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Openreach exchange closure

9th September, 2025 (19 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has revealed to broadband ISPs that they will begin the next phase of their UK exchange closure programme in Q3 2025/26 (i.e. roughly this time next year), which will impact a further 12 exchanges. This follows their initial closure pilot with 3 exchanges (Deddington, Ballyclare and Kenton Road), which has nearly completed.

space satellite broadband spacecraft by 123rf

9th September, 2025 (6 Comments)

The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today confirmed that they will “move ahead with plans” to make the UK the “first country in Europe” to authorise Direct to Device (D2D) satellite services for use in regular mobile bands via “standard smartphones“. The change could be used to help mobile operators improve their 4G and 5G coverage and roaming features.

zen internet uk isp

9th September, 2025 (1 Comment)

Rochdale-based UK broadband ISP Zen Internet has announced that they’ve appointed Jon Nowell to be the new Managing Director (MD) of their business division. Jon will be responsible for overseeing the related sales, engineering, architecture and business development functions.

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CommunityFibre-engineer-looking-at-pole

9th September, 2025 (9 Comments)

CommunityFibre, which has deployed a 5Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband network to cover 1.342 million homes (inc. 185k businesses within 200 metres of their network) – mostly in London, has this morning announced that they’ve connected more than 400,000 properties (customers) to the service (up from 336k at the end of 2024).

Pound sterling broadband voucher by 123rf (100296328)

9th September, 2025 (1 Comment)

The Northumberland County Council (NCC) in England has confirmed that it will be able to commit an additional £2m (£0.556m in 2025-26 and £1.444m in 2026-27) to support broadband top-up vouchers (total budget of £3.5m). The aim is to help people in remote rural areas to get a gigabit speed internet connection installed. But there’s a catch.

9th September, 2025 (17 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) has today announced that their latest 5G Standalone (5GSA) mobile network will be going live in a further 17 new towns and cities by the end of 2025. On top of that, customers have been told to expect a “significant boost” to 5G connectivity as they become the “first operator in the world” to deploy Advanced RAN Coordination (ARC) tech.

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Openreach exchange engineer testing fibre

8th September, 2025 (1 Comment)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has notified UK ISPs about the launch of a rental discount offer on their 1Gbps Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) product for Local Access and Standard Access for new service provisions within the Central London Area (CLA).

O2-Daisy

8th September, 2025 (0 Comments)

Business ISP Gamma Communications has today announced that they’ve signed a 6-year commitment with B2B telecoms company O2 Daisy, which extends an existing agreement and has been expanded to reflect the recent merger between VMO2 Business (Virgin Media and O2) and Daisy Group. A 7-year wholesale revenue agreement is also involved.

Trooli-engineer

8th September, 2025 (1 Comment)

Alternative network operator and ISP Trooli, which has deployed their full fibre broadband (FTTP) network across 423,000 premises RFS (2nd Jun 2025) in various parts of England and some of Scotland, appears to have recently refreshed their standard package pricing – resulting in cheaper services on several of their key tiers.

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BT Street Hub Picture from Official Website

8th September, 2025 (2 Comments)

The Preston City Council in Lancashire has approved BT’s proposed deployment of a new WiFi Street Hub on Church Street. The move comes shortly after the same local authority rejected a similar proposal to deploy the smart kiosks on both Friargate North and New Hall Lane (here), where they were deemed to be at risk of “increasing street clutter”.

virgin media van at dusk 2020

8th September, 2025 (18 Comments)

The CEO of Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica, Marc Murtra, has told Reuters that the outcome of their Strategic Review will see the group buying up telecom assets in Europe, which could potentially include gobbling Liberty Global’s stakes in UK broadband and mobile giants nexfibre, Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2).

switch broadband ISP direction sign illustration

8th September, 2025 (16 Comments)

Ofcom and the rest of the industry will later this week mark the first anniversary of One Touch Switching, which reflects the new system of easier and quicker UK consumer migration between home broadband and phone providers on different networks. But despite OTS making life easier for most people, some problems persist.

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Big Ben, London Westminster Bridge and Houses of Parliament - 123rf

7th September, 2025 (8 Comments)

The UK government currently seems to be going through an extended cabinet reshuffle, which yesterday saw the Secretary of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), Peter Kyle MP, being moved to the role of Secretary of State for Business and replaced by Liz Kendall MP. But the UK Telecoms Minister, Chris Bryant MP, has also gone and is currently without a replacement.

East Midlands Rail Train at Station PR 020425

7th September, 2025 (4 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave has today 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 – while travelling along the Midland Main Line (MML) from London to Sheffield in Yorkshire via the East Midlands.

trooli_ftth_van

6th September, 2025 (1 Comment)

Internet and web hosting provider Freeola has complemented their existing range of Openreach, CityFibre and Freedom Fibre based home broadband (FTTP) packages by launching a new range of complementary packages via Trooli’s alternative network (onboard via Zen’s Fibre Hub).

Emergency Alerts UK Gov Test Image from Vodafone UK PR 010925

6th September, 2025 (10 Comments)

Just a reminder that the UK government will conduct another major nationwide test of the Emergency Alerts service at 3pm tomorrow (Sunday 7th September 2025), which will be sent out via mobile networks to supporting handsets. This is otherwise normally only intended to be used if there’s a “danger to life nearby” (severe flooding, fires and extreme weather etc.).

Mobile user near the sea by 123rf ID46966156

5th September, 2025 (20 Comments)

People living, visiting and working along the North Norfolk (England) coast recently ran into an unusual problem with mobile roaming after their mobile phones began connecting to the ‘Maritime‘ network. The seamless change meant that locals ended up being hit with high roaming charges for calls and data usage, as they were no longer connected to a domestic network.

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