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ISP News Archives for April 2026

NordVPN Tops 100 Terabits per second in Aggregate Network Capacity

17th Apr 2026 (2 Comments)

The NordVPN service, which is a popular Virtual Private Network (VPN) provider, has announced that their global network has reached over 100 Terabits per second (Tbps) in aggregate network capacity, distributed across 211 locations in 135+ countries.

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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”.

Broadband Altnet Netomnia UK Wins FTTH Europe 2026 Operator Award

15th Apr 2026 (18 Comments)

Alternative network operator Netomnia (Substantial Group), which has built their own full fibre broadband (FTTP) network to cover 3 million UK premises RFS (inc. 460,000 customers) and is currently in the process of being acquired by VMO2/nexfibre’s parents (here), have just been named the winner of the FTTH Europe 2026 Operator Award.

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Ofcom Approve VodafoneThree to Launch Satellite Based UK Mobile Service

15th Apr 2026 (7 Comments)

The telecoms regulator Ofcom has today approved a second licence variation to enable mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) to provide Direct-to-Device (D2D) services using its licensed spectrum in the 900MHz band (i.e. using satellites to connect with regular 4G and 5G Smartphones – bringing mobile broadband, calls and text connectivity to the remotest areas).

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Vodafone UK Launches New AI Based Scam Call Protection Feature

15th Apr 2026 (1 Comment)

Mobile network and broadband operator Vodafone (VodafoneThree) has today announced the launch of a new Scam Call Protection feature – available as part of their Secure Net Mobile service, which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify fraudulent, scam and nuisance calls before customers even pick up.

City Focused UK Broadband ISP Hyperoptic Launch New Customer Rewards Scheme UPDATE

15th Apr 2026 (8 Comments)

City-focused full fibre broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which claims to have deployed their FTTP/B network to cover 1.9 million UK homes (mostly across blocks of flats / MDUs), has today launched a new Rewards feature within its ‘My Account’ platform, giving customers access to “exclusive perks, discounts and offers at no extra cost“.

Sky UK Launch Sky Smart Home Service from £5 Monthly as Standalone Product

15th Apr 2026 (10 Comments)

Sky UK has this morning announced the launch of their new Sky Smart Home services, which bundles several common internet-connected home devices (video doorbell and chime) and a supportive app service together in one bundle from just £5 a month (plus a £15 one-off upfront fee). Selected Sky TV and Sky Broadband customers can also get a 30% discount.

Alternative UK Broadband Networks May Have to Hike Prices to Survive

15th Apr 2026 (7 Comments)

The Senior UK Plus Analyst for Point Topic, Veronica Speiser, has reportedly warned that smaller alternative broadband networks may have to raise their average revenue per user (ARPU) to approximately £45 per month just to breakeven. But most altnets are currently said to have ARPU’s of between £25 and £35, while larger operators operate within a wider range of £30 to £50.

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Broadband ISP Zen Internet UK Bring eero Router to Business Plans

14th Apr 2026 (8 Comments)

Rochdale-based UK ISP Zen Internet has today expanded their partnership with Amazon’s eero, which means that customers of their full fibre (FTTP) broadband offerings for small and medium-sized businesses (SME) can now also access eero’s latest mesh Wi-Fi routers.

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Wessex Internet Tweak Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout for the New Forest

14th Apr 2026 (3 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has tweaked their Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract with rural ISP Wessex Internet for the New Forest area in Hampshire (Lot 27.01). The change reduces the number of contracted premises it was due to reach from 15,120 to 12,733 and similarly decreases the contract value (public subsidy) from £17.4m to £16.3m.