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ISP News Archives for April 2026

Summary of Today’s UK Telecoms Related April Fools News for 2026

1st Apr 2026 (10 Comments)

It’s that time of year again, when at least some of the UK’s telecoms and broadband operators will be publishing industry news / press releases that are likely to be comically untrue for the sake of a good April Fools. We’ve not done one ourselves this year, but will be summarising a few of the others we’ve seen or been sent.

O2 UK Extend 5G Standalone Mobile Broadband Across East Sussex

1st Apr 2026 (3 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced that they’ve recently switched-on their next-generation 5G Standalone (5GSA / 5G+) mobile broadband network in 14 large towns and cities, 16 smaller towns and 252 rural villages across East Sussex (England), including Brighton and Hove.

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Openreach Launch 10Gbps OSA Mobile to Help Connect UK Mobile and WiFi Sites

1st Apr 2026 (0 Comments)

Network provider Openreach (BT) has launched a new high speed Optical Spectrum Access (OSA) product called OSA Mobile. The new fibre optic data capacity link is designed to connect UK street furniture (lampposts, street cabinets, etc.) to support the rollout of 4G / 5G Small Cells and front haul applications for mobile operators, as well as public WiFi hotspots, CCTV and broadcast applications etc.

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Netomnia Build FTTP Broadband Network in Cheetham Hill to 30,000 Premises

1st Apr 2026 (3 Comments)

Alternative broadband network operator Netomnia (Substantial Group), which has deployed their own full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 3 million UK premises RFS (inc. 460,000 customers), have announced that their long-running deployment across the Cheetham Hill area of Manchester has now reached 30,000 premises (RFS).

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Nexfibre Invest £10m to Build FTTP Broadband to 61,000 Bradford Premises

1st Apr 2026 (13 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which is in the process of merging with Netomnia (here) and shares some of its parentage with ISP partners Virgin Media (O2) and giffgaff, appears to have announced a new investment of £9.9m to expand their full fibre broadband network across 61,000 premises in Bradford (West Yorkshire, England).

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Gov Funded Spire Global UK Test Innovative Optical Inter-Satellite Links

1st Apr 2026 (0 Comments)

The government has revealed that a new satellite developed in Scotland by Spire Global UK, which features an innovative optical (laser) inter-satellite link (ISL) payload, has just been launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-16 mission. The mission aims to “significantly reduce data latency” between satellites, which could aid aviation, maritime, weather and space-weather services etc.

Bright Edge Networks Signs Wholesale Partnership with Eazycomm

1st Apr 2026 (0 Comments)

Telecoms and networking provider Bright Edge Networks, which recently launched a new UK wholesale telecoms platform serving a variety of broadband and hosted VoIP solutions, has announced a new wholesale partnership with communications provider Eazycomm to bring enhanced business connectivity services to their national customer base.

ASDA Mobile UK Refreshes Some Pay Monthly SIM Only Plans

1st Apr 2026 (1 Comment)

The mobile operator division of supermarket chain ASDA, which is powered by a virtual network operator (MVNO) agreement with Vodafone, has just today refreshed four of their Pay Monthly SIM-Only mobile plans (both in 12-month and 24-month minimum terms). At the same time they’ve also remove four of their older plans.