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ISP News Archives for October 22, 2026

Broadband ISP Squirrel Internet first to launch via KCOM’s wholesale product

22nd Oct 2026 (5 Comments)

Broadband provider Squirrel Internet has today expanded their existing product offering to UK homes and businesses by becoming the first ISP to launch services using KCOM’s newest wholesale full fibre product. This is likely to be of most interest to those living in the Hull area of East Yorkshire, where KCOM’s network is widely available.

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Telecoms provider Ogi reprimanded after cyber-attack exposed children’s info.

22nd Oct 2026 (5 Comments)

Telecoms and IT provider Ogi Networks Limited, which is closely linked altnet Ogi who recently deployed a full fibre (FTTP) broadband network to cover more than 118,000 premises across South Wales (inc. a small part of England), has been “reprimanded” by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after a cyber-attack exposed children’s information.

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Broadband altnet Quickline create 250 micro-internships across Yorkshire UK

22nd Oct 2026 (2 Comments)

Rural broadband ISP Quickline, which is building a new full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) network across parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England, has announced that they’ve partnered with careers platform Springpod to create 250 micro-internship opportunities for young people and jobseekers across South and West Yorkshire.

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Govt sets out new UK rules to protect subsea internet cables from sabotage

22nd Oct 2026 (6 Comments)

The UK Government (DCMS) has today published a new White Paper, which sets out their final proposals for a new criminal penalties regime (i.e. bigger fines and longer prison sentences), as well as new telecoms infrastructure security and resilience duties, to help tackle those who damage critial subsea infrastructure (CUI) essential for UK broadband access and trade.

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Jisc secures future of UK Janet Network with 10yr Neos Networks deal

22nd Oct 2026 (0 Comments)

Jisc, the not-for-profit company responsible for maintaining the UK’s critical national research and education network, Janet, has today announced that they’ve reached a new 10-year agreement with Neos Networks to provide the scalable fibre optic infrastructure needed to support their increasingly data-intensive network.

Future AUDUR subsea fibre link between Iceland and UK makes progress

22nd Oct 2026 (0 Comments)

Earlier this year we reported that Icelandic network operator Farice (now known as Korda Networks) aimed to boost data capacity between the UK and Iceland by unveiling plans to build a new subsea fibre link – named AUÐUR. Korda has now appointed Pioneer Consulting as lead adviser for the project, with the cable currently targeted to go live around the end of 2029 or early 2030.

Spectrum Policy Forum calls on Ofcom to improve access to UK mobile spectrum

22nd Oct 2026 (1 Comment)

A new report from the cross-sector UK Spectrum Policy Forum (UKSPF), which was conducted in collaboration with consultancy firm Coleago Consulting, has warned that only 22% of farmers get a reliable mobile signal (2G, 4G or 5G) across their whole farm. But the report argues that the fix for this isn’t more spectrum, it’s better access to the spectrum we already have.

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