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ISP News Archives for December 3, 2025

Virgin Media UK Adds Support for Fox’s Tubi Streaming Service to TV Platform

3rd Dec 2025 (0 Comments)

Customers of home broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2), specifically those who take their Pay TV service (usually via one of their TV 360, Stream or v6 box platforms), may like to know that the service has now added support for Fox Corporation’s ad-supported streaming service, Tubi, at no extra cost.

Quickline Build Full Fibre to 10,600 Extra UK Premises Under Project Gigabit Contract

3rd Dec 2025 (1 Comment)

Rural broadband ISP Quickline, which is building a new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) and wireless (FWA) broadband network across rural parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England (3-Year Rollout Plan), has today announced that they’ve now covered 10,610 premises as part of their publicly subsidised Project Gigabit contract.

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Telecoms and IT Provider Aspire Secures £200m UK Investment Boost

3rd Dec 2025 (0 Comments)

Managed IT, cybersecurity and business broadband provider Aspire Technology Solutions has this morning announced news of a major new investment from existing private equity investor LDC and new minority co-investor Federated Hermes, which will take the business to a £192m valuation (up from £85 million in 2022).

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New Survey Claims to Show Demand for Satellite Connected Smartphones

3rd Dec 2025 (4 Comments)

A new survey from Viasat and the GSMA (Global System for Mobile Communications Association), which questioned 12,390 mobile phone users across twelve markets (including the UK), claims to have revealed the “booming consumer demand” for Direct-to-Device (D2D) satellite services (mobile calls, texts and internet data).

Rural UK Broadband Altnet Gigaclear Secures £80m Funding from Banks

3rd Dec 2025 (6 Comments)

Abingdon-based broadband ISP Gigaclear, which has built a full fibre (FTTP) network across 612,000 premises in rural parts of England and is home to c.160,000 customers, has today announced that they’ve secured “at least” £80m in new funding from its consortium of existing banks. The provider now claims to be “fully funded to deliver its plans“.

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Openreach Join New NUAR Digital UK Map of Underground Cables and Pipes

3rd Dec 2025 (4 Comments)

The UK’s largest broadband network operator, Openreach (BT), has officially joined the new Government-backed National Underground Asset Register (NUAR), which is often described as being a “secure” digital map of underground UK pipes and cables (broadband, water etc.) that is partly designed to help reduce accidental damage.

Slice Mobile Introduces Network-Wide UK Data Gifting During December

3rd Dec 2025 (4 Comments)

Virtual mobile operator (mvno) Slice Mobile, which harnesses EE’s national UK 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) network, has this week attempted to set itself apart from the rising crowd of eSIM focused providers by rolling out network-wide data gifting throughout December (i.e. you can optionally share your data allowance with any other users on the network).

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