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CommunityFibre Allegedly Discouraged from G.Network Bid Over.. Rodents?

26th January, 2026 (12 Comments)

The CEO of alternative UK broadband ISP and network builder CommunityFibre, Graeme Oxby, appears to have suggested that one of the reasons they opted not to make a bid for troubled rival G.Network stemmed from fears that rodents had chewed through its fibre optic cables. But the key issue may be more related to the general cost of maintenance than rats.

Altnet Broadband ISP Gigabit IQ Starts UK Crowdfund to Raise £270,000

26th January, 2026 (9 Comments)

Internet access and online security provider Gigabit IQ (formerly Grayshott Gigabit) has officially launched their promised crowdfunding campaign, which aims to raise fresh investment of £270,000 to help grow and expand the business via the “next generation of safe, reliable broadband for the country“.

Strathaven Openreach Exchange Screenshot by Google Streetview

Openreach Exchange Fire Disrupts Broadband Services in Strathaven

26th January, 2026 (10 Comments)

Broadband internet connectivity, phone and some Ethernet services being delivered by the Strathaven Telephone Exchange in South Lanarkshire (Scotland) have been disrupted after the site was hit by a serious fire. Approximately 1,500 customers on Openreach’s (BT) local network are understood to have been impacted.

New Map of UK Cellular Coverage Goes Live to Help Examine Mobile Masts UPDATE2

26th January, 2026 (36 Comments)

A group of friends in the UK cellular (mobile networks) community have launched a new interactive map – UKCellNet RF Map – that allows hobbyists and professionals to access public cellular data (e.g. location and data on mobile phone mast sites etc.) for free – sourced from places like SiteFinder, Ofcom, planning applications and council FOI / EIR requests etc.

Broadband ISP Group TalkTalk Starts Talk Talking to Potential UK Bidders

23rd January, 2026 (18 Comments)

A new report has this afternoon claimed that the debt strained TalkTalk Group, which last year reportedly appointed advisers PJT Partners to help sell off its remaining operations (here), have now allegedly begun talks with several prospective bidders for their various divisions.

Ofcom UK Probe WhatsApp Over Inaccurate Information in Biz SMS Market Review

23rd January, 2026 (1 Comment)

The UK telecoms and internet content regulator, Ofcom, has opened an investigation into Meta’s WhatsApp Business messaging service after provisionally finding that the information they supplied – as part of a recent review into the wholesale market for business bulk SMS messages – “may not have been complete and accurate“.

Immfly to Bring Eutelsat OneWeb LEO Broadband Satellites to Budget Airlines

23rd January, 2026 (8 Comments)

Global technology firm Immfly, inflight WiFi provider GoGo and European satellite operator Eutelsat (OneWeb) have teamed up in an effort to create an integrated ecosystem of entertainment, retail, and connectivity that aims to make it possible for even low-cost and ultra-low-cost aircraft (narrowbody fleets) to deploy onboard broadband for passengers.

Utility Warehouse Join Charter to Protect Vulnerable UK Users in Digital Phone Switch

23rd January, 2026 (0 Comments)

Energy and communications provider Utility Warehouse (UW), which offers broadband, mobile, energy and insurance services to UK consumers, has become the latest telecoms provider to sign the Government’s Public Switched Telephone Network Charter – committing them to protect “vulnerable customers” (e.g. those with telecare devices) when upgrading old phone lines to IP-based digital equivalents.

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Openreach Publish UK Pilot Pricing for FTTP Broadband Speeds to 8500Mbps UPDATE

22nd January, 2026 (82 Comments)

National network operator Openreach (BT) has this afternoon published pricing details for their forthcoming pilot of XGS-PON based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) home broadband ISP lines, which now includes the 5.5Gbps (550Mbps upload) and 8.5Gbps (850Mbps upload) tiers. The launch date for the pilot has also been put back slightly from 1st to 23rd March 2026.

Starlink Prep Second Generation Direct-to-Cell 5G Mobile Satellites for 2027

22nd January, 2026 (9 Comments)

SpaceX has revealed that they’ll aim to launch the first batch of their “greatly enhanced” second generation (GEN2) Direct to Cell (DtC) capable broadband satellites in 2027 (probably Q4). The current service offers basic global coverage of a 4G mobile roaming service to unmodified Smartphones on the ground, typically alongside supporting mobile operators (e.g. O2 in the UK).

VIDEO Police Catch Three Openreach Broadband Cable Thieves in the Act

22nd January, 2026 (14 Comments)

Bang to rights! The West Midlands Police have a reason to be cheerful today after they arrested a gang of three people who were in the process of trying to steal Openreach’s (BT) copper broadband and phone cables from an underground site in central Birmingham, which most likely caused some significant and costly connectivity problems for locals.

STL and Colt MCF Cable Trial Team in London UK

Colt UK Trial 800Gbps Multi-Core Fibre Cable on Metro Optical Network in London

22nd January, 2026 (4 Comments)

Business communications and internet provider Colt Technology Services (COLT) has joined forces with connectivity solutions provider STL (Sterlite Technologies) to successfully trial a new Multi-Core Fibre (MCF) cable – specifically STL’s Multiverse™ Multi-Core 4-core Fibre – across their metro optical network in London.

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ISP Commsworld Win Contract to Build West Lothian Council’s Fibre Network

22nd January, 2026 (0 Comments)

Business UK broadband ISP Commsworld has today announced that they’ve secured a 15-year contract, worth £8.5 million, to deliver a new Wide Area Network (WAN) for West Lothian Council in Scotland. The work will upgrade the council’s existing service with a brand-new fibre optic network and provide a 10-fold increase in available bandwidth.

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CityFibre Report 848K Broadband Users as FTTP Covers 4.7 Million UK Premises

22nd January, 2026 (15 Comments)

The UK’s largest alternative 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband operator, CityFibre, has today published their latest trading update to the end of 2025 and revealed that their network now covers 4.7 million premises (4.5m RFS). Customer take-up has also grown rapidly to total 848,000 (up by 64% from 518,000 at the same time last year).

Jeff Bezos to Launch 2nd Satellite Broadband Service with 6Tbps Speeds, TeraWave

22nd January, 2026 (6 Comments)

Talk about confusing. The founder of internet retail giant Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has announced that he intends to launch a second mega constellation of 6Tbps (Terabits per second) symmetric speed capable broadband satellites, albeit via his Blue Origin rocket company, called TeraWave, which seems to conflict a bit with the existing Amazon Leo project.

DCF Examine Other Countries to Reveal Learnings for UK 2G Mobile Switch-off

22nd January, 2026 (6 Comments)

A new report from Plum Consulting and the Digital Connectivity Forum (DCF), an industry think-tank, has today been published that attempts to identify what UK mobile operators can learn from the switch-off of legacy 2G networks in other countries. Needless to say, there are a few recommendations.

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ScamBlocker Launch Own UK Digital Landline Home Phone Service

22nd January, 2026 (3 Comments)

Communications platform provider SONIQ Labs has launched a new “AI-powered digital landline service” called ScamBlocker Home, which connects via your existing broadband router and promises to protect UK households from telephone fraud by screening unknown callers before the phone rings.