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ISP News Archives for July 2026

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

13th Jul 2026 (36 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).

BT and Virgin Media O2 in Competition Spat Over £50 UK Broadband Discount UPDATE

12th Jul 2026 (26 Comments)

Remember when Openreach (BT) recently announced that it was going to give broadband ISPs on its network an extra £50 rebate for winning incremental new “full fibre” (FTTP) customers in areas where it competes with Virgin Media (here)? Well, the latter isn’t very happy, naturally, and has accused the incumbent of trying to “choke” off competition in the market.

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TalkTalk’s Wholesale Arm PXC Reportedly Receives Bids from Several Parties

10th Jul 2026 (3 Comments)

The heavily indebted UK broadband focused TalkTalk Group has reportedly received bids for its wholesale arm, PlatformX Communications (PXC), which is said to value the company in the “hundreds of millions of pounds“. The interest is said to have come from Africa-focused Telecel, as well as others like private equity firm Epiris, which has teamed up with PXC executive chairman Tom O’Hagan.

O2 UK Expand its Inclusive USA Mobile Roaming to Classic Plan Users

10th Jul 2026 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has announced that, in order to support England’s place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 football finals, they’ve extended their inclusive roaming benefit for eligible pay monthly customers travelling to the USA to include pay monthly Classic Plan customers. But only for a limited time, naturally.

LSBUD and UK Government Collaborate to Make Telecoms Street Works Safer

10th Jul 2026 (1 Comment)

The LSBUD (Line Search Before You Dig) organisation, which provides an online asset search facility to UK civil engineering firms for underground pipes and cables, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government (DSIT), which is responsible for the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR), to develop a collaboration framework for improving safe digging practices.

Sky Broadband Discounts UK Packages and Cuts 5Gbps Price to £45

10th Jul 2026 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Sky Broadband (Sky Mobile and Sky TV etc.), which sells their packages to consumers via both Openreach and CityFibre’s national full fibre (FTTP) networks, appears to have introduced some small discounts across several of their packages and also cut the price of their top 2.5Gbps (Gigabits) and 5Gbps tiers to £35 and £45 per month, respectively.

UAE Telecoms Group Sells 16.21 Percent Stake in Vodafone Group for £4.43bn

10th Jul 2026 (1 Comment)

The Vodafone Group has this morning confirmed that Abu Dhabi-based E& (Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC) has sold its entire 16.21% stake – some 3,944,743,685 ordinary shares – in the global mobile operator to Vega, an acquisition vehicle wholly owned by the Niel family group (owner of French telecoms firm Iliad), for $5.95bn (£4.43bn).

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VodafoneThree Reveal Mobile Data Traffic for England’s World Cup Matches

9th Jul 2026 (3 Comments)

Broadband and mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) has today revealed that mobile data (mobile broadband) usage hit “unprecedented heights” across England’s various FIFA World Cup 2026 football matches so far, with the recent win against Mexico in the early hours of Monday morning causing significant usage.

Nexfibre Appoints Ex-Openreach Veteran as New UK Chief Commercial Officer

9th Jul 2026 (8 Comments)

Broadband network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with Virgin Media and O2 (harnessing the same build teams), has today announced the appointment of ex-Openreach veteran Ses Indy – where he spent 17 long years and held various senior roles – to be their new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

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Building Controls Updated to Fix Stalled Fibre Broadband Rollouts for Big Buildings UPDATE

9th Jul 2026 (7 Comments)

The Ministry of Housing (MHCLG) and UK ISP Association (ISPA) have today unveiled crucial changes to address the current problem with the Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) approval processes in England, which are known to have caused big delays and increased costs for broadband and mobile operators trying to deploy full fibre networks into large buildings (MDUs etc.).

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Virgin Media Business Wholesale Update on Progress Toward XGS-PON Based EoFTTP

9th Jul 2026 (0 Comments)

The wholesale division of UK broadband ISP Virgin Media Business (VMB / VMBW) recently brought together more than 100 partners at its Partner Connect event in London to discuss AI, rising data demands and the need for higher-capacity networks. The business also shared a progress update on its XGS-PON-enabled Ethernet over FTTP (full fibre) proposition.

Broadband ISP Aquiss Blast CityFibre in Complaint Over Poor UK Support

9th Jul 2026 (9 Comments)

Shropshire-based independent UK ISP Aquiss has notified their customers of concerns that dealing with one of the country’s largest alternative broadband networks, CityFibre, has recently become “incredibly difficult” after the alternative network let a sizeable number of staff go in recent redundancies.

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50 UK Gov Funded 4G Mobile Rural Mast Upgrades Now Live in Scotland

9th Jul 2026 (4 Comments)

The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has today revealed that 50 publicly funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have now gone live in Scotland as part of the industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project – providing coverage from EE, O2 and VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) across more than 1,900 sq km.

Redundancies Strike Alternative UK Broadband Provider Freedom Truespeed

9th Jul 2026 (1 Comment)

The FreedomTruespeed Group, which is a recently merged (Freedom Fibre and Truespeed) alternative full fibre broadband network that covers a footprint of 430,000 UK premises (RFS) and over 70,000 customers, has confirmed to ISPreview that they’re set to suffer some new redundancies.

Vodafone Trials New Energy-Saving 5G Mobile Antennas and Software

9th Jul 2026 (3 Comments)

Mobile network operator Vodafone has revealed that, in an “industry-first“, they’ve managed to achieve energy-savings of up to 10% using new software and hardware-based power saving techniques, as well as an additional 20% reduction with next generation radios.

EE UK Set to Launch New One Up Customer Rewards Scheme on Friday

8th Jul 2026 (10 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE UK (BT) is preparing to launch a new rewards (loyalty) programme on Friday for existing customers called “One Up“, which is set to be more of a complement than a replacement for their existing ‘Rewards’ scheme.