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Kearney’s Global Telecom Health Index Ranks UK 33rd out of 34 Countries

11th Aug 2026 (0 Comments)

Management consulting firm Kearney has today published their latest annual Global Telecom Health Index, which ranks 34 countries across various metrics in order to measure and compare the health of the telecoms (broadband, mobile etc.) sector on a country-by-country basis. Overall the United Kingdom placed near the bottom on a rank of 33rd.

EE Gives UK Mobile Customers an Early Phone Swap at No Extra Cost

11th Aug 2026 (7 Comments)

EE Mobile has today announced that all one million UK customers on their Flex Pay mobile contracts will, from today, benefit from the roll-out of Early Phone Swap. As the name suggests, this feature enables them to upgrade to any new or refurbished handset a year early “at no extra cost“.

Wessex Internet Awarded 2026 Best of British Business for Rural FTTP Network

11th Aug 2026 (0 Comments)

Alternative UK broadband ISP Wessex Internet, which is deploying a mix of full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless networks across Southern England, last week scooped the Best of British Businesses 2026 award from ‘The Independent’ and ‘Business Reporter’ for their impact on rural internet connectivity.

Revenues from Trooli’s UK Full Fibre Broadband Climb to £11.82m as Losses Bite

11th Aug 2026 (5 Comments)

Alternative network operator and gigabit broadband ISP Trooli, which has deployed their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 480,000 premises across parts of England and some of Scotland, have this week reported their annual results to the end of 2025 and revealed that total turnover increased 27% to £11.82m (2024: £9.28m). But losses took a big bite.

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Virgin Media O2 Avoid 5,262 Tonnes of UK CO2e Emissions by Recycling Network Kit

11th Aug 2026 (2 Comments)

Broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media and O2 is estimated to have saved 5,262 tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions over the last 10 years thanks to its partnership with TXO, which specialises in helping the network operator to recycle their old network equipment so that it can be returned to and sourced through the secondary market.

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Openreach Help Migrate Legacy UK Phone and Broadband Lines Split by Provider

11th Aug 2026 (4 Comments)

As the closure of the UK’s old Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and Wholesale Line Rental (WLR) based broadband services draws ever closure to its deadline, Openreach has now launched a new special offer to help migrate customers that split their old broadband and phone lines between different providers.

13,500 TalkTalk UK Broadband and Phone Customers Sold to Fleur Telecom UPDATE

11th Aug 2026 (8 Comments)

Internet service provider TalkTalk has shifted a further 13,500 of their broadband customers to Fleur Telecom, which is one of the UK ISPs controlled by the Horsham-based Telecom Acquisitions Group (TAL) – the holding company for a number of familiar retail broadband brands (Home Telecom, Eclipse Broadband etc.).

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