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ISP News Archives for October 2026

Broadband boss says Openreach and BT’s SFI fault fixing charge should not exist

17th Oct 2026 (18 Comments)

The boss of UK broadband ISP Andrews & Arnold (AAISP), Adrian Kennard, has tabled an interesting argument for why the charges still being levelled against them by BT Wholesale and Openreach for Special Faults Investigations (SFI) on hybrid fibre SOGEA (FTTC) and full fibre (FTTP) lines should “not exist any more“.

Ofcom reveals worst UK local authority areas for mobile broadband performance

16th Oct 2026 (6 Comments)

The communications and media regulator, Ofcom, has today published their 2026 Mobile Matters report, which uses Opensignal’s crowdsourced data (collected between Aug 2025 and July 2026) to benchmark the performance of UK mobile broadband networks by both technology (2G to 5G), nation and operator choice – including Three UK, O2, Vodafone and EE.

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Ofcom UK provisionally finds broadband lines on IX Wireless poles broke rules

16th Oct 2026 (14 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today issued a provisional ruling against fibre and wireless broadband operator IX Wireless (Opus Broadband), which has found “reasonable grounds for believing” that the operator failed in its duty to ensure that its overhead lines were at the correct height and that they complied with inspection and maintenance rules.

London broadband ISP Community Fibre launch Netgem PLEIO powered TV service

16th Oct 2026 (1 Comment)

Network operator and UK ISP CommunityFibre, which has deployed their full fibre broadband (FTTP) network to cover 1.4 million homes (across London and the South East) and aims to reach 2m by 2028-2029 (here), has today become the latest alternative network to launch a Netgem PLEIO powered pay TV service.

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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Three UK customers see 5G coverage boost at London Gatwick Airport

14th Oct 2026 (4 Comments)

Customers of mobile operator Three UK have been given a boost at London Gatwick Airport after VodafoneThree deployed their Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN) technology across the site, which enables Three’s customers to harness Vodafone’s existing 4G and 5G+ capable mobile (mobile broadband) network – part of the on-going network integration work.

Three UK discounts unlimited 5G Home Broadband plan to £15pm

14th Oct 2026 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK (VodafoneThree) has today further reduced the monthly price of their unlimited Three 5G Home Broadband package to just £15 per month on a 24-month contract term, which either ships with an indoor router or their 5G Outdoor Hub (Y5-210MU) + one Eero Mesh 6+ device from Amazon.

Openreach test solution where UK business users help pre-plan fibre installs

14th Oct 2026 (2 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today begun informing broadband ISPs about yet another Proof of Concept (PoC) trial they’re conducting called “Walk the Route“, which in simple terms will ask business customers to help their engineers plan an FTTP installation before they turn up.

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Openreach to test customer self-install ONTs on UK FTTP broadband lines UPDATE

14th Oct 2026 (44 Comments)

In a potentially quite significant development. ISPreview has learnt that network operator Openreach (BT) are tentatively proposing to conduct a new Proof of Concept (PoC) trial, which in certain situations would allow end-customers to install their own Optical Network Terminal (ONT) on FTTP broadband lines and to also connect the PSU (power supply).

Govt expand two of Openreach’s UK Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contracts

14th Oct 2026 (0 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) unit has today posted contract modifications for two of Openreach’s Project Gigabit contracts – Call Off 3 (East and South Shropshire, North Herefordshire, North Wales, and Southwest Wales) and Call Off 8 (Cheshire). The move expands their public investment and planned deployment of full fibre broadband ISP networks into rural areas.

Disney’s internet video streaming service hikes UK prices for 2026

14th Oct 2026 (15 Comments)

Internet video streaming provider Disney+ has once again followed their usual annual trend by hitting UK customers with a fresh round of price hikes, which are all due to be introduced for new customers today. Existing subscribers will also be hit, although this won’t follow until 18th November 2026 (or 2nd December 2026 if you pay annually).