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ISP News Archives for July 13, 2026

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SpaceX to Test Gen v3 Starlink Broadband Satellites on Next Starship Launch

13th Jul 2026 (2 Comments)

SpaceX has revealed that the next test launch of their future Starship rocket (flight 13), which is scheduled to take place on Thursday night this week (occurring after 23:45), will attempt to deploy 20 of their next generation V3 (GEN3) Starlink broadband satellites “for the first time” (these will not be dummy demonstrators like before). But they’ll only last a few minutes.

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Vodafone UK Deploy Number Verify v2 to Protect Against Online Fraud

13th Jul 2026 (3 Comments)

Six years ago the UK’s major mobile operators began to deploy a service called ‘Number Verify’ (here), which made it both easier and more secure to authenticate a user’s identity for online transactions. Vodafone has now announced that the UK, Germany and the Netherlands will be the first countries to get v2.0 of the phone number authentication API.

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Thirteen UK ISPs Awarded Uswitch 2026 Broadband Excellence Accreditation

13th Jul 2026 (6 Comments)

Comparison site Uswitch.com has announced that 13 UK Internet Service Providers (ISP) have today been awarded with its 2026 Broadband Excellence Accreditation, which is more than double last year and are said to reflect the ongoing regional deployment of full fibre networks.

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Partnership Helps EE Bring Mobile Network to Remote North Wales Village

13th Jul 2026 (3 Comments)

A partnership between EE (BT), the Denbighshire County Council, the Clocaenog Community Council and the Welsh Government has enabled the operator to extend their mobile (mobile broadband) network signal to reach across the remote rural North Wales village of Clocaenog. The community is said to have “been without reliable mobile phone coverage for decades“.

BT Broadband Saw Major UK Surge in Streaming Traffic for England v Norway

13th Jul 2026 (1 Comment)

The latest internet traffic data from UK ISP BT (EE) has revealed that Saturday night’s quarter-final FIFA World Cup 2026 football match between England and Norway triggered another “major surge in streaming traffic” across BT’s broadband network, despite it taking place well outside of normal working hours.

BBC Boss Hints Channel 4 TV Content May Come to iPlayer Streaming Service

13th Jul 2026 (20 Comments)

The Director General of the BBC, Matt Brittin, has confirmed they’re exploring the possibility of creating a “sovereign streaming platform in the UK” and have already had “an approach and a discussion” with Channel 4 about bringing some of their content to the iPlayer service – a way of helping both players to stay competitive in today’s streaming-centric world.

600 Jobs at Risk as BT Confirm Plan to Close Liverpool City Centre Office

13th Jul 2026 (31 Comments)

Telecoms and broadband giant BT Group (EE, Plusnet, Openreach etc.) has confirmed that, as part of their long-running programme to modernise and consolidate the number of offices they have across the United Kingdom, they’ve decided to close their Liverpool city centre office at The Plaza in St Paul’s Square – putting hundreds of jobs at risk.

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Ofcom Confirms Starlink is Viable Alternative to 10Mbps UK Broadband USO

13th Jul 2026 (28 Comments)

The UK telecoms, internet content and media regulator, Ofcom, has confirmed to ISPreview that the availability of Starlink’s ultrafast satellite broadband service now means that fewer customers may need to request the 10Mbps+ Universal Service Obligation (USO) from BT across much of the country (or KCOM in Hull).

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