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WhoFi – Researchers Find Way to Identify and Track People via WiFi Signals

23rd July, 2025 (2 Comments)

Over the years we’ve seen various different uses for wireless WiFi signals being developed, such as the ability to see through walls (here) or to act as a motion sensing alarm system (here). Now a team of Italian researchers have figured out how to identify individual people by the biometric identifier they give off when walking through Wi-Fi signals.

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Matthew Hare Steps Back from Executive Chairman Role at FullFibre

23rd July, 2025 (3 Comments)

Matthew Hare, the Executive Chairman of alternative UK broadband operator FullFibre Limited, has announced that he is “stepping back” from the role after only being appointed to the post in January 2025 following the merger with fellow altnet Zzoomm (here), where he was previously the CEO.

Netomnia Expand FTTP Broadband Coverage to 2.56 Million UK Premises

23rd July, 2025 (30 Comments)

Alternative network operator Netomnia (Brsk, Youfibre) has today published their Q2 2025 results, which reveals that their multi-gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network now covers 2.56 million UK premises (up 243k in the quarter) and is home to 341,000 customers (up 54k).

Grain Secures £225m Funding to Accelerate UK Full Fibre Broadband Rollout

22nd July, 2025 (6 Comments)

Network operator and ISP Grain (Grain Connect) has this afternoon announced that they’ve secured a £225m funding boost (mostly debt and some equity), which will enable them to expand the reach of their gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover c.600,000 UK premises. This is said to be the “next step” on the road to 1 million premises.

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Openreach List Next 137 UK Areas for Copper to FTTP Switch – Tranche 21

22nd July, 2025 (36 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has today published the next (Tranche 21) batch of 137 exchanges in their “FTTP Priority Exchange Stop Sell” programme, which reflects areas where over 75% of premises are able to get full fibre lines and will thus stop selling copper based legacy phone and broadband products (i.e. FTTP becomes the only product option).

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Ofcom to Make Q and V Bands Available for UK Satellite Broadband Gateways

22nd July, 2025 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today unveiled their proposals for allowing broadband satellite operators (e.g. Starlink and Amazon) to harness the Q and V radio spectrum bands (37.5–43.5GHz, 47.2–50.2GHz and 50.4–52.4GHz) to help boost the backhaul data capacity of their ground-based gateway sites. This will also support the deployment of future satellites.

Broadband Router Giant AVM Rolls Out FRITZ!OS 8.20 Firmware

22nd July, 2025 (5 Comments)

Network kit manufacturer AVM, which is a well-known German developer of home networking products (e.g. FRITZ!Box routers are used by various UK consumers and several ISPs), has begun to deploy their latest FRITZ!OS 8.20 software update (Firmware) that includes various new features. But it’s not without the odd bug.

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Business ISP Onecom Acquires UK Broadband and VoIP Provider Gradwell

22nd July, 2025 (0 Comments)

Business cloud, IT and telecoms provider Onecom, which is backed by private equity firm LDC, has today announced that they’ve acquired rival UK internet provider Gradwell Communications for an undisclosed sum – the company’s thirteenth acquisition since 2020.

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Most MPs Expect UK to Miss Targets for 5G Mobile and Gigabit Broadband

22nd July, 2025 (4 Comments)

A new survey of 108 Members of Parliament, which was conducted by consultancy firm Cluttons and polling company YouGov, has revealed that only 34% of MPs currently believe the UK will achieve the government’s target of delivering Standalone 5G (5GSA) mobile coverage to all populated areas by 2030. The figure drops even lower for the gigabit broadband target.

Openreach Makes UK Fibre Broadband Checker a Bit More Informative

22nd July, 2025 (48 Comments)

Broadband access provider Openreach (BT) appears to have recently made their “Fibre Checker” a bit more informative via the addition of several new status messages to reflect different stages of network availability. This is primarily useful for those still awaiting the arrival of their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network.

EE’s 5G Standalone Mobile Network to Cover Half of the UK as 45 New Areas Go Live

22nd July, 2025 (30 Comments)

Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) has this morning announced that their latest 5G Standalone (5GSA) mobile network will, from the end of August 2025, be able to reach over half of the entire UK population (more than 34 million people) as more than 45 new UK locations go live. The figure is up from 40% coverage in March 2025.

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OneWeb Broadband Satellites to Deliver UK Gov Services Worldwide

21st July, 2025 (1 Comment)

In a not particularly surprising development, the UK government has today chosen Eutelsat’s global network of OneWeb ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to help provide “resilient, high-speed, low-latency connectivity” to their global operations – delivered through distribution partner NSSLGlobal.

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Gov Prep New Statement of Strategic Priorities for UK Broadband and Mobile

21st July, 2025 (0 Comments)

The UK government has today proposed a new Statement of Strategic Priorities (SSP) for UK mobile and broadband services. This broadly requires Ofcom to deliver on existing targets, ensure a smooth copper to fibre network migration, monitor take-up of gigabit-capable broadband, distribute radio spectrum fairly and facilitate infrastructure sharing etc.

Ofcom UK Reviews 2GHz Band for Use by Mobile Satellite Services

21st July, 2025 (2 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator has today launched a new ‘Call for Input‘ to help it decide on the future of the 2GHz radio spectrum band (1980-2010MHz and 2170-2200MHz), which could potentially open it up to wider use for providing broadband connectivity to aircraft and drones, direct-to-device services (4G/5G mobile), and or IoT etc.

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Ofcom Tell BBC, ITV, Channel 4, C5, STV and S4C to Improve TV Content on YouTube

21st July, 2025 (37 Comments)

Ofcom has today warned that “traditional public-service TV is endangered” as more UK broadband users turn to online streaming platforms like YouTube. The regulator has thus published a new six-point action plan to tackle this, which includes urging broadcasters to make their content “easy to find and discover” on third-party platforms.

Netgem TV Offers 250 FAST Channels to UK via Supporting Broadband ISPs

21st July, 2025 (6 Comments)

Digital entertainment platform Netgem TV has this morning announced that their IPTV box and service, which is usually bundled by broadband ISPs like Brsk, TalkTalk, CommunityFibre, Wightfibre and others, has expanded its range of FAST Channels to total 250 across the UK, France, Switzerland and Gibraltar.

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Ofcom UK to Restrict Number Spoofing to Tackle Mobile Scam Calls from Abroad

21st July, 2025 (15 Comments)

The UK internet content and telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today proposed changes that will require phone providers to withhold the Caller ID (CLI) of calls that appear to come from a UK mobile roaming abroad unless they can verify its validity. The goal is to tackle scam calls by cracking down on number “spoofing“.