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ISP News Archives for October 30, 2025

Ofcom UK Grant Gateway Licence for Amazon’s Project Kuiper Broadband Network

30th Oct 2025 (4 Comments)

The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has today granted a new gateway licence for Amazon’s future Project Kuiper network. The move supports the retail giant’s effort to launch a global mega-constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which will deliver affordable ultrafast broadband and mobile (4G, 5G) services to rival Starlink (SpaceX).

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Ofcom Express Disappointment over O2’s UK Mobile Price Hike, But Doesn’t Act UPDATE

30th Oct 2025 (38 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today said they’re “disappointed” by mobile operator O2’s (Virgin Media) recent decision (here) to increase their annual mid-contract price rises beyond what customers agreed when they signed-up (often above inflation too) and then forcing that upon existing customers. But so far an expression of disappointment is all they’ll do.

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EE and Three UK Attract Most Complaints for Broadband and Mobile in Q2 2025

30th Oct 2025 (12 Comments)

Ofcom has today published their latest quarterly Q2 2025 study of UK consumer telecoms and TV complaints, which names EE as attracting the most gripes from customers for fixed broadband and Pay TV services, while Three UK took the most flak for Mobile services.

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Openreach Improve Reappointment Process for Some UK FTTP Broadband Installs

30th Oct 2025 (9 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) looks set to improve the flexibility and cost of their reappointment process for changes to new provisions of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband lines, which will introduce an end customer reappointing calendar and waive the related amendment charge for ISPs.

ISP BT to Launch New AI Anti-Virus Service for Small UK Businesses

30th Oct 2025 (12 Comments)

Broadband and telecoms giant BT has announced that they’ve partnered with cloud-based cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike to launch a new AI-powered antivirus service for their small business customers – Business Antivirus Detect and Respond (BADR), which is designed to “proactively stop threats before they become breaches” (every AV solutions could be described this way).

Virgin Media UK See Broadband Customers Grow as O2 Joins Starlink for Mobile

30th Oct 2025 (10 Comments)

The latest Q3 2025 results from Virgin Media and O2 have revealed that their FTTP broadband network increased its coverage by 139,300 premises in the quarter (up from 114.9k in Q2). Similarly, related customers grew to total 5,704,300 (up by 60.8k in Q3 vs -51.4k in Q2) and O2’s mobile base jumped by 419,400 in the quarter, while also doing a multi-year deal with Starlink for satellite mobile (Direct to Cell).

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Virgin Media O2 Ponder £2bn UK Broadband Deal to Acquire Netomnia UPDATE

30th Oct 2025 (85 Comments)

A major newspaper has this morning claimed that broadband giant Virgin Media (O2) have opened non-exclusive talks with alternative full fibre network operator Netomnia (Youfibre, Brsk), which could result in a £2bn deal that would expand VMO2’s network coverage and potentially remove a key competitor from the market. CityFibre are also said to be interested in the altnet.

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