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28th Jul 2026 (0 Comments)
Mobile operator giffgaff, which is owned by Telefónica UK (part of the VMO2 Group) and uses O2’s virtual operator platform (mvno), recently published their annual accounts to the end of 2025 and revealed that their mobile base grew by 142,000 members (up from 100k in 2024) to total 4,260,368. The operator also had 671 full fibre broadband customers.
28th Jul 2026 (7 Comments)
The owner of comparison site BroadbandSwitch.uk, Dr Alex J. Martin-Smith, has clearly been channelling some of his inner love for the retro video game Transport Tycoon because he’s just launched a new game that anybody can play for free called Fibre Tycoon. Yep, this lets you play as an alternative network trying to roll out a new full fibre network across the UK, albeit interspersed with plenty of comedy.
28th Jul 2026 (15 Comments)
The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today, for the first time, provisionally proposed to block one of several network discounts that network access provider Openreach (BT) had proposed to introduce in order to help them stay competitive and attract new customers to their full fibre (FTTP) broadband lines. But the separate £50 rebate offered in Virgin Media areas got a pass.
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28th Jul 2026 (1 Comment)
The Guernsey Competition & Regulatory Authority (GCRA) has decided to exempt most travel eSIM providers from needing a licence. “The GCRA’s view is that most travel eSIM services bought by Guernsey consumers for use overseas are unlikely to require a Guernsey telecommunications licence,” said the regulator. But there is a limitation.
28th Jul 2026 (26 Comments)
Over two years have passed since Virgin Media (O2) started making 2Gbps download speeds available via their full fibre (FTTP) network (here). Sadly that move left most customers on their older DOCSIS 3.1 powered Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) network stuck with maximum speeds of 1Gbps (1,130Mbps), but this may soon change.
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