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ISP News Archives for February 12, 2026

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Community Wireless Broadband Network on Tiree in Scotland Set to Close

12th Feb 2026 (0 Comments)

A Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband network that serves the remote Inner Hebrides (Scotland) island of Tiree – Tiree Broadband – has today announced that it is to close on 1st June 2026 after operating for the best part of two decades. Put simply, the local service is said to be “no longer needed“.

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Broadband Altnets See Encouragement in UK Gov’s Statement of Strategic Priorities

12th Feb 2026 (1 Comment)

The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents many of the UK’s alternative broadband networks, has today welcomed the Government’s publication this week of their proposed Statement of Strategic Priorities (SSP) for telecommunications – suggesting it aligns with their perspective on the market and future policy desires.

Elevate Complete Build of New Full Fibre Broadband Network in St Helens

12th Feb 2026 (0 Comments)

Alternative network operator Elevate, which back in April 2025 won the contract to build a new “hyperfast” full fibre broadband network in the Merseyside (England) town of St Helens (here), has today confirmed that they’ve completed the roll-out in the town centre – paving the way for local residents and businesses to get faster internet speeds and better reliability.

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Wildanet Withdraws from Project Gigabit Broadband Rollouts for Cornwall UK

12th Feb 2026 (21 Comments)

Alternative broadband provider Wildanet, which has built a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cornwall and Devon in South West England, has today become the latest altnet to withdraw from some of the Government’s publicly funded Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contracts, this time in Cornwall.

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O2 UK Expand 5G Standalone Mobile Broadband Network to Greater Manchester

12th Feb 2026 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced that they’ve switched-on their next-generation 5G Standalone (5GSA) mobile broadband network in the Greater Manchester area. The operator’s 5GSA network is now live across a total of more than 500 locations (70% of the UK’s population, or c.49 million people).

Boom Telecom Networks Plan UK Rollout of Full Fibre and Wireless Broadband

12th Feb 2026 (4 Comments)

A relatively new telecoms company called Boom Telecom Networks has revealed that it’s planning to build and operate a UK broadband network, which would be a Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) and Gigabit Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) hybrid, although the details are currently quite limited.

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FarrPoint Study Finds UK Councils Still Prioritise Gigabit Broadband in 2026

12th Feb 2026 (2 Comments)

Consultancy firm FarrPoint has published their fourth annual (2026) survey of digital leaders at councils across England, Scotland and Wales. The results reveal that expanding the coverage of gigabit broadband remains the top priority for most local authorities, just as it was last year. But ensuring better digital inclusion, a key aim of the current government, has now also become a priority.

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AllPoints Fibre Partners with Sky Business Wholesale to Share UK Ethernet

12th Feb 2026 (4 Comments)

The AllPoints Fibre Network (APFN), which is a wholesale platform that aggregates connectivity from several different UK full fibre networks, has today announced that they’ve signed a new partnership with Sky’s business broadband and wholesale division – Sky Business Wholesale – to make their Ethernet services available through APFN’s aquila platform.

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UK Mobile Operators Blocked 97.1 Million Scam SMS Messages in Jan 2026

12th Feb 2026 (5 Comments)

Industry trade body Mobile UK, which represents EE, O2 and VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK), has revealed that mobile operators have, to date, blocked an overall total of 2.7 billion scam SMS (text) messages (2,761,912,183 to be exact) from reaching customers and 97.1 Million of that total occurred in January 2026 alone.

Rural England ISP Gigaclear Discounts 900Mbps Broadband to Just £24

12th Feb 2026 (0 Comments)

Abingdon-based alternative broadband provider Gigaclear, which has built their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 612,000 premises in rural parts of England and is home to c.160,000 customers, has this week slashed the price of their top 900Mbps (avg. speed) product from £39 a month to just £24 for new customers “until further notice“.

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