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ISP News Archives for May 12, 2026

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ISP Hey! Broadband Changes Pricing Policy on UK Full Fibre Packages

12th May 2026 (6 Comments)

Internet provider Hey! Broadband, which offers services to homes in various areas covered by F&W Networks (Fibre and Wireless) alternative gigabit speed full fibre lines (mostly across the South East of England), has changed the pricing on their home packages and also become the latest to introduce mid-contract price hikes.

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Ofcom Prep New UK Telecoms Security Reporting Rules for Mobile Networks

12th May 2026 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today proposed changes to “improve the consistency of security compromise incident reporting” (i.e. when broadband or mobile networks are disrupted by cyberattacks). The changes will, for example, change how outages are reported for mobile networks in rural areas, which recognises that outages in urban and rural areas affect users differently.

Amazon Leo Claims Satellite Broadband to Boost UK Economy by £2bn

12th May 2026 (0 Comments)

The Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper) service, which is building a huge constellation of ultrafast internet satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for the UK and globally, has published the results of a new study – commissioned by itself – from Oxford Economics that forecasts how LEO broadband services could boost UK economic output by £2bn and support more than 24,000 jobs by 2035.

Virgin Media O2 UK Sets Out New Net Zero Focused Responsible Business Plan

12th May 2026 (9 Comments)

Broadband and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) has today set out a new “Responsible Business Plan” to 2030, which updates their approach to improving sustainability and social impact. In short, more support and new targets for tackling digital exclusion, reducing carbon emissions and greater recycling etc.

Broadband ISP Aquiss Expands Range of Freedom Truespeed FTTP Packages

12th May 2026 (0 Comments)

Shropshire-based independent UK ISP Aquiss has this morning expanded the range of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) packages they offer via the Freedom Truespeed (Freedom Fibre and Truespeed) network, which now includes an entry-level 140Mbps package and a top 2.3Gbps (2,300Mbps) tier.

Vodafone Top 1.83 Million UK Broadband Users as Mobile Falls to 28.35M

12th May 2026 (3 Comments)

Broadband and mobile operator Vodafone (VodafoneThree) has just published their latest Q4 FY26 financial results. The figures show that they now have 1.832 million fixed broadband customers (up by 64,000 in Q4 – the same figure as Q3) and a combined mobile base of 28.356 million (down by 263,000).

Fibrus and Ogi Linked to Talks Over Possible UK Broadband Consolidation

12th May 2026 (6 Comments)

A number of sources have recently indicated to ISPreview that two Infracapital-backed alternative UK broadband networks, Fibrus and Ogi, have allegedly been engaged in talks over a possible future consolidation. The move, if indeed it does materialise, would create a single full fibre (FTTP) network covering around 600,000 premises and reaching over 160,000 customers.

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