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ISP News Archives for April 28, 2026

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Gov Intend to Restrict Social Media for Under 16s Even Without Full UK Ban

28th Apr 2026 (18 Comments)

The government’s Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has revealed that – regardless of the outcome from their current consultation on a proposed internet Social Media ban for children under the age of 16 (here) – they will still “impose some form of age or functionality restrictions” even if they stop short of a full ban.

CEO of Rural UK Broadband ISP Airband Exits Shortly After Appointment

28th Apr 2026 (3 Comments)

Alternative broadband provider Airband, which has built both a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) based network to cover rural parts of the Midlands, Cheshire, Oxfordshire, South West England and North Wales, has announced that the company’s recently appointed CEO, Kashif Rahman, has today stepped down from the role.

Godshill Locals Frustrated After Removal from Gigabit Broadband Contract UPDATE

28th Apr 2026 (1 Comment)

The Godshill Parish Council (GPC) in the New Forest National Park of Hampshire (England) has revealed that UK ISP Wessex Internet has “taken the decision to cancel the planned build” of a new gigabit-capable broadband network in the rural area, although there’s some confusion over the reason for this move.

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Two Men in Northern Ireland Charged Over 5G Mobile Mast Attacks

28th Apr 2026 (4 Comments)

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have charged two men – one aged 45 and the other aged 46 – with committing a series of arson attacks on 5G mobile network masts, occurring predominantly in the west Belfast area between 2023 and 2025.

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Freshwave Deploy New Indoor 4G Mobile Network to Leeds Bradford Airport

28th Apr 2026 (0 Comments)

Wireless infrastructure provider Freshwave has today announced that they’ve delivered an enhanced all-operator indoor 4G mobile broadband connectivity networ,k via their Omni Network, to Leeds Bradford Airport’s refurbished terminal and newly opened extension (available to EE, O2 and Vodafone / Three UK).

RathlinConnex Boost Broadband Connectivity for Rathlin Island in N.Ireland

28th Apr 2026 (0 Comments)

Some 170 people living on remote rural Rathlin Island (Northern Ireland), which has no access to an on-site GP and can only be reached via a very weather-dependant ferry, look set to be given access to “high-speed [internet] connectivity” via a landmark project called RathlinConnex – backed by Excelerate Technology, Eutelsat (OneWeb satellites) and Livewire Digital.

NPL and Vodafone UK Trial Terrestrial Fibre-based Alternative to GPS Timing

28th Apr 2026 (3 Comments)

Broadband and mobile operator Vodafone has joined with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) to successfully complete a set of trials using the NPLTime® service, which is a new terrestrial, fibre optic-based alternative to satellite-based GPS timing signals to help keep the UK’s critical digital and 5G / 6G mobile network infrastructure resilient and secure.

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Boldyn to Deliver 4G Mobile for Emergency Services Network on London Underground

28th Apr 2026 (0 Comments)

Digital infrastructure firm Boldyn Networks has, perhaps unsurprisingly, today been selected to deliver 4G mobile network (mobile broadband) infrastructure to enable the Emergency Services Network (ESN) across the London Underground. The deal reflects a collaboration with EE (BT), Transport for London (TfL) and the UK’s Home Office.

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Virgin Media O2 UK Sign 10-Year Solar Energy Agreement with egg Power

28th Apr 2026 (1 Comment)

Broadband and mobile provider Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2), which aims to achieve Net Zero Carbon (i.e. removing as many emissions as they produce) across their operations, products and supply chain by 2040, has today signed another 10-year Power Purchase Agreement to harness renewable electricity – this time with egg Power.

EE Upgrade Mobile Capacity and Expands 5G Standalone to 15 More UK Areas

28th Apr 2026 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has today announced a series of upgrades to boost the mobile broadband capacity of their 4G and 5G network (e.g. re-farming 2.1GHz spectrum) ahead of the summer. Since the start of 2026, the provider has also extended their 5G Standalone (5G+) network to cover more than 50 million people across more than 610 towns and cities.

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Rural UK Broadband ISP Fibrus Name Top Locations for Working from Home

28th Apr 2026 (1 Comment)

Alternative network ISP Fibrus, which is building a full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of Northern Ireland and Cumbria (England), today claims to have drawn on a “robust set of measures” in order to name the top places to live as a remote worker in both of the aforementioned parts of the United Kingdom.

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