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ISP News Archives for February 25, 2026

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Virgin Media O2 Warn Customers to Watch Out for Fake 5G SIM Upgrade Emails

25th Feb 2026 (4 Comments)

Customers of broadband and mobile giant VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) have been warned to keep an eye out for a new round of phishing emails, which use the retirement of O2’s 3G network as an excuse to falsely invite subscribers to “upgrade your current SIM card to a new 5G-ready SIM“.

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Netomnia Expand FTTP Broadband Coverage in Oldham to 35,000 Premises

25th Feb 2026 (7 Comments)

Alternative network operator Netomnia (Substantial Group), which has deployed their own full fibre broadband (FTTP) network to cover 3 million UK premises RFS (inc. 460,000 customers), have announced that their long-running roll-out across the large town of Oldham (Greater Manchester) has now reached 35,000 premises (RFS).

Annual Price Hikes Hit WightFibre Broadband Customers on Isle of Wight

25th Feb 2026 (6 Comments)

Broadband ISP WightFibre, which operates a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Isle of Wight – just off the South Coast of Hampshire in England, has started notifying existing customers about their plan to introduce annual price increases from 1st April 2026.

Virgin Media O2 Business Completes Dark Fibre Network in Swansea Bay City Region

25th Feb 2026 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media O2 Business (VMO2) has completed the Dark Fibre Network East project as part of the Swansea Bay City Region project (Digital Infrastructure Programme), which is said to have delivered a secure fibre network linking 36 public-sector sites (e.g. council offices, NHS, doctors, schools etc.) through 46 connections in Llanelli, Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.

nPerf Launches First 4K Video Streaming Test on Broadband Speedtest App

25th Feb 2026 (1 Comment)

French broadband and mobile network benchmarking firm nPerf has today announced the addition of a 2160p (4K / Ultra HD) streaming test to their existing speedtest app for Android, iOS and Desktop users (i.e. PC (Windows), MAC and Linux).

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Cellular Starlink Service Targets Peak Mobile Broadband Speeds of 150Mbps

25th Feb 2026 (0 Comments)

SpaceX has revealed that its “greatly enhanced” second generation (GEN2) of Direct to Cell (DtC) capable Starlink broadband satellites, which are due to launch in 2027, will aim to support 5G connectivity and deliver peak data speeds of 150Mbps (Megabits per second) per user.

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Housing Developer Hampers Ferndown Homes from Getting Gigabit Broadband

25th Feb 2026 (22 Comments)

A small group of homes in the East Dorset (England) town of Ferndown have effectively been denied access to a new gigabit broadband network because a local housing association, which owns a crucial piece of land, are only willing to grant Virgin Media’s (nexfibre) engineers a wayleave (legal access agreement) for an individual property; not the wider area.

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