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ISP News Archives for March 11, 2026

FarrPoint Claims Universal UK Gigabit Broadband May Boost Economy by £8.6bn

11th Mar 2026 (1 Comment)

Consultancy firm FarrPoint has today published new independent analysis, which claims that the United Kingdom’s economy could gain a boost of more than £8.6 billion if gigabit-capable broadband connectivity was universally available to every single home and business – helping to create or sustain more than 156,000 jobs and support over 13,000 businesses.

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INCA – Alternative Full Fibre Broadband Networks Cover 19.7 Million UK Premises

11th Mar 2026 (6 Comments)

The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) and Point Topic have today released their 2026 report into the impact of alternative “full fibre” (FTTP/B) broadband networks in the UK. The study reveals that their coverage grew by 20% in 2025 to top 19.7 million premises (up from 16.4m or 27% in 2024) and there are more than 3.5 million live connections (up by 32%).

Broadband ISP EE UK Make DAZN App Available to Pay TV Customers

11th Mar 2026 (0 Comments)

Customers of UK broadband ISP and mobile provider EE (BT), specifically those who also take their internet-connected pay TV service with the TV Box Pro and TV Box Edge hardware, may like to know that they can now access the sporting centric DAZN app via the platforms Apps rail and Apps section on their device.

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London Fibre Group Seeks Code Powers to Build UK Full Fibre Network

11th Mar 2026 (3 Comments)

The London Fibre Group has revealed that they’re seeking Code Powers to help them design, build, own and operate a new fibre optic network, including Dark Fibre and shared duct infrastructure, for use by other communications providers (wholesale) to expand their respective broadband and Ethernet networks across the United Kingdom.

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O2 UK Give Mobile Customers Option to Upgrade to 5G+ At No Extra Cost

11th Mar 2026 (15 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced that they’re giving millions of their Pay Monthly mobile customers the “chance” to upgrade to their latest end-to-end 5G Standalone (5GSA / 5G+) mobile broadband network “at no extra cost”, provided they have a compatible device of course.

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Survey Claims to Reveal Who Pays the Most for UK Broadband Outages

11th Mar 2026 (6 Comments)

New research from Broadband Genie, which surveyed 3,200 broadband bill payers from across the UK, claims to have found that 45% of broadband customers have experienced at least one connection outage lasting over 48 hours in the past 12 months – they’ve also calculated who pays the most for their outages by ISP, UK region and city.

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

11th Mar 2026 (4 Comments)

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 UPDATE

11th Mar 2026 (15 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.

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