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ISP News Archives for February 2026

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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FTTH Council Europe Updates on Copper Switch Off Progress by Country

24th Feb 2026 (1 Comment)

The FTTH Council Europe has this afternoon published their latest annual (2026) update on the progress being made across 27 EU member states (inc. the United Kingdom, Norway and Switzerland) in switching off older copper based broadband networks, which forms part of the wider move to adopt gigabit full-fibre (FTTP/H/B) infrastructure.

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Giffgaff Confirms 2026 Price Lock for UK Full Fibre Broadband Plans

24th Feb 2026 (7 Comments)

Mobile and internet provider giffgaff has today confirmed that they’ve introduced a “price lock” on their monthly rolling full fibre broadband plans, which means that new and existing customers of the fixed like service “can rest assured that there won’t be any price hikes for their monthly rolling plan in 2026“.

Bright Edge Networks Launch New UK Wholesale Telecoms Platform – Beacon

24th Feb 2026 (0 Comments)

Telecoms and networking provider Bright Edge Networks has today announced the launch of a new UK wholesale telecoms platform, which has been designed to enable Managed Service Providers (MSP) and resellers to self-serve a variety of broadband and hosted VoIP solutions “with full margin control“.

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Broadband Altnet Fibrus Launch Internet Safety Scheme for N.Ireland

24th Feb 2026 (2 Comments)

Infracapital-backed alternative broadband ISP Fibrus, which is building a gigabit-speed full fibre (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cumbria (England) and Northern Ireland, has today launched a new campaign to help keep children in N.Ireland safe online. The ‘Surf Smart Stay Safe’ campaign is being delivered through a variety of workshops in Primary Schools across the country.

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Quickline Introduces 2.3Gbps Speed Broadband Package for Rural England

24th Feb 2026 (4 Comments)

Rural-focused UK ISP Quickline, which is busy deploying a new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) network across parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England (3-Year Rollout Plan), has recently introduced a new 2.3Gbps (2,300Mbps) symmetric speed broadband package (their previous top tier was 1Gbps).

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Openreach Tweaks Call Off 1 Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout Contract UPDATE

24th Feb 2026 (0 Comments)

The Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency and Openreach (BT) have revised downward their £149.7m Call Off 1 Project Gigabit contract – covering parts of Lancashire, North Wiltshire, South Gloucestershire, West and Mid-Surrey, Staffordshire, West Berkshire and Hertfordshire. This originally aimed to extend full fibre (FTTP) to 54,336 premises in remote areas, but will now reach 51,821.

EE and BT UK Start Inviting Customers to Openreach XGS-PON Broadband Trial

24th Feb 2026 (42 Comments)

ISPreview have spotted that mobile operator and broadband ISP EE (BT) has started sending out invites to those on their trials scheme who wish to help test Openreach’s new XGS-PON powered Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) lines, which for consumer services are capable of offering download speeds up to 8.5Gbps (850Mbps upload).

Three UK Start Applying New Pricing Policy to Existing Mobile Customers

24th Feb 2026 (13 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK (VodafoneThree) recently began notifying some of their existing customers that, from 1st April 2026, they will be updating their annual price increase terms to a “more transparent approach“, which moves away from % based price rises and uses amounts shown in pounds and pence. But it won’t impact everybody, yet.

Wildanet Statement on Withdrawal from Cornwall’s Gigabit Broadband Contracts

23rd Feb 2026 (17 Comments)

Alternative broadband provider Wildanet, which has built a new full fibre (FTTP) network across rural parts of South West England, have today issued a full statement to better explain their reasoning for recently withdrawing from two of the Government’s publicly funded Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contracts in Cornwall.

TOTSCo Prep Cheaper UK Biz Broadband ISP Switching and Improved Monitoring

23rd Feb 2026 (5 Comments)

The One Touch Switching Company (TOTSCo), which is the industry-led company responsible for helping to deliver Ofcom’s solution for easier and quicker UK switching between fixed broadband and phone providers on different networks (One Touch Switching), has provided an update on their plans for 2026 (i.e. cheaper business switching and more performance data).

Ookla and Ericsson Demo Solution for Benchmarking 5G Network Slicing Performance

23rd Feb 2026 (2 Comments)

Network testing firm Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular broadband Speedtest.net website and App, has teamed-up with communications technology developer Ericsson to demonstrate an “innovative solution allowing users to measure and validate 5G network slicing performance” via the same app.

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Olilo Reduce UK Prices Across Openreach FTTP Broadband Services

23rd Feb 2026 (22 Comments)

Techy-focused broadband ISP Olilo, which first launched in early September 2025 (here), has today announced that they’re about to reduce prices across their Openreach-based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband packages. The changes are set to be introduced from 1st April 2026.

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Rural UK Full Fibre Broadband ISP Village Networks Looks to Expand Network

23rd Feb 2026 (0 Comments)

Buckingham-based alternative network provider Village Networks, which operates a number of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and Full Fibre (FTTP) gigabit broadband networks across rural parts of Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire in England, has requested new powers from the regulator to support its future expansion.

Virgin Media’s UK Pay TV Customers Get Access to Sky Atlantic Channel

23rd Feb 2026 (19 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2) has this morning confirmed that all new and existing Virgin TV 360 and Stream box customers with the ‘Sky Entertainment‘ channels (Sky Comedy, Sky Witness, and the soon to be relaunched Sky One) will soon also be able to access popular Sky Atlantic programming on channel 111, “at no extra cost“.