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ISP News Archives for April 16, 2026

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Amazon Leo to Power Satellite Services for iPhone and Apple Watch with Globalstar

16th Apr 2026 (3 Comments)

The Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) service, which is slowly building a new mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for the UK and globally, has announced an agreement to power satellite services for iPhone and Apple Watches, including Emergency SOS via satellite.

SNP 2026 Manifesto Dangles Possible Subsea Fibre Cable to Shetland Islands

16th Apr 2026 (4 Comments)

The Scottish National Party (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba) has today published details of their 2026 Manifesto for the 7th May election, which among other things calls on the UK Government to “introduce affordable broadband social tariffs” and pledges to commission a feasibility study on the idea of running another subsea fibre link to the Shetland Islands.

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Vodafone Launch UK’s First Commercial 5G Network Slicing Service

16th Apr 2026 (3 Comments)

Mobile and broadband operator Vodafone Business (VodafoneThree) has today launched the “UK’s first commercial 5G network slicing” service (5G+ Local Slicing), which aims to offer guaranteed mobile network performance across a defined site or local area up to 5km2 – from stadiums and logistics hubs to university campuses and construction sites etc.

Openreach Director Trevor Linney Wins FTTH Europe 2026 Individual Award

16th Apr 2026 (0 Comments)

The Network Technology Director at UK broadband access provider Openreach (BT), Trevor Linney, has been named the winner of the FTTH Europe 2026 Individual Award, which is said to be in recognition of his “remarkable efforts in championing the advancement of FTTH technology in Europe“.

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Axians UK Acquired Scottish Telecoms Company Novo Technologies

16th Apr 2026 (0 Comments)

Network operator Axians UK, which forms part of the €22 billion Vinci Energies group, has just announced the acquisition of Novo Technologies, a Scottish-based provider of end-to-end telecoms infrastructure solutions for both Carriers and Enterprise clients. The deal is being hailed as one that could help to build the nations “5G backbone“.

Study Claims UK Price Hikes Increased Broadband ISP Switching by 24 Percent

16th Apr 2026 (1 Comment)

A new Opinium study, which was commissioned by Uswitch.com and questioned a nationally representative sample of 2,000 UK adults in early April 2026, has claimed that Awful April’s mid-contract price rises triggered record levels of broadband switching (average households were said to be facing a £216 annual increase).

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Full Fibre UK Broadband Networks Face Sharp Fibre Tax Hike on Network Bills

16th Apr 2026 (13 Comments)

The Government’s Valuation Office (VO), which has just become part of HMRC, appears to have begun hitting builders of fibre optic broadband networks with an increase in the rateable value (RV) of their fibre infrastructure (aka – Fibre Tax), which in some cases has hiked costs by up to around 30%. Not ideal given the well known strains in the sector right now.

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Study Ranks UK 70th out of 214 Countries for Cheapest Broadband Plans

16th Apr 2026 (3 Comments)

Comparison site Broadband Genie has today published a new 2026 Global Broadband Price League, which analysed 2,631 broadband tariffs across the globe to identify the most and least expensive nations for broadband. Overall, the United Kingdom was found to rank a lowly 70th out of a total database of 214 “countries”.

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