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ISP News Archives for November 2025

London ISP Vorboss Launch New Connectivity Product for Smart Public Services

5th Nov 2025 (0 Comments)

London-focused ISP Vorboss, which has built and operates a 100Gbps speed fibre optic network for businesses in the UK’s capital city, has today announced the launch of a connectivity product that’s “built to enable essential public services across the capital“.

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ISP Lightning Fibre Launch UK Business Broadband Services via CityFibre

5th Nov 2025 (0 Comments)

Eastbourne-based broadband ISP Lightning Fibre, which is building a new multi-gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of Sussex + Kent in England (140,000 premises) and also holds a partnership to harness CityFibre’s wider UK network (here), has today launched a new range of business packages via the CF side of their service (off-net).

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London Internet Exchange Launch New Bandwidth Options for Peering

5th Nov 2025 (3 Comments)

The not-for-profit London Internet Exchange, which handles a large chunk of UK and global data traffic through their switches via around 900+ members (broadband ISPs, mobile and CDN providers etc.), has announced that networks with multiple 100GE ports (lagged ports) will now be able to access new peering bandwidths of 130Gbps and 150Gbps for “increased flexibility and value“.

Rural Broadband ISP Voneus Secure UK Funding to 2030 as More Job Cuts Loom

5th Nov 2025 (5 Comments)

Alternative UK broadband network Voneus has today officially confirmed what we touched on last month (here), which reveals that they’ve strengthened their position for “long-term growth” with a business reorganisation and have secured funding through to 2030 (i.e. renegotiation of an existing £70m debt facility). But more job cuts are set to follow.

R100 Gigabit Broadband Rollout Reaches 93,800 Premises in Scotland

5th Nov 2025 (0 Comments)

The Scottish Government (SG) recently revealed that 93,800 premises have now benefitted from their £697m Reaching 100% (R100) project with Openreach (up from 83,419 in July 2025), which is rolling out full fibre (FTTP) broadband to remote rural areas. But the full roll-out is still not expected to complete until early 2028.

Broadband ISP TalkTalk Issue Trading Update and Explores New Ownership Structures

5th Nov 2025 (1 Comment)

The TalkTalk Group has today published a very brief trading update for the half year ended 31st August 2025, which largely only highlights the positives (unlike their annual accounts) and claims to have “delivered a solid first-half performance“. The group is currently aiming to tackle its debts by targeting £146m in total savings by FY28.

Major UK Phone Providers Agree to Crackdown on Scam Calls and Fraud

5th Nov 2025 (12 Comments)

A new landmark Telecommunications Charter has today been agreed between several of the UK’s leading broadband, mobile and phone providers, which commits BT (EE), Virgin Media (O2), VodafoneThree, Tesco Mobile, TalkTalk, Sky (Sky Broadband) and the Comms Council UK to a “crack down on scam calls and fraud“. A sub-charter also exists for B2B phone services.

INCA Continues Work to Standardise Wholesale Full Fibre Among UK Altnets

4th Nov 2025 (1 Comment)

The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents many of the UK’s alternative broadband networks, has today provided a progress update on their work to standardise wholesale access (‘Wholesale Standards Initiative‘) and make it easier for retail ISPs to purchase services from such operators.

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New Spec Looks to Make 5G Fixed Wireless Broadband Viable for Blocks of Flats

4th Nov 2025 (2 Comments)

The Broadband Forum has published a new technical report that outlines how multiple tenants and apartments (MDU – Multi-Dwelling Units) could receive gigabit broadband connectivity through a single 5G based Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network connection, not least by reusing some of the building’s existing infrastructure.

eSIM.net Launch eSIM Using iOS 26’s Automatic Travel Activation Feature

4th Nov 2025 (7 Comments)

Virtual mobile provider eSIM.net, which specialises in offering travel eSIMs (embedded SIMs) for roaming use, has launched a new travel eSIM – Global64 – that claims to be “the first” to take advantage of Apple’s latest iOS 26 innovation — automatic travel SIM activation.

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Vodafone UK Launch New Together Discount on Mobile and Broadband Bundles

4th Nov 2025 (4 Comments)

Telecoms giant Vodafone (VodafoneThree) has just refreshed their “Together” discount, which now also offer new savings to families that combine (bundle) their unlimited Pay Monthly mobile (4G / 5G) plans with one of their fixed line full fibre broadband packages (supplied via Openreach, CommunityFibre or CityFibre). Savings of up to £636 are being promoted.

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Business ISP 4Com Criticised Over UK Broadband and Phone Contracts

4th Nov 2025 (7 Comments)

Bournemouth-based communications, IT and broadband provider 4Com has come in for criticism from some of their UK customers, who have complained about being hit by dramatically higher prices than they originally agreed over the phone. Sadly, business-to-business contracts lack many of the same protections as consumers enjoy, leaving some small firms in a dire situation.

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Gov Push Ofcom to Tackle Mid Contract UK Broadband and Mobile Price Hikes

4th Nov 2025 (27 Comments)

The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), Liz Kendall, has now joined the chorus of displeasure at O2’s recent decision (here) to increase their annual mid-contract price rises beyond what customers agreed when they signed-up. In response, the minister has directed Ofcom’s CEO, Dame Melanie Dawes, to “look at in-contract price rises again“.

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Fibrus Launch Black Friday Broadband Sale in N.Ireland and Cumbria UK

4th Nov 2025 (0 Comments)

Infracapital-backed broadband ISP Fibrus, which is rolling out a full fibre network across parts of Northern Ireland and Cumbria (England), has joined other internet providers in launching their Black Friday sales for new customers. The provider is also offering up to £400 of buyout credit if your old ISP hits you with Early Termination Charges (ETC).

Community Fibre Offers 6 Months Free Full Fibre Broadband in London

4th Nov 2025 (0 Comments)

Network builder and broadband ISP CommunityFibre, which has invested c.£1bn to deploy a 5Gbps speed full fibre (FTTP) network across 1.342 million UK homes (inc. 185k businesses within 200 metres of their network) – mostly in London, has launched their Black Friday discounts and begun offering the first 6 months of service for free on ALL of their packages.

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Giffgaff Expands Full Fibre Broadband Availability to Include Chester UK

3rd Nov 2025 (4 Comments)

Mobile and internet provider giffgaff, which is owned by Telefónica UK (VMO2), has today informed ISPreview that their recently launched (here) full fibre broadband products for homes – powered by nexfibre and Virgin Media’s networks – have now been made available to people living in the Cathedral City of Chester (Cheshire, England).

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Openreach Expand Project Gigabit Broadband Build in Staffordshire and Lancashire UK

3rd Nov 2025 (3 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has issued a progress update on their ongoing roll-out of a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network in rural parts of Staffordshire and Lancashire (England), which forms part of their Project Gigabit contracts with the government (these entered the construction phase earlier this year).