Broadband Provider Winners of the UK Fibre Awards 2026 Unveiled

The fifth annual 2026 UK Fibre Awards event took place last night at the London Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel, which saw a number of broadband ISPs and full fibre network builders across multiple categories pick up awards for their achievements. Some of the winners included Quickline for ‘Best Rural Fibre Provider’ and Squirrel Internet for ‘Best ISP‘, among others.

The event, which is similar to many existing industry award ceremonies (e.g. the ISPAs and Connected Britain), is currently being backed by telecoms / ICT centric media and event organisation firm BPL Group (including BPL Business Media, Comms Dealer, IT Europa Media & Intelligence and Fibre Provider).

The winners for each category are typically chosen by a judging panel of eight industry and IT experts (here), including various senior managers, analysts and so forth. But there’s not much to reflect the consumer perspective in this group, and no technical testing is performed.

Winners of the UK Fibre Awards 2026

Best Rural Fibre Provider

Winner – Quickline Communications
commended – GoFibre

Best Urban Fibre Provider

Winner – Cambridge Fibre Networks
commended – MS3 Networks

Best Wholesale Platform

Winner – AllPoints Fibre
commended – Zen Internet

Take-Up Champion Award

Winner – Cambridge Fibre Networks
commended – 4th Utility | Rise

Best Customer Experience

Winner – Cambridge Fibre Networks
commended – Lightning Fibre
commended – Wessex Internet

Best ISP

Winner – Squirrel Internet
commended – 4th Utility | Rise

Best Hardware Supplier

Winner – Technetix Group
commended – Sterlite Technologies

Best Software Supplier

Winner – Buyapowa
commended – Strategic Imperatives

M&A & Investment Award

Winner – Truespeed
commended – Grain

Best Sustainability Programme

Winner – Omelcom
commended – giffgaff

Community Champion Award

Winner – Quickline Communications
commended – Lightning Fibre

Best Professional Services

Winner – GOS Consulting
commended – NETS International

Best Company to Work for

Winner – Virgin Media Business Wholesale
commended – L3 Optics

Best Training & Development

Winner – NETS International
commended – Cable Telecommunications

Marketing Team of the Year Award

Winner – Wessex Internet
commended – 4th Utility | Rise

Sales/Commercial Team of the Year Award

Winner – 4th Utility | Rise
commended – Connect Fibre

Delivery Team of the Year

Winner – Freedom Fibre
commended – Lightning Fibre

Executive Leadership Team of the Year Award

Winner – 4th Utility | Rise
commended – Ogi

Best Innovation

Winner – Strategic Imperatives
commended – Voiceflex

Best Overall Fibre Provider of the Year

Winner – MS3 Networks
commended – 4th Utility | Rise