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ISP News Archives for August 18, 2026

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New National Planning Policy Framework Lends Support to Broadband and Mobile

18th Aug 2026 (2 Comments)

The Government has published its new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) for England, which finally appears to have laid the foundations for planning authorities to give “substantial weight” to the benefits of “maintaining or improving network coverage, capacity, reliability and resilience” of modern gigabit broadband and 5G mobile networks.

Broadband ISP Exascale Saves You £3 Monthly for Using Your Own Router

18th Aug 2026 (8 Comments)

UK ISP Exascale, which has built their own gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) network to a few thousand premises in parts of Shropshire (Telford and Wrekin) and also sells packages via other network operators (CityFibre), have announced that they’ll reduce their broadband prices by £3 (monthly) for UK customers that bring their own router. But that’s not the only change.

KCOM Launch Amazon eero Wi-Fi 7 Routers for UK Broadband Customers

18th Aug 2026 (6 Comments)

Broadband and telecoms provider KCOM, which has built their own full fibre (FTTP) network across parts of East Yorkshire (mostly Hull) and Lincolnshire in England, has this week become the latest ISP to adopt Amazon’s Wi-Fi 7 capable eero 7 (and eero 7 Pro) routers for new broadband customers of their internet access packages.

GoFibre celebrates 1000 broadband customers in Eyemouth

GoFibre See 1,000 Customers Adopt Eyemouth’s New Full Fibre Broadband

18th Aug 2026 (4 Comments)

Edinburgh-based UK alternative network operator GoFibre, which is deploying a new full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across rural parts of Scotland and Northern England, has revealed that over 1,000 “customers [are] now connected” to their recent roll-out across the coastal Scottish Borders town of Eyemouth (the town is home to a population of c.3,600).

Apple iOS 27 Beta 6 Starts Showing the 5G+ Mobile Symbol in the UK

18th Aug 2026 (12 Comments)

A small but interesting development today. Apple released the latest iOS 27 Beta 6 software to developers yesterday and those who have updated their iPhone’s to the new firmware are finding that it finally shows a “5G+” symbol (or icon, if you prefer), when in areas covered by a 5G Standalone (5GSA) based mobile broadband network.

Community Fibre Discounts UK Broadband Plans as Mid-Contract Hikes Return

18th Aug 2026 (0 Comments)

UK ISP CommunityFibre, which has deployed their 5Gbps speed full fibre broadband network to 1.4 million homes (mostly in London and the South East), will later this morning enable new customers to get 10% off 12-month and 24-month deals until 23:59 on 16th September 2026. But on the flip side, they’ve reintroduced mid-contract price hikes.

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Government Hands £13m to Boost Wi-Fi on UK Trains and Satellite Broadband

18th Aug 2026 (4 Comments)

The UK Space Agency has this morning announced that they’ve spread £13m of public funding across 16 new projects under the ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) programme, which covers everything from deploying on-board Wi-Fi on remote Scottish railways to improving the availability of 5G and future 6G mobile networks – typically via satellite-based internet connectivity.

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