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ISP News Archives for June 1, 2026

Zen Internet Start Selling Broadband via MS3’s UK Full Fibre Network

1st Jun 2026 (0 Comments)

Rochdale-based UK broadband ISP Zen Internet has confirmed that MS3’s alternative full fibre (FTTP) network, which has so far covered 215,000 premises (Ready for Service) in the North of England (mostly in Hull and Lincolnshire), is now live on their service for business and consumers after being almost fully integrated following last year’s wholesale deal (here).

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Openreach Extend and Add New UK FTTP Broadband Discounts UPDATE2

1st Jun 2026 (9 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today notified Communication Providers (broadband ISPs etc.) about a further extension on some of their existing offers for Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) lines and 10Gbps Cablelink products under their Equinox incentives, while also introducing three new FTTP offers (some of which target Virgin Media areas).

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Cluttons Survey of UK People and MPs Reveal Problems with Broadband and Mobile

1st Jun 2026 (7 Comments)

Consultancy firm Cluttons and polling company YouGov have published the results from a new survey of 2,055 UK people and 108 MPs, which among other things found that 27% of consumers are frustrated with their home broadband (Wi-Fi) connection every week and 42% have difficulty accessing 4G or 5G mobile outside half the time or more.

UK Ranks 3rd for Mobile Broadband Speeds vs Countries of Similar Size to Poland

1st Jun 2026 (2 Comments)

French benchmarking firm nPerf has today published the results from an unusual new study, which compared the fastest average mobile broadband download speeds (4G and 5G) of 20 countries with a similar size (land area) to Poland. The results saw the United Kingdom rank 3rd with an average speed of 105.8Mbps.

EE Deploy 5G+ Mobile Broadband to 25 Key UK Events and 30 Tourist Towns

1st Jun 2026 (14 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has today announced that 25 major events and more than 30 tourist destinations (seaside and market towns) will have been upgraded to support their latest 5G Standalone (5G+) mobile broadband technology this summer, bringing faster data speeds and better congestion management.

Altnet ISP Lightning Fibre Launch Wi-Fi 7 Routers for UK Broadband Customers

1st Jun 2026 (7 Comments)

Eastbourne-based ISP Lightning Fibre, which is deploying a full fibre broadband (FTTP) network across parts of Sussex and Kent in England (they also hold a partnership to harness CityFibre’s wider UK network – here), have partnered with Genexis to launch a new range of Wi-Fi 7 capable routers and mesh extenders for customers.

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Sky Glass and Stream UK TV Customers Suffer ITVX Fast Forward Bug

1st Jun 2026 (3 Comments)

Customers of Sky’s broadband-based Sky Glass and Sky Stream pay TV streaming devices and service are suffering from an annoying bug with the ITVX app, which causes any TV show or movie you may be watching to suddenly skip right to the end and then report the content as having been watched.

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County Broadband ISP Customers Set for UK Migration to Truespeed

1st Jun 2026 (2 Comments)

Customers of alternative rural full fibre broadband ISP County Broadband are to be migrated to the Truespeed brand over the next few months. The move follows last year’s merger of the two altnets (here), which at the time created a single operator covering 177,000 premises (RFS) and 40,000 customers. Since then Truespeed has also merged with Freedom Fibre (here), but that’s another story.

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