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ISP News Archives for May 22, 2025

Netomnia Goes Live with First 50Gbps UK Full Fibre Broadband Network

22nd May 2025 (43 Comments)

Alternative broadband operator Netomnia, which is supported by retail internet providers YouFibre and Brsk, has today become the first UK network operator to go live with a commercial deployment of 50Gbps capable 50G-PON based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) technology (real-world speeds of up to c.40Gbps are expected for homes and businesses).

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ISP Quickline Launch Cheap Entry Level 100Mbps Broadband Package

22nd May 2025 (4 Comments)

People covered by Quickline’s new full fibre (FTTP) UK gigabit broadband ISP network, which by the end of 2025 will have covered 200,000 premises in rural parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (up from 65,000 premises in Nov 2023), may like to know that they’ve launched a new 100Mbps entry-level package today.

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Altnet Freedom Fibre Pick VeloxServ to Power its Wholesale B2B Connectivity

22nd May 2025 (0 Comments)

Alternative broadband operator Freedom Fibre, which has already grown their gigabit full fibre broadband network to cover 315,000 UK premises (Nov 2024) across parts of England (Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk and Essex), has chosen VeloxServ to support its wholesale B2B (business) connectivity offering.

FullFibre Limited Drops Out of UK Project Gigabit Broadband Contracts

22nd May 2025 (12 Comments)

The UK government has today unexpectedly announced that alternative network operator FullFibre Limited (Fibre Heroes), which recently completed its merger with Zzoomm (here) and confirmed further job losses (here), has “mutually agreed to terminate” their state aid supported Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contracts for the Derbyshire Peak District and Herefordshire.

Three UK Doubles Mobile Broadband Speeds in Glasgow via O-RAN Trial

22nd May 2025 (1 Comment)

Mobile network operator Three UK has today completed their trial of OpenRAN (O-RAN) technology in the city of Glasgow (Scotland). The test, which marks one of the UK’s first deployments of the technology in a dense urban environment, delivered “impressive results” with both 4G and 5G data speeds doubled at peak times.

Ofcom Ranks Big UK Mobile and Broadband ISPs by Quality and Faults – 2025

22nd May 2025 (4 Comments)

Ofcom has today published their 2025 study of UK broadband, phone and mobile service quality, call waiting times, complaint levels, fault repairs, compensation and install times for the largest providers. For example, TalkTalk attracted the lowest satisfaction for broadband (77%) and Plusnet (BT) secured the highest (91%).

Openreach Boost UK FTTP Rollout Pace as BT Broadband Customers Fall to 8.2M

22nd May 2025 (48 Comments)

The BT Group has today published their biannual full year (H2 FY25) results to March 2025, which reveals that Openreach’s full fibre (FTTP) network added 2.2 million premises to their UK coverage in H2 (up from 2.1m in H1) to cover 18.08m (4.9m in rural areas) and will accelerate its rollout by 20%. But broadband line losses to rivals hit 243k in the last quarter (up from 208k).

Rural UK ISP Gigaclear Discounts 500Mbps Broadband to £22

22nd May 2025 (0 Comments)

Abingdon-based alternative network provider Gigaclear, which is built a full fibre broadband network that covers 580,000 premises (RFS) across rural parts of England (inc. 130,000+ customers), has introduced a new discount that reduces the monthly price of their 500Mbps (469Mbps avg.) package to just £22 per month.

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