 5 UK Telco Servers Exposed to Cyber Risk

14th April, 2026 (2 Comments)

A new survey conducted by agentic AI pentesting firm Ethiack claims to have found that 19% of the web servers used by UK telecoms firms “leave crucial security information in plain sight that offers a “roadmap” to cybercriminals“. But it’s not always quite as bad as they’re making out in the headline claim.

Study Finds Mobile Coverage in Caerphilly Boosted by VodafoneThree Merger

14th April, 2026 (0 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave has published the results from a recent survey they conducted into mobile network coverage and mobile broadband (4G, 5G) speed across Caerphilly in Wales, which involved two surveys over an 18-month period and revealed a strong post-merger boost for Vodafone and Three UK (VodafoneThree). On the flip side, O2 actually suffered a decline.