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ISP News Archives for August 2026

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Vandals Attack Openreach’s Broadband Network in Bedminster and Chippenham

26th Aug 2026 (9 Comments)

National network operator Openreach has revealed that their UK broadband and phone network suffered “malicious damage” across two separate incidents in Bedminster (District of Bristol) and Chippenham (Wiltshire) on Monday. This disrupted connectivity to local homes and businesses in the area.

Lenders Set to Take Control of Rural UK Broadband Altnet ISP Airband UPDATE

25th Aug 2026 (8 Comments)

A new report has claimed that the Aberdeen Group backed alternative network (altnet) provider Airband, which recently put itself up for sale and has built a mix of gigabit broadband networks across rural parts of England and North Wales, has agreed to hand control of the business to its lenders.

New MyCharity Mobile Operator Helps UK Customers Donate to Charity

25th Aug 2026 (6 Comments)

Another day brings the launch of yet another new eSIM based virtual UK mobile operator (mvno) to the market, this time called MyCharity Mobile. As usual they’ve come up with a semi-unique selling point, which enables customers to donate to any charity of their choice while paying for their mobile plan (15p from every £1 spent).

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O2 UK Boost Mobile Speed and Cover in Westminster via 24 New Small Cells

25th Aug 2026 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) have this morning reported that they’ve successfully deployed a total of 24 new 4G and 5G capable Small Cells across the Westminster area (borough) of London, which will boost local data capacity (mobile broadband) and customer experience of their network.

LINX Launch New Direct Network Routes Between London and Tokyo

25th Aug 2026 (0 Comments)

The member‑owned and not-for-profit London Internet Exchange (LINX), which manages a large chunk of UK and global data traffic through their switches via around 900 members (broadband ISPs, mobile operators etc.), has today extended their existing partnership with Japan Internet Xing Co., Ltd (JPIX) by launching new direct network routes between London and Tokyo.

Revolut Mobile Disconnect Heavy Data Users from “Unlimited” UK 5G Plans

25th Aug 2026 (44 Comments)

Nearly a year has passed since banking and money management app provider Revolut launched its own eSIM based mobile service – Revolute Mobile (here), which is powered by Gigs. But two customers have recently informed ISPreview that their “unlimited” mobile plan has just been “terminated, effective immediately” due to heavy usage.

Report Criticises BT, Sky, Virgin, Vodafone and Others for Confusing UK Social Tariffs

24th Aug 2026 (18 Comments)

A new study has highlighted how some of the UK market’s largest fixed broadband ISPs, including BT, Sky Broadband, Virgin Media and Vodafone, appear to be failing in their commitment to making cheaper Social Tariffs easier to access (available to those on state benefits). Instead the providers were found to make the tariffs and their details hard to find and often with unclear contract terms or pricing.

Broadband ISP and Alternative UK Full Fibre Network GoFibre Confirms CEO Exit

24th Aug 2026 (2 Comments)

ISPreview has today been informed that the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Edinburgh-based UK alternative network operator GoFibre, Neil Conaghan, who has led the business since November 2022, recently resigned from the business and a hunt for his successor has now begun.

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Giffgaff UK Offers up to 6x More Mobile Broadband Data on Two SIM Plans

24th Aug 2026 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator giffgaff, which is controlled by Telefónica UK (part of the VMO2 Group) and uses O2’s virtual network platform, has today begun offering up to six times more data on two of their Pay Monthly SIM-only plans – £8 a month will now get you 40GB of data (up from 6GB), while £10 will get you 80GB (up from 25GB).

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August 2026 Contract Progress of UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

24th Aug 2026 (0 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has today published their August 2026 update on the delivery progress of contracts awarded under their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme. The update reveals that some 296,770 contracted premises (up from 287,510 in Jul 2026) have so far been covered out of a planned total of 846,770 (35% complete).

Squirrel with High Fibre Diet Disrupts Netomnia’s Broadband in Manchester

24th Aug 2026 (14 Comments)

Apparently the odd squirrel in Manchester (England) has developed a taste for Netomnia’s optical fibre network after one of them went nuts while taking a mega-bite out of the network operator’s overhead broadband cable in the city, which caused a brief case of nut-working failure for at least one or two of their customers.

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Switching from Virgin Media UK to Giffgaff Broadband to Get Easier in October

24th Aug 2026 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator and internet provider giffgaff, which originally started to launch their full fibre (FTTP) broadband packages via nexfibre’s national UK network in September 2025 (here), looks finally set to resolve a long-running obstruction that made it hard for Virgin Media’s customers on the same network to switch to the provider.

TFW Ffeibr’s Railway Full Fibre Network Connects to Europe’s Largest Data Centre Campus

22nd Aug 2026 (0 Comments)

Not‑for‑profit Network operator TfW Ffeibr (TFW Fibre), which is an arm’s-length initiative owned by Transport for Wales (TfW) and thus the Welsh Government, has announced that their railway based full fibre broadband and Ethernet network has been used to link South Wales directly into one of “Europe’s largest data centre campuses” – connecting Cloud Centres and Vantage Data Centres.

Business UK ISP Gamma Confirms £1bn Takeover Talks with Waterland

22nd Aug 2026 (3 Comments)

Business ISP and IT provider Gamma Communications has confirmed that Waterland Private Equity Investments is “amongst the parties in discussions” with the telecoms provider regarding a possible £1bn takeover offer for the business. The Giacom Group, which is run by industry entrepreneur Matthew Riley and backed by Inflexion, would then acquire “certain business divisions” of Gamma.

Go Internet Quietly Deploys Own Full Fibre Broadband to Isle of Wight Village

21st Aug 2026 (0 Comments)

Ryde-based UK broadband ISP Go Internet has, in an unexpected development, revealed that they’ve just completed the deployment of their own gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to reach the rural community of Chale, which is a scenic village on the south-west coast of the Isle of Wight (England).

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Broadband Provider Select Telecom Ltd Acquired by Ramside Estates

21st Aug 2026 (0 Comments)

Durham-based hospitality provider Ramside Estates, which operates a number of hotels and bars across North East England, has acquired the little-known but Newcastle-based broadband and phone provider Select Telecom for an undisclosed sum.

Giant Deploy Native IPv6 Internet Addresses Across UK Broadband Network

21st Aug 2026 (3 Comments)

Liverpool-based UK ISP Giant has informed ISPreview that they’ve finally managed to deploy native Internet Protocol v6 (IPv6) addressing across their broadband network, which is sure to be welcomed by their residential customers that currently use IPv4 addresses via Carrier-Grade NAT (CGNAT or IP address sharing).