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Rural UK Full Fibre Broadband ISP Gigaclear Sees More Job Cuts

1st July, 2025 (17 Comments)

Abingdon-based alternative rural gigabit broadband ISP Gigaclear, which has already deployed their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 600,000 premises (mostly in remote rural parts of England), sadly appears to have suffered another round of redundancies over the past few weeks.

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Openreach Name 21 New UK Locations for FTTP Broadband Build Plan

1st July, 2025 (52 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has today published an updated build plan for the ongoing roll-out of their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based gigabit broadband ISP network, which is the first update since December 2024 and adds 21 new locations – covering 80,000 extra UK premises – to their national deployment plan.

Ookla Study Reveals In-Flight WiFi Performance of Major Airlines

30th June, 2025 (0 Comments)

Network testing giant Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular Speedtest.net service, has published the results from a new study that reveals the onboard WiFi (wireless broadband) speeds of various major airlines (e.g. British Airways, Virgin Atlantic) and their satellite-based network partners.

Mobile Operators to Test UK Wide Emergency Alerts Later in 2025

30th June, 2025 (31 Comments)

Get ready to jump out of your skin.. again. The UK Government recently announced that mobile network operators will conduct a second nationwide test of the Emergency Alerts service later in 2025, which is normally only intended to be used if there’s a “danger to life nearby” (e.g. severe flooding, fires and extreme weather).

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Study Highlights Rising Broadband Prices on Guernsey and Jersey

30th June, 2025 (0 Comments)

A new report from Jersey Statistics (PDF) has revealed that, between 2020 and 2024, the average monthly spend by fixed broadband customers on the English Channel Islands of Guernsey went up by 16% to £86.55, and on Jersey it increased by just under 8% to £82.17. But over the same period, inflation on the islands went up by 27.3% and 30% respectively.

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Vodafone and AST SpaceMobile Prep Satellite Based Mobile Broadband for 2026

30th June, 2025 (8 Comments)

Mobile operator Vodafone UK has issued an update on their Joint Venture (SatCo) with satellite operator AST SpaceMobile, which is in the process of launching a space-based 2G, 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) service that can connect with regular Smartphones around the world. The first commercial services are expected to launch in 2026.

O2 Confirms UK Mobile Boost as 78.8MHz of Spectrum Acquired from Vodafone

30th June, 2025 (20 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today revealed the details of their spectrum transfer agreement with Vodafone UK (VodafoneThree), which follows last year’s network sharing deal. This will see VMO2 acquiring 78.8MHz of spectrum for an investment of £343m to “materially enhance” their 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) network.

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A Year Early – £1bn SRN Project Delivers 95 Percent UK Cover of 4G Mobile

30th June, 2025 (5 Comments)

The Government has announced that the £1bn industry-led Shared Rural Network (SRN) project, which aimed to extend geographic 4G mobile (mobile broadband) coverage to 95% of the UK (aggregate) by the end of 2025 (5G also benefits from the new infrastructure), has “achieved its overarching target a year ahead of schedule“. But there’s more work left to do.

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Coverage of Gigabit Broadband Nears 88 Percent of UK in H1 2025

30th June, 2025 (4 Comments)

ISPreview has this morning published our biannual H1 2025 summary of UK fixed broadband coverage, which reveals that “full fibre” (FTTP) ISP networks have grown to reach 78.06% of premises (up from 73.53% in H2 2024) and 87.84% are within reach of “gigabit” 1000Mbps+ speeds (up from 85.87%). Read on to see details for England, Wales, Scotland and N.Ireland…

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Study Claims 85 Percent of UK Broadband Users Suffer Connection Issues

28th June, 2025 (29 Comments)

A new survey of more than 4,347 UK adults with a home broadband ISP contract, which was conducted between Dec 2024 and Jan 2025 by Which?, has claimed that 85% of respondents have experienced at least one “connection issue” in the past year (e.g. slow speeds, connection drop-outs, and router problems). Customers of Sky Broadband and Virgin Media were the worst hit.

The Curious Case of Openreach’s £73k FTTP on Demand Install Quote

28th June, 2025 (28 Comments)

Eyebrows were recently raised after UK network operator Openreach (BT) quoted one home in Scotland over £73,000 to have an FTTP on Demand (FTTPoD) broadband service installed. The high cost of FTTPoD is not a new issue, but in this case a nearby neighbour already had the service and the operator’s fibre even ran directly outside the house.

R100 Gigabit Broadband Build Reaches 80,000 Premises in Scotland

27th June, 2025 (2 Comments)

The Scottish Government (SG) has today revealed that more than 80,000 premises have now benefitted from their £697m Reaching 100% (R100) project with Openreach (BT), which is rolling out full fibre (FTTP) broadband to remote rural areas. Some 27,000 premises of this have been delivered over the past year, which is up from 20,000 the year before.

Bin Lorries to Help Map Mobile Network Coverage in Tees Valley

27th June, 2025 (0 Comments)

The Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) in North East England, which covers several council areas (Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees), has signed a new deal with digital mapping specialists Inakalum to deploy special kit on local bin lorries (refuse collection trucks) to map local 4G and 5G mobile (broadband) coverage.

EU Reveals 2025 Gigabit Broadband and 5G Coverage Progress vs UK

27th June, 2025 (16 Comments)

The European Commission (EC) recently published their annual 2025 study of broadband coverage in Europe, which reveals how the EU’s fixed gigabit broadband (FTTP and Hybrid Fibre Coax) and 5G mobile networks compare across all of its 27 countries. We compare this with the United Kingdom below.

Vodafone UK Boost 4G Data Allowances on SIM Only Basics Plans

27th June, 2025 (0 Comments)

Mobile network operator Vodafone UK has significantly increased the bundled 4G data allowances (mobile broadband) on several of their SIM Only Basics plans for new customers. For example, the cheapest entry-level package will now give you 21GB (GigaBytes) of data for just £7 per month (up from 6GB).

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Streetwave Test Mobile Data Performance of Jubilee Line Tube Trains UPDATE

27th June, 2025 (6 Comments)

Network analyst firm Streetwave has today shared the results from a recent survey they conducted, which tested the coverage and performance of 4G and 5G mobile (broadband) networks – including EE, Three UK, Vodafone and O2 – while travelling along the entirety of the Jubilee Line (London Underground) from Stratford to Stanmore.

CityFibre UK Finish Primary £17m FTTP Broadband Rollout in Havant

26th June, 2025 (5 Comments)

Network operator CityFibre, which has so far built their 5.5Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 4.4 million UK premises (4.3m RFS), has today confirmed the completion of their “primary” £17 million build across Havant in Hampshire (England), which included Westbourne and other surrounding areas.