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Openreach Reveal UK Pilot Pricing for 3.3Gbps FTTP Home Broadband Tier

27th November, 2025 (48 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has this afternoon revealed the first pricing for their forthcoming pilot of XGS-PON based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP lines, which is due to get underway in March 2026. But for now they’re only revealing how much they’ll charge for the 3.3Gbps (3300Mbps) tier.

Full Fibre UK Broadband Connections Overtake FTTC for First Time

27th November, 2025 (11 Comments)

The latest estimated Q3 2025 market statistics from telecoms analyst firm Point Topic have revealed that, for the first time, Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based UK subscriber broadband ISP connections (11.56 million) have overtaken the previous generation of hybrid Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC/VDSL2) lines (10.6m).

Virgin Media UK Offers TV Customers Free Family Films in 4K Over December

27th November, 2025 (0 Comments)

Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2), specifically those who also take a Pay TV service via one of their TV 360, Stream or v6 Box platforms, have today been told that they can enjoy a range of family favourite films in Ultra High Definition (UHD) at no extra cost through December 2025.

Altnet Broadband ISP Connect Fibre Launch Netgem’s New PLEIO UK TV Box

27th November, 2025 (3 Comments)

Alternative broadband operator and UK ISP Connect Fibre, which has been rolling out their gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) network across the East of England, have today become the latest internet provider to make Netgem TV‘s new PLEIO IPTV set-top-box and streaming service available via their TV bundles. The new kit is both more powerful and supports the new Freely live TV streaming service.

Chair of ISPA Steve Leighton on Solving the UK’s Full Fibre Take-up Problem

27th November, 2025 (34 Comments)

The Strategic Advisor for fibre supplier Altnets and Chair of the UK Internet Service Provider’s Association (ISPA), Steve Leighton, has made a number of recommendations on how he believes the broadband sector can address one of its “most pressing challenges” – low adoption of full-fibre services despite expanding network coverage.

Spacecoin to Launch Broadband Satellites for Decentralised Starlink Alternative UPDATE2

26th November, 2025 (5 Comments)

A new company called Spacecoin, which aims to build a “decentralised” alternative to Starlink’s global mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), will today attempt to launch three satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base as part of its mission to extend internet connectivity to the 2.6 billion people globally who remain offline.

Broadband ISP Voneus Criticised for Leaving Rural Brecon Homes Disconnected

26th November, 2025 (12 Comments)

Alternative rural UK broadband network Voneus has been criticised after a network fault resulted in two premises in villages near Brecon (Wales) losing connectivity, which by itself wouldn’t be a huge development. But in this case, the provider later chose to “decommission” the service rather than repair it, leaving those affected offline.

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Autumn UK Budget 2025 Brings Little New for Broadband and Mobile UPDATE

26th November, 2025 (3 Comments)

The Chancellor of the UK Government, Rachel Reeves MP, has today announced her Autumn 2025 Budget and there appears to be no current sign of anything significantly new for broadband and mobile infrastructure (except an update on pushing gigabit broadband into MDUs). In addition, there’s no indication that any of the recent calls for targeted business rates relief on digital infrastructure have been heeded.

Chancellor Calls on UK Broadband and Mobile Providers to Play Fair with Price Hikes UPDATE

26th November, 2025 (16 Comments)

The UK Government’s Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has today increased the pressure on the country’s main broadband and mobile providers by calling on them to “reinforce” their commitment to “treating customers fairly” by, among other things, confirming that “customers under contract will not face price rises beyond those they signed up for“.

Broadband ISP Plusnet Launch Black Friday SALE and Reward Cards up to £180

26th November, 2025 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Plusnet has kicked off the Black Friday sale across their home broadband packages for new customers, which bundles big discounts on the monthly prices of their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and FTTC based packages with Reward Cards (pre-paid Mastercards) that are now worth up to £180.

Openreach Officially Closes First Legacy UK Exchange – Deddington

26th November, 2025 (20 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today confirmed that the first of their pilot programme of old exchange closures – Deddington (pictured) – has finally shut its doors and slightly ahead of schedule. The move also means that Deddington is the first UK location to see the closure of BT’s copper based Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).

O2 Set for “Major” 5G Standalone Mobile Network Upgrade in Norfolk UK

26th November, 2025 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has this morning announced that they’ve begun to switch on their next-generation 5G Standalone (5GSA) mobile broadband network in Norfolk (England) as part of its UK-wide rollout, which is now live in a total of more than 500 locations (70% of the UK’s population or c.49 million people).

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New Broadband ISP Olilo Joins Freedom Fibre’s UK FTTP Network

26th November, 2025 (7 Comments)

Techy-focused broadband ISP Olilo, which first launched in early September 2025 (here), has today announced that they’re in the process of starting to go live across Freedom Fibre’s alternative open access full fibre (FTTP) network – available to 350,000 premises across various parts of England and North Wales

Streetwave Surveys Mobile Network Speeds at the Royal Welsh Show

26th November, 2025 (3 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave, in collaboration with Growing Mid Wales and the Welsh Government (WG), has shared the results from a recent survey they conducted, which tested the mobile broadband coverage and performance of 4G and 5G networks – including EE, Three UK, Vodafone and O2 – around the recently held Royal Welsh Show.

UK Mobile Brand The People’s Operator Returns After Going Bust in 2019

26th November, 2025 (6 Comments)

One of our readers has spotted (here) that mobile operator TPO (The People’s Operator) appears to be in the process of gearing up for a relaunch into the UK market, which may come as a surprise to many after the original company went bust in early 2019 (here) – disrupting services for around 15,000 customers in the process.

Utility Warehouse Prep UK VoIP Phone Service as 561,086 Take Broadband

25th November, 2025 (4 Comments)

Energy and communications provider Telecom Plus, which trades as Utility Warehouse (UW), has just published their latest H1 FY26 Results to the end of September 2025 and revealed that their broadband ISP grew its total UK customer base to 561,086 (up by 176,196 in the year) and their mobile base grew to 698,054 (up by 171,887).

Full Fibre Broadband ISP Brsk Launch Netgem’s New PLEIO UK TV Box

25th November, 2025 (3 Comments)

Alternative UK broadband ISP Brsk, which harnesses Netomnia’s growing national full fibre network (here), has today officially started to make Netgem TV‘s new IPTV set-top-box and streaming service – PLEIO – available via their broadband and TV bundles. The new kit is both more powerful and features support for the new Freely live TV streaming service.