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ISP News Archives for January 2026

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United Infrastructure Win Contract to Maintain Cornerstone’s UK Mobile Masts

13th Jan 2026 (0 Comments)

Mobile infrastructure company Cornerstone (CTIL), which was originally established as part of a UK network sharing agreement between O2 (Virgin Media) and Vodafone (Vantage Towers), has awarded construction company United Infrastructure the contract to maintain their national network of 16,000 telecoms (mast) sites.

Dragon WiFi Offer Temporary Internet Fix for Cornwall UK Areas Hit by Storm

13th Jan 2026 (1 Comment)

Network operator Dragon WiFi, which typically delivers a variety of broadband connectivity solutions across rural parts of South Wales and South West England, has informed the local authorities in Cornwall (England) that they’re willing to help set up temporary wireless internet solutions in areas that may remain disconnected following Storm Goretti.

Mobile Operator Spusu UK Extend Free EU Roaming to Ukraine and Moldova

13th Jan 2026 (5 Comments)

The SIM-Only mobile operator Spusu, which holds a virtual operator (MVNO) agreement to harness EE’s 4G and 5G network, has today confirmed that they’ve rolled out their free EU roaming to Ukraine and Moldova from 1st January 2026. Customers in the UK who travel to those countries can now use their plans (calls, text and data) as they would at home — with no extra charges.

Broadband and Mobile Provider EE UK Launch Multi Tech Gadget Insurance

13th Jan 2026 (1 Comment)

Network operator EE (BT) has today introduced a new Multi Tech Cover policy, which reflects gadget insurance that offers manufacturer-approved repairs and flexibility for customers wanting to protect an “unlimited” number of eligible devices. Naturally, they’ve accompanied this with the results of a new survey, which found 64% of Brits would prefer a single, affordable policy to cover the majority of their devices.

UK Broadband Provider G.Network Files Notice to Appoint an Administrator UPDATE

13th Jan 2026 (30 Comments)

Alternative network operator and UK ISP G.Network, which has deployed a gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of London, has followed up last week’s report – that they’d been acquired by distressed debt specialist FitzWalter Capital (here) – by officially filing a Notice of Intention (NoI) to appoint an administrator.

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Starlink Add Grok-powered AI Chatbot to Support Broadband Users on Website

13th Jan 2026 (6 Comments)

The Starlink service from SpaceX, which offers ultrafast broadband speeds to the UK and globally via a massive constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), appears to have expanded the availability of their Grok-based AI chatbot to support customers on their website. The service was already added for users of their App a few months ago.

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Ookla Name Three UK Fastest and O2 Slowest for 5G Mobile Broadband in H2 2025

13th Jan 2026 (4 Comments)

Network testing giant Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular broadband Speedtest.net service, have released their latest Q3-Q4 2025 (H2) study into the speed of 5G based mobile broadband networks across the United Kingdom. The results reveal that Three UK continues to be the fastest provider, while O2 (Virgin Media) was the slowest.

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Eutelsat Orders 340 Extra OneWeb LEO Broadband Satellites from Airbus

12th Jan 2026 (5 Comments)

European satellite operator Eutelsat has announced that they’ve ordered a further 340 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband satellites for their global OneWeb network from Airbus Defence and Space. This is on top of the planned 100 satellite extension that was previously procured in Dec 2024 (due to for delivery in late 2026); representing a total network expansion of 440 satellites.

Reminder – EE UK Aim to Begin Switching Off 2G Network from May 2029

12th Jan 2026 (8 Comments)

We’re playing catch-up today as, toward the latter part of 2025, EE (BT) updated their website (here) to confirm that they intend to “begin closing the 2G network from May 2029“. But as ISPreview reported a year ago (here), the broadband and mobile operator has already begun encouraging some 2G users to upgrade ahead of the closure.

New UK Mobile Operator Rewild Mobile Launches with a Focus on Nature

12th Jan 2026 (33 Comments)

At present it often seems like a new eSIM (Embedded SIM) based mobile operator is launching almost every other week and today it’s the turn of Rewild Mobile, which says they’re “operating on the Three UK & Vodafone network” and intend to put any profits they make back into “rewilding nature“.

Grain Refresh UK Full Fibre Broadband Packages with “New” Add-ons

12th Jan 2026 (1 Comment)

Carlisle-based broadband internet provider Grain, which in July 2025 secured a £225m funding boost (here) and has so far extended their point-to-point full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 270,000 UK premises (aiming to reach 600,000 in the future), has refreshed their packages for 2026 and launched optional WiFi Extender and Static IP enhancements.

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Netomnia to Merge Retail UK Broadband ISP Brand Brsk into YouFibre

11th Jan 2026 (15 Comments)

One of the UK’s largest alternative full fibre broadband networks, Netomnia (Substantial Group), has confirmed to ISPreview that they plan to merge their two retail internet providers into a single brand. The move means that Brsk’s operations will now become part of YouFibre and adopt the same branding – reflecting the strong performance of the latter brand.

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Openreach See UK Broadband Traffic Grow 4.8 Percent in 2025 and Happy 20th Birthday

11th Jan 2026 (15 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today revealed that broadband usage across their UK network increased by 4.8% in 2025 (down from 10.5% in 2024) to total 108,599 PetaBytes (PB) of data (up from 103,590PB), with December once again being the busiest month – 10,317PB of data was gobbled (up from 9,707PB last year).

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Starlink Secure Approval to Launch 7,500 Faster LEO Broadband Satellites

10th Jan 2026 (3 Comments)

The Starlink (SpaceX) service, which offers ultrafast broadband speeds to the UK and globally via a massive global constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has secured regulatory approval to launch 7,500 more satellites (albeit not quite the 22,000 they had originally wanted); these will sit at lower orbits, use more radio frequencies and deliver faster speeds.

R100 Gigabit Broadband Rollout Reaches 96,347 Premises in Scotland

10th Jan 2026 (0 Comments)

The Scottish Government (SG) has revealed that 96,347 premises have now benefitted from their £697m Reaching 100% (R100) project with Openreach (up from 93,800 in Nov 2025), which is rolling out full fibre (FTTP) broadband to remote rural areas. The next areas set for upgrade include Hoy in Orkney, Kilmartin in Argyll and Bute, and Inchture in Perth and Kinross.

iD Mobile UK Commits to Maintaining Fixed Price SIM-only Plans

10th Jan 2026 (0 Comments)

Low-cost mobile operator iD Mobile (Currys), which harnesses Three UK’s (VodafoneThree) national 4G and 5G network via a virtual operator (mvno) partnership, has moved to shun the growing sea of recent mid-contract price hikes from rival broadband and mobile providers by confirming their “commitment to Fixed Price SIM-only plans with no annual price rises” for another year.

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Vodafone UK Sale Offers 12 Months Half Price Business Broadband

9th Jan 2026 (0 Comments)

Mobile and internet provider Vodafone Business this week launched their Winter Sale Offers, which means that new small business customers can get 12 months half price on all their Business Broadband Plans. But the offer will only be available to order until Wednesday 4th March 2026.