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SpaceX to Test Gen v3 Starlink Broadband Satellites on Next Starship Launch

13th July, 2026 (2 Comments)

SpaceX has revealed that the next test launch of their future Starship rocket (flight 13), which is scheduled to take place on Thursday night this week (occurring after 23:45), will attempt to deploy 20 of their next generation V3 (GEN3) Starlink broadband satellites “for the first time” (these will not be dummy demonstrators like before). But they’ll only last a few minutes.

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Vodafone UK Deploy Number Verify v2 to Protect Against Online Fraud

13th July, 2026 (3 Comments)

Six years ago the UK’s major mobile operators began to deploy a service called ‘Number Verify’ (here), which made it both easier and more secure to authenticate a user’s identity for online transactions. Vodafone has now announced that the UK, Germany and the Netherlands will be the first countries to get v2.0 of the phone number authentication API.

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Thirteen UK ISPs Awarded Uswitch 2026 Broadband Excellence Accreditation

13th July, 2026 (6 Comments)

Comparison site Uswitch.com has announced that 13 UK Internet Service Providers (ISP) have today been awarded with its 2026 Broadband Excellence Accreditation, which is more than double last year and are said to reflect the ongoing regional deployment of full fibre networks.

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Partnership Helps EE Bring Mobile Network to Remote North Wales Village

13th July, 2026 (3 Comments)

A partnership between EE (BT), the Denbighshire County Council, the Clocaenog Community Council and the Welsh Government has enabled the operator to extend their mobile (mobile broadband) network signal to reach across the remote rural North Wales village of Clocaenog. The community is said to have “been without reliable mobile phone coverage for decades“.

BT Broadband Saw Major UK Surge in Streaming Traffic for England v Norway

13th July, 2026 (1 Comment)

The latest internet traffic data from UK ISP BT (EE) has revealed that Saturday night’s quarter-final FIFA World Cup 2026 football match between England and Norway triggered another “major surge in streaming traffic” across BT’s broadband network, despite it taking place well outside of normal working hours.

BBC Boss Hints Channel 4 TV Content May Come to iPlayer Streaming Service

13th July, 2026 (20 Comments)

The Director General of the BBC, Matt Brittin, has confirmed they’re exploring the possibility of creating a “sovereign streaming platform in the UK” and have already had “an approach and a discussion” with Channel 4 about bringing some of their content to the iPlayer service – a way of helping both players to stay competitive in today’s streaming-centric world.

600 Jobs at Risk as BT Confirm Plan to Close Liverpool City Centre Office

13th July, 2026 (36 Comments)

Telecoms and broadband giant BT Group (EE, Plusnet, Openreach etc.) has confirmed that, as part of their long-running programme to modernise and consolidate the number of offices they have across the United Kingdom, they’ve decided to close their Liverpool city centre office at The Plaza in St Paul’s Square – putting hundreds of jobs at risk.

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Ofcom Confirms Starlink is Viable Alternative to 10Mbps UK Broadband USO

13th July, 2026 (28 Comments)

The UK telecoms, internet content and media regulator, Ofcom, has confirmed to ISPreview that the availability of Starlink’s ultrafast satellite broadband service now means that fewer customers may need to request the 10Mbps+ Universal Service Obligation (USO) from BT across much of the country (or KCOM in Hull).

BT and Virgin Media O2 in Competition Spat Over £50 UK Broadband Discount UPDATE

12th July, 2026 (26 Comments)

Remember when Openreach (BT) recently announced that it was going to give broadband ISPs on its network an extra £50 rebate for winning incremental new “full fibre” (FTTP) customers in areas where it competes with Virgin Media (here)? Well, the latter isn’t very happy, naturally, and has accused the incumbent of trying to “choke” off competition in the market.

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TalkTalk’s Wholesale Arm PXC Reportedly Receives Bids from Several Parties

10th July, 2026 (3 Comments)

The heavily indebted UK broadband focused TalkTalk Group has reportedly received bids for its wholesale arm, PlatformX Communications (PXC), which is said to value the company in the “hundreds of millions of pounds“. The interest is said to have come from Africa-focused Telecel, as well as others like private equity firm Epiris, which has teamed up with PXC executive chairman Tom O’Hagan.

O2 UK Expand its Inclusive USA Mobile Roaming to Classic Plan Users

10th July, 2026 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has announced that, in order to support England’s place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 football finals, they’ve extended their inclusive roaming benefit for eligible pay monthly customers travelling to the USA to include pay monthly Classic Plan customers. But only for a limited time, naturally.

LSBUD and UK Government Collaborate to Make Telecoms Street Works Safer

10th July, 2026 (1 Comment)

The LSBUD (Line Search Before You Dig) organisation, which provides an online asset search facility to UK civil engineering firms for underground pipes and cables, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government (DSIT), which is responsible for the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR), to develop a collaboration framework for improving safe digging practices.

Sky Broadband Discounts UK Packages and Cuts 5Gbps Price to £45

10th July, 2026 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Sky Broadband (Sky Mobile and Sky TV etc.), which sells their packages to consumers via both Openreach and CityFibre’s national full fibre (FTTP) networks, appears to have introduced some small discounts across several of their packages and also cut the price of their top 2.5Gbps (Gigabits) and 5Gbps tiers to £35 and £45 per month, respectively.

UAE Telecoms Group Sells 16.21 Percent Stake in Vodafone Group for £4.43bn

10th July, 2026 (1 Comment)

The Vodafone Group has this morning confirmed that Abu Dhabi-based E& (Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC) has sold its entire 16.21% stake – some 3,944,743,685 ordinary shares – in the global mobile operator to Vega, an acquisition vehicle wholly owned by the Niel family group (owner of French telecoms firm Iliad), for $5.95bn (£4.43bn).

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VodafoneThree Reveal Mobile Data Traffic for England’s World Cup Matches

9th July, 2026 (3 Comments)

Broadband and mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) has today revealed that mobile data (mobile broadband) usage hit “unprecedented heights” across England’s various FIFA World Cup 2026 football matches so far, with the recent win against Mexico in the early hours of Monday morning causing significant usage.

Nexfibre Appoints Ex-Openreach Veteran as New UK Chief Commercial Officer

9th July, 2026 (8 Comments)

Broadband network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with Virgin Media and O2 (harnessing the same build teams), has today announced the appointment of ex-Openreach veteran Ses Indy – where he spent 17 long years and held various senior roles – to be their new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

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Building Controls Updated to Fix Stalled Fibre Broadband Rollouts for Big Buildings UPDATE

9th July, 2026 (7 Comments)

The Ministry of Housing (MHCLG) and UK ISP Association (ISPA) have today unveiled crucial changes to address the current problem with the Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) approval processes in England, which are known to have caused big delays and increased costs for broadband and mobile operators trying to deploy full fibre networks into large buildings (MDUs etc.).