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Ethiack Claims 1 in 5 UK Telco Servers Exposed to Cyber Risk

14th Apr 2026 (2 Comments)

A new survey conducted by agentic AI pentesting firm Ethiack claims to have found that 19% of the web servers used by UK telecoms firms “leave crucial security information in plain sight that offers a “roadmap” to cybercriminals“. But it’s not always quite as bad as they’re making out in the headline claim.

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Community Fibre Doubles Speed of £12.50 Broadband Social Tariff to 70Mbps

14th Apr 2026 (0 Comments)

UK ISP CommunityFibre, which has invested c.£1bn to build a 5Gbps speed full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across 1.342 million homes (inc. 185k businesses within 200 metres of their network) – mostly in London, has temporarily doubled the speed of their £12.50 per month “Essentials” social tariff from 35Mbps to 70Mbps (symmetric).

UK ISP Spitfire Network Services Launch Live Honeypot Internet Attack Map

14th Apr 2026 (4 Comments)

Business telecommunications and UK broadband ISP Spitfire (Spitfire Network Services) has today launched a live honeypot attack map, which it claims reveals the scale of automated cyberattacks targeting public IP addresses (e.g. it recorded 71,000+ attacks against a single public IP in just the last 24 hours).

London Full Fibre Broadband ISP G.Network Appoints 3 New Senior Leaders

14th Apr 2026 (4 Comments)

Alternative UK ISP G.Network, which has built a full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of London and have just come out of administration “debt-free” (here), has today announced the appointment of three senior leaders to its executive team as the business enters a “new phase of growth” under the ownership of FitzWalter Capital.

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Openreach Take on UK Project Gigabit Broadband Contract for North Shropshire

14th Apr 2026 (7 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has issued a second announcement today to confirm that the previously stalled Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract for North Shropshire (Lot 25.02), which was originally held by Freedom Fibre until they “mutually agreed to descope the remaining 8,500 premises” in June 2025 (here), has also been taken on by Openreach (BT).

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Openreach Take on UK Project Gigabit Broadband Contract for West Herefordshire

14th Apr 2026 (0 Comments)

In a somewhat expected development, the Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has confirmed that the previously stalled Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract for West Herefordshire and the Forest of Dean (Lot 15), which was originally held by FullFibre Limited until they “mutually agreed to terminate” it in May 2025 (here), has been taken on by Openreach (BT).

Amazon Leo Preps Gigabit Broadband for Aviation from LEO Satellites

14th Apr 2026 (0 Comments)

The Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) service, which is in the process of launching a new mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for the UK and globally, has launched a new Aviation Antenna that it says will deliver reliable internet connectivity to airline passengers and crew with up to 1Gbps download and 400Mbps upload speeds.

Study Finds Mobile Coverage in Caerphilly Boosted by VodafoneThree Merger

14th Apr 2026 (0 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave has published the results from a recent survey they conducted into mobile network coverage and mobile broadband (4G, 5G) speed across Caerphilly in Wales, which involved two surveys over an 18-month period and revealed a strong post-merger boost for Vodafone and Three UK (VodafoneThree). On the flip side, O2 actually suffered a decline.

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Vodafone and Three UK Today Start Merging High Street Retail Stores

14th Apr 2026 (19 Comments)

Merged mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) has begun the process of transforming its UK retail estate, which will see the operator combining stores across the country and closing those that duplicate their presence. The expected move will also result in Three UK becoming available in over 130 new locations.

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Phonely Launches Free Calls Between Customers on UK VoIP Phone Service

13th Apr 2026 (14 Comments)

Digital UK home phone provider Phonely, which operates a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service and also works with some broadband ISPs, has introduced a new feature that provides free Phonely-to-Phonely calls between customers. The move is said to be in response to “growing concerns that rising landline costs may discourage vulnerable users from staying connected“.

Ofcom Define High Density Areas for Sharing Upper 6GHz Band with UK Mobile and WiFi

13th Apr 2026 (7 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has this morning launched an additional technical consultation to support their recent decision to allow low power indoor WiFi signals and outdoor mobile broadband (4G, 5G etc.) networks to “share” access to the Upper 6GHz radio spectrum band (6425 to 7125MHz). The key focus this time is on how they’ll define “high density areas” for mobile licences.

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KCOM’s UK Results Reveal Huge £530m Write Down in Value of its Assets

13th Apr 2026 (10 Comments)

The incumbent broadband and telecoms provider for Hull, KCOM, which has also built their full fibre (FTTP) network across other parts of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (England), have published their annual accounts to 31st March 2025 and revealed a huge c. £530m write down in the value of their assets. The results give context to the company’s new capital restructuring deal.

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Broadband ISP TalkTalk UK Sued by Ovo Over Troubled 2022 Customer Sale UPDATE

13th Apr 2026 (6 Comments)

Debt strained internet provider TalkTalk, which is currently trying to sell off its various divisions again (here), is being sued by another financially strained company, Ovo Energy, following a 2022 deal that saw the ISP acquire Ovo’s base of 135,000 (approximately) former SSE Phone & Broadband customers for an undisclosed sum (here and here).

Supermarket Chain Lidl Tipped to Launch UK SIM-Only 5G Mobile Plans

13th Apr 2026 (15 Comments)

German supermarket giant Lidl (Schwarz Group) has reportedly announced plans to launch its own mobile (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) service in a number of other markets later this year, which could eventually reach up to 30 countries including the UK, US, France and Spain etc.

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BDUK Require Greater Clarity for Removing Premises from Project Gigabit Broadband Contracts

12th Apr 2026 (2 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has notified suppliers (network operators) to its £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme that they will, from 14th April 2026, be required to provide more details of the reasons for removing homes / premises (UPRNs) from the scope of an existing deployment contract.

Ookla Name Three UK as Top-Rated Mobile Network for Q3-Q4 2025

11th Apr 2026 (3 Comments)

Network benchmarking giant Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular broadband and mobile Speedtest.net service, has named mobile operator Three UK as the United Kingdom’s Top-Rated Speedtest Awards winner during Q3-Q4 2025.

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Openreach Takes on Project Gigabit Broadband Contract for Derbyshire Peak District

10th Apr 2026 (4 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has today confirmed that the previously stalled Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract for the Peak District (Lot 3.01), which was originally held by FullFibre Limited until they “mutually agreed to terminate” it in May 2025 (here), has now been picked up by Openreach (BT).