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Zen Internet’s Andrew Sayle explains how UK broadband ISPs set pricing

21st Sep 2026 (5 Comments)

The Connectivity Portfolio Manager of UK broadband ISP Zen Internet, Andrew Sayle, has published a new editorial that gives consumers a unique insight into how modern Internet Service Providers set the price you pay for your package. It also touches on how much of an impact that decision can have on the service or support quality you receive.

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Over 400 asset owners join NUAR’s UK map of underground cables and pipes

20th Sep 2026 (1 Comment)

A year has passed since Ordnance Survey (OS) took responsibility for the Government-backed National Underground Asset Register (NUAR), which is a “secure” digital map of underground UK pipes and cables (broadband, water etc.) that is partly designed to help reduce accidental damage. Some 400 asset owners (e.g. Openreach and others) have now added added data to show their infrastructure, but that’s not all.

Winners of the Mobile Industry Awards 2026 Announced

19th Sep 2026 (4 Comments)

The annual Mobile Industry Awards event for 2026 was held last week at the Royal Lancaster in London, which among other categories saw Sky Mobile being named the ‘Best MVNO‘ (virtual) operator, while Lebara won the ‘Best SIM Only Network‘ and O2 Satellite was named ‘Innovation of the Year‘.

SignalTracker highlights poor mobile broadband speeds in central London

19th Sep 2026 (5 Comments)

A new study from SignalTracker, which operates a popular Android mobile app (not iOS) for monitoring and testing mobile network performance, has used its own data to support a separate BBC News article, which this week wrote about the problems of poor mobile network (4G and 5G) performance across key parts of the UK’s capital city.

Broadband altnet FullFibre Ltd to cut more jobs and outsource UK support

18th Sep 2026 (19 Comments)

Sources have informed ISPreview that alternative UK broadband operator FullFibre Limited, which in 2023 acquired rival Digital Infrastructure (BeFibre) and in 2025 completed its merger with Zzoomm (here), has allegedly put around 50 staff on notice of possible redundancy and appear to be planning to help cut costs by outsourcing customer services offshore.

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VodafoneThree’s upgraded cloud-native 5G Core UK mobile network starts going live

18th Sep 2026 (14 Comments)

Merged mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) have announced that they’ve started to roll-out their new Ericsson powered dual-mode and cloud-native 5G Core mobile network, which is said to have a total capacity of 9Tbps (Terabits per second) to help them meet future data demand as mobile broadband usage grows.

Opus Broadband reportedly retreats from bid for UK consumer ISP TalkTalk

18th Sep 2026 (3 Comments)

A new report claims that Opus Broadband, which was previously reported to have been working alongside investment firm Alchemy Partners on a potential bid for TalkTalk’s debt-strained consumer business, has decided not to pursue a bid for the ISP after an exclusivity period elapsed. Instead Ares Management may be looking to take long-term ownership of the business.

Openreach broadband outage on Isle of Wight caused by software update

18th Sep 2026 (2 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach has revealed that an overnight software update at their Cowes exchange was behind this week’s broadband and phone outage on the Isle of Wight, which is an island that sits just off the south coast of Hampshire in England.

Ookla’s Downdetector service starts rolling out new Pro plan, but it’s not cheap

18th Sep 2026 (7 Comments)

Global internet and network connection benchmarking firm Ookla, which operates the popular Speedtest.net broadband connection testing website and app, has announced that their similarly popular internet outage monitoring service – Downdetector – is to start making a new ‘Pro’ plan available (the existing service is free). But it’ll cost you.

Virgin Media UK Store to close as purchases get shifted to Rakuten TV

18th Sep 2026 (3 Comments)

Customers of broadband, phone and TV provider Virgin Media (O2) have recently been informed that the Virgin Media Store, which sold various digital movies and TV box sets to UK consumers, is set to close. But in order for customers to keep their purchases, they’ll need to transfer them to the Rakuten TV service instead.

Virgin Media O2 UK makes structural changes to its leadership

17th Sep 2026 (11 Comments)

Broadband, TV and mobile giant VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) appears to have followed the creation of a new Consumer unit by making some structural changes to their leadership, which has seen several senior figures depart as part of efforts to reorganise the team to ensure there is “greater prioritisation, simplification, alignment and focus” on the areas that will have the biggest impact.

ITS Technology put full fibre broadband network live in 9 new UK areas

17th Sep 2026 (2 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group, which has deployed various open access and business-focused Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband ISP and Ethernet networks across parts of the UK, has today announced that 9 of the 13 new full fibre deployment locations (towns and cities) they announced earlier this year have started to go live for customers.

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O2 UK boost outdoor 4G and 5G mobile with Small Cells in Tonbridge

17th Sep 2026 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) and network connectivity provider Freshwave have today confirmed the successfully deployment of five new 4G and 5G capable outdoor Small Cells to boost network coverage across busy areas of Tonbridge in Kent (England), delivering faster mobile broadband and more reliable calling etc.

CommunityFibre connect London’s first 8.5Gbps home broadband line

17th Sep 2026 (25 Comments)

Alternative network operator and UK ISP CommunityFibre, which has deployed their full fibre broadband (FTTP) network to 1.4 million homes (mostly in London and the South East), has today boosted their top package speeds from 5Gbps to 8.5Gbps (symmetric) and connected their first live customer to the new tier. But you’ll need deep pockets.

Openreach list UK cities with most analogue phone lines yet to make digital switch

17th Sep 2026 (11 Comments)

Six months now remain until the old analogue phone network (PSTN/WLR) is switched off in favour of modern IP-based digital alternatives. In order to help highlight the urgency of this, Openreach have published a league table showing how many lines have yet to make the switch across the UK’s ten largest cities. London naturally has the largest pool of laggards at 235,934 lines.

GoFibre’s Sept 2026 update on North East Scotland gigabit broadband build

17th Sep 2026 (3 Comments)

Edinburgh-based UK alternative network operator GoFibre, which is deploying full fibre (FTTP) broadband across rural parts of Scotland and Northern England, has provided an update on their rollout in the North East of Scotland under the publicly subsidised Project Gigabit contract. Work is now underway in St Fergus, Inchmarlo, Kincardine O’Neil, Collieston and Newburgh, as well as Kingswells.

Government publish Q2 2026 UK gigabit broadband rollout progress report

17th Sep 2026 (1 Comment)

The Government’s Building Digital UK agency has published their calendar Q2 2026 progress report on their publicly subsidised gigabit broadband rollout schemes. The data reveals that some 1,462,910 premises have received coverage under BDUK’s gigabit programmes since their inception (up from 1.42m in March 2026), including 46,300 premises over the past quarter.