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ISP News Archives for March 2026

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AllPoints Fibre Networks Launch UK Multi-Gig FTTP Broadband via CityFibre

11th Mar 2026 (1 Comment)

AllPoints Fibre Networks (APFN), which is a Fern Trading backed wholesale platform (aquila) that aggregates connectivity from several different UK full fibre networks for UK retail providers to sell, has today announced that their partner ISPs and managed service providers (MSPs) can access CityFibre’s 1.7Gbps and 2.3Gbps speed FTTP broadband products.

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Uncertainty Surrounds Virgin Media and O2 UK’s Community Forum Merger

11th Mar 2026 (4 Comments)

Over a month has now passed since broadband and mobile providers Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) closed their respective customer community forums to new postings as part of plans to merge and upgrade the platform (here). But the operator still doesn’t seem to know when this process will complete and won’t say what platform they’re adopting.

ISP Home Unity Joins Freedom Fibre’s UK Gigabit Broadband Network

10th Mar 2026 (0 Comments)

Challenger broadband provider Home Unity has today announced that they’re expanding their reach across the North West and West Midlands by onboarding with Freedom Fibre’s alternative full fibre (FTTP) network, which is itself in the process of merging with Truespeed (here) in order to cover a total combined footprint of 412,000 premises ‘Ready for Service’.

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UK ISP Talk Straight to Deploy High Capacity Network for Bristol City Council

10th Mar 2026 (0 Comments)

The specialist broadband provider for the UK education market, Talk Straight (aka – Schools Broadband), has today announced that they’ve been chosen to deliver “high‑capacity Internet circuits” to Bristol City Council (BCC) in England – part of a new contract valued at up to £2.9 million.

O2 UK and Ontix Expand 5G Mobile Small Cells to Boost Data Capacity in Bath

10th Mar 2026 (1 Comment)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) and network technology provider Ontix have this morning reported that they’ve successfully deployed their first 4G and 5G capable Small Cells in the Somerset (England) city of Bath, which will boost local data capacity (mobile broadband) for their network.

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Openreach Prep 100Gbps Cablelinks to Support 8.5Gbps UK Broadband

10th Mar 2026 (6 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) are understood to be preparing a new 100Gbps capable Cablelink (Ethernet) solution to support their future 8.5Gbps speed full fibre (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband products for UK homes. But initially any retail providers taking part in the XGS-PON pilot will need to use multiple 10G Cablelinks for capacity.

Openreach Appoints Lauren McGaughey as Northern Ireland Director

10th Mar 2026 (0 Comments)

National UK broadband operator Openreach (BT) has announced that their current Acting Director for Northern Ireland, Lauren McGaughey, has formally been appointed to the role on a permanent basis. She replaces Garret Kavanagh in the role, who recently became their MD for Complex Engineering.

ISP Sky Business Appoints Damian Saunders as UK Managing Director

9th Mar 2026 (0 Comments)

Broadband and mobile provider Sky Business (Sky UK) has today announced that they’ve appointed Damian Saunders to take on the role of Managing Director (MD). Damian originally joined Sky in 2012 as Strategy & Emerging Markets Director and has since held a series of senior leadership roles within the Sky group.

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Netomnia Build FTTP Broadband Network in Wednesbury to 65,000 Premises

9th Mar 2026 (5 Comments)

Broadband network operator Netomnia (Substantial Group), which has deployed their own full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 3 million UK premises RFS (inc. 460,000 customers), have announced that their long-running roll-out across the large West Midlands (England) town of Wednesbury has now reached 65,000 premises (RFS).

Over 2 Million of iD Mobile’s UK Customers Now Use the Service’s App

9th Mar 2026 (1 Comment)

Low-cost mobile operator iD Mobile (Currys), which harnesses VodafoneThree’s (Three UK) national 4G and 5G network via a virtual operator (mvno) partnership, has today revealed that their mobile customers are rapidly shifting towards “self-service account management“, with the network’s App (across iOS and Android) now surpassing 2 million registered users.

50 Publicly Funded 4G Mobile Mast Upgrades Now Live Across Wales

9th Mar 2026 (0 Comments)

The UK Government has this morning revealed that a total of 50 publicly-funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have now gone live across Wales as part of the industry-led Shared Rural Network (SRN) project (up from 30 in July 2025), which last year succeeded (here) in extending geographic 4G cover from at least one operator to 95% of the UK (aggregate).

Virgin Media O2 Eye Vodafone UK Wholesale Broadband Deal and Lament Price Hikes

9th Mar 2026 (21 Comments)

Telecoms giant VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) is reportedly engaged in talks with VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) over a possible wholesale broadband deal, which would enable Vodafone UK to sell packages to consumers via Virgin/nexfibre’s growing full fibre (FTTP) network. Separately, VMO2’s CEO has admitted that O2’s move to hike prices for existing mobile users “wasn’t the best decision“.

ISP Exascale Refresh UK Full Fibre Broadband Prices and Go Live via Gigaclear

9th Mar 2026 (4 Comments)

Internet provider and UK network builder Exascale, which has already deployed their own gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) network to a few thousand premises in the Telford and Wrekin area, has refreshed the pricing of its consumer packages and also confirmed that customers can now order services over CityFibre and Gigaclear’s own fibre networks.

BBC Look to Open UK iPlayer TV Streaming Platform to More Broadcasters

8th Mar 2026 (23 Comments)

A few days ago, the BBC published their 118-page response to the UK Government’s Green Paper on its future. But while much of the coverage around that was on issues of funding and TV licence fees, buried deep within its pages the corporation also set out a new vision for their iPlayer streaming service, which could open it up to other Public Service Broadcasters (PSB).

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How to stay in control of auto-renewal business broadband contracts

7th Mar 2026 (0 Comments)

It usually happens quietly, without flashing alerts or awkward sales calls to mark the moment. While attention is focused elsewhere, a broadband or VoIP contract can renew in the background for another year with very little scrutiny. By the time it comes back into view, the opportunity to explore alternatives may already have passed, leaving businesses tied to terms that no longer reflect their needs or the wider market.

Virgin Media O2 Harness AI to Flag 1 Billion Suspected SCAM and SPAM Calls

6th Mar 2026 (5 Comments)

Mobile and broadband operator VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) have today revealed that they’ve used AI technologies, such as Call Defence from Hiya, to flag over 1 billion “suspected” scam and spam calls to UK customers before they even pick up the phone (more than 70 million suspected scam and spam calls are currently being flagged every month).

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Virgin Media O2 UK’s Broadband Engineers Get Renault Master EVs

6th Mar 2026 (9 Comments)

Broadband, mobile and TV giant Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today announced that, as part of their target to transition to a fully Electric Vehicle (EV) fleet by 2030 (c. 4,300 vehicles), they just purchased 101 Renault Master e-Tech vans (priced from £37,500 plus VAT after PiVG) for their telecoms engineers to use.