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ISP News Archives for August 17, 2026

Virgin Media O2 Has Provided 550,000 UK People with Free Mobile Data SIMs

17th Aug 2026 (7 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has revealed that their partnership with the digital inclusion charity, the Good Things Foundation, has so far helped to provide more than 550,000 UK people – those experiencing financial difficulties – with free mobile broadband data, calls and texts via SIMs supplied through the National Databank.

Partner ISPs of Zen Internet Get Simple Switch for Easier Broadband Migrations UPDATE

17th Aug 2026 (7 Comments)

Rochdale-based UK ISP Zen Internet has today announced the launch of a new capability for their Partners called Simple Switch, which is being introduced “at no additional cost” and makes it easier to migrate broadband customers without needing to reconfigure router usernames and passwords in “most scenarios“.

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Investor INPP Declines Further Funding for UK Altnet Broadband ISP Toob

17th Aug 2026 (10 Comments)

Hampshire-based alternative network toob, which has deployed their own gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across South England and also harnesses CityFibre’s network in other UK areas, has suffered a blow today after investor INPP “elected not to commit further capital” to the provider and handed most of its original £24.1m investment off to debt holders.

Managed Broadband ISP ASK4 Completes £170 Million Refinancing

17th Aug 2026 (0 Comments)

Managed ISP ASK4, which is headquartered in the UK and delivers gigabit-capable broadband to students and residents (renters) in multi-tenant buildings across the UK (as well as parts of Europe), has announced the completion of a £170 million refinancing project with new capital expenditure facility to help “accelerate growth“.

Broadband ISP Olilo Set to Adopt Dotlines UK’s Catena Cloud Platform

17th Aug 2026 (1 Comment)

A business update from technology provider Dotlines UK has today revealed that they’ve signed a 5-year contract with retail broadband provider Olilo, which will see the ISP deploy Dotlines Catena Cloud platform, which is an all-in-one system that’s designed to help internet providers to “seamlessly sell, deliver and manage end-to-end telecoms services“.

Warning for Future UK Broadband TV Services as Freely Suffers Big Outage UPDATE2

17th Aug 2026 (27 Comments)

The UK government’s proposed plan to switch-off Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) signals in either 2034 or 2044 as part of a wider change to move toward broadband-based TV streaming (here), such as via the new Freely service, arguably suffered a bit of a reality check last week after that very same service experienced a major outage.

EE UK Prep 5G Network Slicing Boost for Consumers and 5G+ Icons for Phones

17th Aug 2026 (15 Comments)

Network operator EE Mobile is preparing to launch a new “Full Works Plus” airtime plan in the near future (probably the next month or so), which will cost £5 extra per month than their regular “Full Works” plan and introduce enhanced 5G+ (5G Standalone) mobile broadband network slicing via a new ‘Fast Lane‘ feature. But there’s a big caveat.

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