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Former CEO and Founder of London Full Fibre ISP Vorboss to Sue Company

16th December, 2025 (0 Comments)

London-focused ISP Vorboss and its backers, which have built and operate a 100Gbps speed fibre optic network for businesses in the UK’s capital city, have been told to expect a “rather public legal battle” after the company’s former founder and CEO, Tim Creswick, revealed via Linkedin that he was now “suing the company I created 20 years ago“.

ISP Zen Internet Acquire Lit Fibre’s UK Consumer Broadband Base UPDATE

16th December, 2025 (15 Comments)

Rochdale-based broadband ISP Zen Internet has today followed their recent acquisition of Fibrehop‘s customer base (here) by announcing that they’ve also agreed to acquire Lit Fibre’s customers. This follows a decision by Lit’s Board to exit the UK internet access market, after previously selling the full fibre network they built to CityFibre.

Revolut Mobile Finally Starts Rolling Out Unlimited 5G Service in the UK

16th December, 2025 (22 Comments)

Banking and money management app provider Revolut, which earlier this year revealed plans to launch a full domestic mobile service for UK consumers with unlimited calls, texts, and 5G data (mobile broadband), has – after a long wait – finally started to deploy the new service to customers for an introductory offer of just £12.50 a month.

O2 UK and Freshwave Expand 4G and 5G Mobile Small Cells in Guildford

16th December, 2025 (0 Comments)

Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) and technology partner Freshwave have today revealed that they’re working with the Surrey County Council (SCC) in England to expanded their 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) network coverage across Guildford City Centre. This is being achieved via the deployment of 13 new outdoor small cells.

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National Wealth Fund to Change Funding Strategy After UK Broadband Challenges

16th December, 2025 (2 Comments)

The National Wealth Fund (NWF), which was originally established by the previous government in 2021 as the UK Infrastructure Bank (here) – using public investment to help unlock more private funding for infrastructure projects, looks set to change its funding strategy in 2026 after experiencing “challenges” in certain sectors, such as broadband infrastructure (altnets).

Virgin Media O2 UK Open Manchester HQ After Broadband and Mobile Boost

16th December, 2025 (2 Comments)

Network provider Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) has today highlight how it’s making a “major investment” in the Manchester region through investments in its fibre optic broadband and 5G mobile networks, as well as the opening of a new multi-million-pound North West HQ building on John Dalton Street (just off Deansgate).

Telecom Acquisitions Expands Hull’s Coverage for UK ISP Eclipse Broadband

16th December, 2025 (4 Comments)

The Horsham-based Telecom Acquisitions Group (TAL), which is a holding company for a number of familiar internet service provider brands (Fleur and Home Telecom etc.), has announced that ISP Eclipse Broadband has expanded the reach of its broadband and utility services further into the Hull area of East Yorkshire for both residential and business customers.

Amazon Leo Set to Miss Out Broadband Coverage for Northern Scotland

16th December, 2025 (2 Comments)

The commercial launch of Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper), which is due to start going live during 2026 (it’s currently in beta, albeit initially only for enterprise customers), will initially exclude northern Scotland from the coverage of its new mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). And it might be a while before that changes.

UK ISP iDNET Expands Full Fibre Broadband Coverage via ITS Technology

15th December, 2025 (0 Comments)

Broadband provider iDNET has recently added support for another alternative Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in the shape of the ITS Technology Group. But this only covers business-focused full fibre packages, since ITS doesn’t currently offer residential products.

Ofcom Probe BT and Three UK Over Outages of Mobile Calling and 999 UPDATE2

15th December, 2025 (8 Comments)

The UK telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, has this morning launched fresh investigations into mobile network operators EE (BT) and Three UK following network outages in the summer that resulted in UK-wide disruption to mobile call services, including to emergency services (e.g. 999 for police, fire, ambulance etc.).

New Northern Ireland Based UK Broadband ISP Netii Launches

15th December, 2025 (7 Comments)

A new Belfast-based internet service provider has recently started to launch called Netii, which appears to be selling packages to homes and businesses via the Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based gigabit broadband networks of both Openreach (via Gamma) and Fibrus (via HyperFast in N.Ireland).

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Gov to Give UK Leaseholders Right to Request Gigabit Broadband in Flats UPDATE2

15th December, 2025 (20 Comments)

The Government has today published a new consultation on measures that aim to create a new right for leaseholders, such as those living in blocks of flats / apartments (Multi-Dwelling Units), to request a gigabit broadband connection. In addition, freeholders will face a new duty not to “unreasonably refuse” such requests from tenants. But finding the right balance will be difficult.

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Openreach Test Crystal Ball AI Process to Tackle Complex UK Full Fibre Installs

13th December, 2025 (9 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) appears to be testing a new “Crystal Ball Process“, which is described as being an AI-driven customer service innovation that seems intended to help tackle complex installations of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP lines.

Malicious Fibre Break Disrupts Virgin Media Broadband Near Manchester

12th December, 2025 (45 Comments)

Customers of UK ISP Virgin Media’s broadband network in and around the Manchester area (Burnley) are currently suffering from internet connectivity problems after several fibre optic cables were damaged in the area. A separate cable break also appears to have occurred in the Birmingham area, which has added some further disruption.

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Two Charged with Theft of Batteries from UK Broadband Street Cabinets

12th December, 2025 (14 Comments)

Last year we reported that the Kent Police had arrested four people in connection with the theft of batteries from “telecoms boxes” (i.e. street cabinets used by broadband providers), cables and other equipment (here), which caused some areas to lose internet connectivity. Two people have now been charged with 40 offences – Levi Backett (38) and a 15-year-old boy.

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Virgin Media O2 Open Applications for New Apprenticeship Roles

12th December, 2025 (0 Comments)

Broadband and mobile provider Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have this morning responded to the UK Government’s recently announced plan, which calls for the creation of 50,000 apprenticeships across the country for young people, by opening new applications for a wide range of early career roles.

EE UK Bring WiFi 7 to All Broadband Plans, Launch New Router and Trial 8.5Gbps

12th December, 2025 (56 Comments)

Mobile operator and broadband ISP EE (BT) has today announced a major refresh of their UK full fibre (FTTP) packages, which makes WiFi 7 “standard across all of its … plans” – supported by the launch of their new slimmed down Smart Hub 7 Plus router and WiFi Extender 7 Plus mesh kit. The provider has also confirmed plans to trial download speeds of up to 8.5Gbps.