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ISP News Archives for October 15, 2026

Connexin secure £35m to expand UK wireless smart water meter network

15th Oct 2026 (2 Comments)

Broadband and wireless network provider Connexin, which in March 2025 sold their full fibre network to CityFibre (here), has today announced that they’ve secured a financing package worth up to £35m to support the continued deployment and growth of their Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN)-based IoT smart water meter network across the UK.

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Openreach warn 35,000 customers in N.Ireland yet to migrate from old copper network

15th Oct 2026 (13 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today warned people in Northern Ireland that 35,000 of their customers have yet to migrate from the old Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and on to modern IP-based digital line alternatives, including some legacy broadband lines. The switch-off has been underway for several years, but the final deadline is now only months away.

Everton Football Club launches own 5G UK mobile service – Everton Mobile UPDATE

15th Oct 2026 (11 Comments)

Another day, another launch of a new virtual mobile provider, but this time it’s Everton Football Club joining the fray with a SIM-only service via Everton Mobile. The service offers three flexible mobile plans alongside some exclusive opportunities to “get closer to the Club“.

ISP Connect Fibre introduce 5Gbps UK broadband plan and Black Friday sales

15th Oct 2026 (0 Comments)

Alternative broadband network and UK ISP Connect Fibre (Fibre Assets Ltd), which has been rolling out their full fibre (FTTP) network across the East of England, has added a new 5Gbps symmetric speed (4500Mbps average advertised performance) package to their website and introduced some lower pricing on other plans as part of their Black Friday offers.

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Mayor of London reveals city’s weak spots via new map of mobile network cover

15th Oct 2026 (3 Comments)

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today published a new report and map to help show where 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) networks are falling short. In addition, the mayor proposes ten “practical steps” via a new framework that boroughs can take to support improvements.

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Vodafone launch Express Capacity to speed up provision of 100G or 400G links

15th Oct 2026 (1 Comment)

Mobile and broadband provider Vodafone Business has launched a new service called Express Capacity, which aims to speed up the provision times of either 100G or 400G transport (data) links across selected strategic European routes to large enterprises, such as data centres, telecoms operators and large businesses etc.

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Virgin Media O2 UK warns customers of rise in recruitment scams

15th Oct 2026 (0 Comments)

Broadband and mobile operators Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have this morning warned customers that they’ve seen a rise in recruitment scams, which have now entered their top 10 list of the most reported scam types across their UK network. The warning comes as almost 1 million 16–24-year-olds are not in education, employment or training – making them prime targets for such scams.

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