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ISP News Archives for October 31, 2025

Openreach Cuts UK Price of 1.2Gbps and 1.8Gbps FTTP Broadband Tiers

31st Oct 2025 (25 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has today informed ISPs about a “realignment of prices” on their top two fastest Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband tiers – 1.2Gbps and 1.8Gbps (both 120Mbps upstream), which in practice appears to mark a further price reduction. Rivals will perhaps remark that we’ve seen quite a few special offers from the incumbent of late.

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Vodafone and Three UK to Cut Jobs from Network Development Division UPDATE

31st Oct 2025 (11 Comments)

Mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) has reportedly begun informing some staff members that they face redundancy in the future, due to their roles being outsourced to India under new contracts with network suppliers Ericsson and Nokia. On top of that, the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) – or TUPE – rules will not apply.

Mobile Operator Spusu Launches New SIM Only Plans for UK Customers

31st Oct 2025 (21 Comments)

The SIM-Only mobile provider spusu, which holds a virtual operator (MVNO) agreement via BTWholesale to harness EE’s national 4G and 5G network, has today announced the launch of several new mobile plans. But unfortunately their “unlimited data” plan seems to have vanished and it’s unclear when it will return.

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Ofcom and UK Mobile Providers Agree on Wholesale Price of Bulk Biz Texts

31st Oct 2025 (1 Comment)

Ofcom has today announced that they’ve secured “voluntary commitments” from mobile operators including EE, O2, Sky and VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) to help stabilise the wholesale prices of automated text (SMS) messages that organisations send to people (A2P – application-to-person); these are widely used by organisations across the public and private sectors.

Three UK Discounts Unlimited 4G and 5G Home Broadband to £16

31st Oct 2025 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK appears to have further reduced the price of their 4G and 5G powered unlimited Three Home Broadband package, which means it’s been discounted to only £16 per month on a 24-month minimum contract term (or £28 if you take it as a rolling monthly plan).You will also get a £50 Prepaid Mastercard.

Broadband Provider GoFibre Named One of Scotland’s Fastest Growing Companies

31st Oct 2025 (8 Comments)

Edinburgh-based UK alternative network GoFibre, which is rolling out a gigabit broadband (FTTP) network across remote rural parts of Scotland and Northern England, has been named as one of the top 50 fastest-growing businesses in Scotland by the UK Fast Growth Index for 2025.

O2 UK Reduce Flexibility to Swap Your Phone After 90 Days, Now it’s 11 Months

31st Oct 2025 (14 Comments)

Customers of mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media), specifically those with the ‘Switch Up‘ service on their plan that gives you the flexibility to swap your Smartphone after 90 days (without having to pay off your contract), have recently been informed that the operator will shortly extend this period to 11 months.

Uncertainty Clouds Future of North Shropshire Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

31st Oct 2025 (3 Comments)

The MP for North Shropshire in England, Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat), has called on the Government to take urgent action in its ongoing attempts to find a solution after network provider Freedom Fibre scaled back their £24m (public subsidy) Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract for the region in June 2025.

Swansea Bay City Deal’s Digital Infrastructure Scheme Given Green Rating

31st Oct 2025 (7 Comments)

The Swansea Bay City Deal’s Digital Infrastructure Programme, which includes various broadband and other digital infrastructure upgrades as part of the wider £1.3bn Swansea Bay City Region project, has received a green rating in its latest Gateway Review, which is said to reflect its progress in improving digital connectivity across the region.

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