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CMA raise competition fears over nexfibre’s £2bn Netomnia UK broadband deal

2nd October, 2026 (0 Comments)

The Competition and Markets Authority has published its preliminary findings for their fast-tracked Phase 2 investigation into the £2bn acquisition of full fibre broadband network Netomnia (Substantial Group) by the parents of nexfibre and Virgin Media (O2). Overall the CMA found the deal would result in a “substantial lessening of competition (SLC) in the wholesale supply of fixed broadband services.”

Govt publish evaluation of pre-2021 UK gigabit broadband voucher schemes

1st October, 2026 (0 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) directorate has today published a final evaluation of their publicly funded pre-2021 broadband voucher schemes, including the earlier incarnation of their Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) and the Rural Gigabit Connectivity (RGC) scheme. Overall both were found to have produced various positive impacts.

Fancy an AI receptionist? BT Business will sell your company one

1st October, 2026 (5 Comments)

Communications and broadband provider BT Business has today announced the launch of their new AI Receptionist tool, which as the name suggests is a new service that is designed to help small and medium-sized UK businesses to manage customer calls around the clock.

Virgin Media UK gives TV customers free access to kids channels for Oct 2026

1st October, 2026 (2 Comments)

Just like last year. Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2), specifically those who also take their pay TV service and have children, may like to know that the provider will once again be gifting free access to their premium children’s TV channels throughout the whole of October 2026 “at no extra cost“.

Broadband ISP BT set to relaunch UK pay TV service on 15th October

1st October, 2026 (9 Comments)

In a slightly confusing announcement, telecoms giant BT (EE) has today announced that their pay TV product, BTTV, will be “available from 15 October [2026]” as part of a new-ish bundle that “[brings] together TV, streaming services and premium content in one place, powered by BT’s award-winning broadband“. Except BT has had a bundled TV service for years.

London full fibre ISP G.Network launch 8.5Gbps home broadband

1st October, 2026 (8 Comments)

London-focused UK broadband operator G.Network, which claims to have built their FTTP (XGS-PON) network footprint to cover 420,000 premises across the city (395k RFS), has today followed our earlier report by launched two new multi-gigabit residential broadband products – HomePro3 and HomePro10 – offering symmetrical speeds of up to 2.5Gbps and 8.5Gbps respectively.

Broadband router giant FRITZ! releases FRITZ!OS 8.50 firmware

1st October, 2026 (3 Comments)

Network kit manufacturer FRITZ!, which is a German developer of home networking products (e.g. FRITZ!Box routers are bundled by several UK broadband ISPs), has today informed ISPreview that they’ve begun to roll-out their latest FRITZ!OS 8.50 software update that includes various new features. Hopefully this will be less buggy than some prior updates.

TalkTalk bidder asks Openreach to waive UK wholesale broadband charges UPDATE

1st October, 2026 (38 Comments)

The lead bidder, Epiris, for part of the debt-ridden TalkTalk Group, which is now in the final stage of its turbulent efforts to dispose of both their consumer broadband ISP business and the PXC (PlatformX Communications) wholesale business, has reportedly asked network supplier Openreach (BT) to waive several months of payments to support a rescue deal.

Dotlines UK publish first interim results for H1 2026 as telecom offering expands

30th September, 2026 (0 Comments)

Technology company Dotlines UK, which among other things supplies various services to UK ISPs (Catena cloud platform, routers etc.) and also runs the new broadband provider Carnival Internet, has today published its interim results for the first half of 2026 following its admission to AIM (sub-market of the London Stock Exchange) on 11th May 2026.

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Vodafone UK and Nokia trial 50Gbps FTTP broadband in their Newbury lab

30th September, 2026 (6 Comments)

Broadband and mobile giant Vodafone UK has today revealed a bit more information on their recent trial of 50G Passive Optical Network (50G PON) architecture, which was first hinted at yesterday during the soft launch of their new 8Gbps broadband package via their existing 10Gbps capable XGS-PON powered full fibre (FTTP) network.

Sky UK extends satellite TV partnership with SES into the 2030s

30th September, 2026 (27 Comments)

Global satellite provider SES, which operates a large global network of satellites that can deliver video and data services to 99% of the world’s population, has today signed another extension of their existing partnership with Sky. This will see them continuing to provide capacity to support the Sky Q TV service in the UK and Ireland beyond 2029, and into the 2030s.

Broadband ISP TalkTalk exits controlling UK stake in Telecom Acquisitions Ltd

30th September, 2026 (5 Comments)

The TalkTalk Group has this week relinquished its controlling stake in the Horsham-based Telecom Acquisitions Group (TAL), which is a holding company for a number of familiar retail broadband ISP brands (Home Telecom, Eclipse Broadband etc.). The move means that TAL is now operating as a totally separate company.

Report calls for immediate Gov review of UK broadband USO to tackle digital divide

30th September, 2026 (3 Comments)

A new report from Consumer Scotland, which is the statutory and independent voice for consumers in Scotland, has called for a series of improvements to address the ongoing “digital divide” that results in rural areas experiencing “poorer access to the latest broadband and mobile technology“. The report recommends an urgent review of 10Mbps USO, as well as other measures.

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Openreach extend discounts to help migrate legacy UK phone and broadband lines

29th September, 2026 (13 Comments)

Network operator Openreach has today announced that they’ve extended a number of special discounts to help support ISPs as they migrate customers off the old Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The previous offers were due to end on 31st October 2026 and will now run all the way until the final switch-off date on 31st January 2027.

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Vodafone UK launch new 8Gbps speed Pro 4 broadband plans and 5G service

29th September, 2026 (23 Comments)

Internet, mobile and phone provider Vodafone UK has today soft launched a new range of fixed line “Pro 4 Broadband” packages, which will harness their next‑gen tri-band WiFi 7 router (Ultra Hub 7+) and CityFibre’s national full fibre (FTTP) network to deliver 8Gbps speeds via 50G PON technology. The operator has also launched a 5G social tariff from just £11 a month.

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Broadband ISP Olilo launches UK ASN and IPv6 PI sponsorship service

29th September, 2026 (6 Comments)

Broadband provider Olilo has informed ISPreview that they’ve launched an Autonomous System Number (ASN) and IPv6 Provider-Independent (PI) sponsorship service, allowing individuals, businesses, hosting providers and smaller network operators to obtain their own internet resources without needing to maintain their own RIPE NCC LIR relationship.

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Virgin Media O2 update on status of UK Community Forum upgrades

29th September, 2026 (6 Comments)

Broadband and mobile providers Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today provided a brief update to ISPreview on the status of their popular customer community forums, which have been offline since the start of this year for a major platform upgrade (originally they were also going to be merged but this was later abandoned).