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Openreach Reach 7,000 Electric Vehicles as Part of UK Fleet Transition

19th May, 2026 (0 Comments)

National network access provider Openreach (BT) has today announced that they’ve deployed their 7,000th Electric Vehicle (EV) on UK roads to support their broadband and phone engineers, which is up from around 6,000 in December 2025. Most of the operator’s EVs come from brands such as Ford, Stellantis (e.g. Vauxhall), Toyota, and Renault.

Virgin Atlantic to Start Offering Customers a Travel Data eSIM Service

19th May, 2026 (0 Comments)

People due to travel on British airline Virgin Atlantic may like to know that the UK company has done a deal with travel eSIM (embedded SIM) provider Kolet, which is said to be designed to make it easier for passengers to stay connected on their mobiles while travelling internationally.

First Look at Amazon Leo’s WiFi Router for its Satellite Broadband Service

19th May, 2026 (8 Comments)

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has published new documents that give us our first look at the E1 router (L1LA10) that Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper) intends to ship alongside its service, which reflects a huge constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) – available to the UK and globally.

Virgin Media Business UK Preps Symmetric Speed Broadband Plans

19th May, 2026 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media Business (VMB) looks as if it might soon catch up with their consumer division. ISPreview has spotted that the provider are preparing to introduce three new packages for small business customers, which will all offer symmetric speeds via their latest XGS-PON based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network.

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Vodafone UK Deploy New Mast to Fix Long Running Mobile Problems in Tenby

18th May, 2026 (3 Comments)

Mobile and broadband provider Vodafone (VodafoneThree) has today confirmed to ISPreview that they’ve finally deployed and activated a new mobile mast to help fix the problems in the Pembrokeshire (Wales) seaside town of Tenby (here). Locals have been suffering from months of poor signal since the old mast suddenly vanished at the start of 2026.

BT Business Partners with Accenture to Deploy New UK AI Capabilities

18th May, 2026 (1 Comment)

Communications and broadband provider BT Business has today announced a new multi-year partnership with Accenture, which will see them deploy new service management orientated AI capabilities to harness network intelligence, customer data and insight platforms to improve its support for businesses and the public sector.

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Gov to Set UK Plan for Terrestrial TV Switch Off – Dependent Upon Broadband

18th May, 2026 (61 Comments)

The UK Government is expected to publish a new Green Paper in the next few weeks, which will set out their proposed plan for switching off terrestrial TV signals as part of a move toward internet-based streaming platforms. But the chosen date will be contingent upon universal coverage of affordable “superfast broadband” and other supporting requirements.

Broadband ISP Aquiss Cut Prices on UK Netomnia Business Full Fibre Plans

18th May, 2026 (7 Comments)

Shropshire-based independent ISP Aquiss has this morning announced some price reductions across their range of Business Full Fibre packages on Netomnia’s national network, which offers speeds of up to 7Gbps (average) and is available to over 125,000 business premises across the UK. For example, their top 7Gbps tier has been cut from £120 +vat per month to £80.

More Details of BT Mobile’s Forthcoming UK Price and Packages Surface

18th May, 2026 (18 Comments)

Over a week has passed since BT announced the revival of their BT Mobile brand for basic 30 day rolling SIM Only contracts with capped data allowances (here), which will only be available to BT’s Consumer broadband customers (unlimited data and handset bundles remain EE’s domain). But ISPreview has now managed to uncover more details of the provider’s mobile plans.

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Starlink Unexpectedly Hikes UK and Global LEO Satellite Broadband Prices

17th May, 2026 (27 Comments)

The often frequently changeable pricing and package structure of SpaceX’s Starlink service, which offers ultrafast broadband in the UK and around the globe via a massive constellation of compact satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has changed again and not for the better. Most UK plans will soon go up by £5 extra per month and some features have doubled in price.

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BT Set to Move G.Fast UK Broadband Customers to SOGEA Platform

16th May, 2026 (31 Comments)

Credible sources have informed ISPreview that UK ISP BT (EE) are preparing to migrate their remaining base of over 20,000 customers on Openreach’s hybrid fibre G.fast “ultrafast broadband” network to the equivalent digital SOGEA (formerly SOGFAST) platform. The change is due to the looming closure of the old analogue phone network (PSTN / WLR).

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Giacom Founder and Oakley Capital Consider £1bn UK Takeover of Gamma UPDATE

15th May, 2026 (0 Comments)

A new report has claimed that the founder and chairman of managed communications provider Giacom, Matthew Riley, is allegedly partnering with private equity group Oakley Capital to back a £1bn takeover of business IT and ISP Gamma Communications. Once completed the provider might then be broken up, with its UK telecoms arm going to Giacom.

Vodafone Group Makes Several Key Board and Committee Changes

15th May, 2026 (0 Comments)

Broadband and mobile giant Vodafone (Group) has announced that, subject to shareholder approval, Olaf Koch will be appointed as a Non-Executive Director (NED). At the same time Maria Amparo Moraleda Martinez, an existing NED, will not seek re-election at the AGM and will therefore retire as a Board member (inc. Chair of the Remuneration and ESG Committees).

Openreach Reveal New Closure Dates for Two UK Pilot Exchange Exits UPDATE

15th May, 2026 (16 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has confirmed new closure dates for the two legacy exchanges in Ballyclare (9,500 premises in N.Ireland) and Kenton Road (9,500 premises in London), which were originally due to be switched off on 30th November 2025. The new Network Cease Date for both has now been set back almost a year to 2nd of November 2026.

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Broadband ISP Olilo Start Selling New L2TP Service to UK Users

14th May, 2026 (23 Comments)

Internet provider Olilo has today announced the introduction of an L2TP (Layer 2 Tunnelling Protocol) service from £10 per month inc. VAT, which is a service that people or businesses can use to establish a secure (virtual) “tunnel” to transmit data packets between two points across a public network.

EE UK Refresh Pay As You Go 5G Mobile Plans and Add Data Parachute Feature

14th May, 2026 (12 Comments)

Mobile and broadband provider EE (BT) has announced a “refresh” of their 30-day Pay As You Go (PAYG) mobile plans, which they say will give customers “greater value and more flexibility” (i.e. bigger mobile broadband data allowances), as well as access to the operator’s 5G network and a new ‘Data Parachute’ feature.

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BT and Openreach Prep UK Network Protections for 2026 FIFA World Cup

14th May, 2026 (4 Comments)

The FIFA World Cup 2026 is getting closer and as part of that Openreach and BT have announced a “UK wide network service protection period” for their national broadband services, which will be in place from 11th June to 19th July 2026. The measures are designed to help mitigate an expected increase in network demand and to avoid changes that may disrupt match viewing.