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ISP News Archives for November 2025

Amazon Leo Launch 1Gbps Satellite Broadband Beta for Enterprise Customers UPDATE

24th Nov 2025 (4 Comments)

Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) has today announced that they’ve opened up their new constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to early testing by selected enterprise customers. The move is being supported by the launch of their new Leo Ultra terminal, which offers download speeds “up to” 1Gbps (400Mbps uploads).

Pulse Fibre Offer £100m Rebate for UK Property Developers to Boost Full Fibre

24th Nov 2025 (1 Comment)

London-based broadband provider Pulse Fibre, which focuses on deploying Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) internet connections into new build UK home developments and MDUs (here), have recently enhanced their existing financial support incentives by launching a £100 million rebate programme for property developers.

Rural UK Broadband ISP Quickline Appoints New Chief Commercial Officer

24th Nov 2025 (0 Comments)

Alternative provider Quickline, which is building a mix of full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) broadband networks across rural parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England (3-Year Rollout Plan), has today continued their recent changes in senior leadership (here) by appointing Becki Smith as their new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

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Openreach Remove ADSL and FTTC from Broadband Checker in UK FTTP Areas UPDATE

24th Nov 2025 (22 Comments)

Some of ISPreview’s readers have spotted that the broadband availability checker on Openreach’s UK site has stopped displaying results for older ADSL and FTTC (VDSL2 / SOGEA) technologies, albeit only in areas that now have access to full fibre (FTTP) lines. This occurs even if the older services aren’t yet on a “stop sell” due to existing switch-off programmes.

EE Expand 5G Standalone Mobile Broadband Cover to 20 New UK Locations

24th Nov 2025 (6 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) has this morning announced that they’ve just expanded the coverage of their latest 5G Standalone (5GSA / 5G+) mobile network to reach 20 new UK locations – reflecting a total additional population reach of more than 1.6 million people.

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Enders Analysis Warns Largest UK Broadband Altnets Lost £1.5bn in 2024

24th Nov 2025 (21 Comments)

The latest annual report from analyst firm Enders Analysis – seen by ISPreview – has calculated that the UK’s largest alternative gigabit broadband networks (i.e. BT / Openreach challengers) collectively suffered losses of £1.5bn in 2024 (up from £1.304bn in 2023 and £755m in 2022) – driven by high interest rates and rising build costs. But it suggests that many may never make a profit.

GoFibre Complete Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout Contract for Teesdale UK

24th Nov 2025 (5 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 today announced that they’ve completed a second publicly funded contract – worth £7m – under the government’s Project Gigabit scheme for Teesdale (Lot 4.01 in County Durham).

Openreach Grapple with Remaining Users as First UK Exchanges to Close

23rd Nov 2025 (39 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) is in the process of facing one of the most difficult challenges with their pilot UK exchange closures – the question of how to handle situations where some consumer broadband and phone lines remain active by the final product switch-off date (i.e. they’ve not been migrated).

AST Space Mobile Satellites Over UK and Europe with Vodafone

AST Space Mobile Set to Launch First BlueBird 6 Satellite on 15th Dec 2025

22nd Nov 2025 (0 Comments)

Satellite operator AST SpaceMobile, which is working with Joint Venture (SatCo) partner Vodafone to launch a space-based 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) service to connect with everyday Smartphones on the ground, has announced that their first commercial BlueBird 6 spacecraft will launch on 15th December from the Satish Dhawan Space Center (India).

Broadband ISP Gigabit IQ Launch AI Online Safety Assistant for UK Families

22nd Nov 2025 (0 Comments)

Internet access and online security provider Gigabit IQ (formerly Grayshott Gigabit) has launched a beta (test) version of its latest product – Parentline, which is described as being an AI-powered online safety assistant “designed to help parents navigate the digital world with confidence, clarity, and trusted guidance“.

Broadband ISP BT Ponders Possible £50 Charge for Missed UK Appointments

22nd Nov 2025 (24 Comments)

Information allegedly leaked from inside broadband ISP BT (inc. EE and Plusnet) suggests that customers may in the future have to face a charge of £50 for a missed appointment, such as when the engineer turns up on time to find that the customer is not present. But the provider doesn’t currently plan to enforce this.

Mobile Operator Giffgaff Expands UK eSIM Support to Website UPDATE

21st Nov 2025 (4 Comments)

Consumer mobile provider giffgaff, which is a virtual mobile operator (MVNO) on O2’s national 4G / 5G network that is also owned by Telefónica UK, has this afternoon expanded the availability of their eSIM (Embedded SIM) support, making it easier for all customers – both new and existing subscribers alike – to access.

Government Invests £6.9m in Next Gen UK Satellite Optical Links and 5G NTN

21st Nov 2025 (1 Comment)

The Government’s UK Space Agency has announced a £6.9 million investment in next generation satellite communications technology, which will be distributed between five UK-led projects through the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) programme.

Rural UK Broadband Network Provider Truespeed Appoints New CEO

21st Nov 2025 (3 Comments)

Alternative broadband provider and UK ISP Truespeed, which is in the process of merging with County Broadband to create a single full fibre operator covering 177,000 premises (RFS) and 41,000 customers (here), has announced that existing CEO James Lowther is to be replaced by the company’s current CCO, Nelson Missier, by the end of this year.

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ISP Vodafone Expand Streaming Add-ons to UK Fixed Home Broadband

21st Nov 2025 (2 Comments)

Customers of Vodafone’s home broadband packages, which harness gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) lines from a mix of different networks (Openreach, CityFibre and CommunityFibre), may like to know that the internet provider has just expanded the availability of their ‘Add to Plan’ service from mobile to fixed line packages.

Netgem Launch New Freely Supporting UK TV Streaming Box – PLEIO UPDATE

21st Nov 2025 (31 Comments)

Digital entertainment platform Netgem TV has this morning announced the launch of their next generation IPTV box and service – PLEIO, which is also set to be bundled by broadband ISPs including WightFibre, Connect Fibre and Brsk. The new kit is both more powerful and features support for the new broadband-based live TV streaming service – Freely.

VodafoneThree Engineers up UK Rural Mobile Mast

Vodafone and Three UK Deploy Joint Network Sharing to 8,000 Mast Sites

20th Nov 2025 (31 Comments)

Mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) has revealed that 8,000 mast sites have now been upgraded to implement their new Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN). This is one of the first big benefits of the recent merger (here and here) – allowing customers to roam across both networks at no extra cost (whichever one provides the best signal).