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Runnymede Council Says BT Cut Off their Phone and Internet Connections UPDATE

2nd July, 2026 (6 Comments)

The Runnymede Borough Council (RBC) in Surrey (England) appears to be claiming that “BT have cut off the phone and internet connections“, which a council account on Facebook said had left “as many as 2000 vulnerable residents without their Community Alarm service which summons help in an emergency“. But the reality may be more complex.

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Five Alternative UK Broadband Networks Ranked in ORESA Growth Index 2026

2nd July, 2026 (0 Comments)

The latest annual ORESA Growth Index 2026 has just been published and this year’s edition includes five alternative full fibre broadband networks – Toob, Netomnia, Grain Connect, CommunityFibre and Fibrus. The full list ranks the UK’s 100 fastest-growing private companies by compound annual growth rate (CAGR) – those with at least £5m in recent sales.

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Quickline Connect 10,980 North Yorks Premises to Subsidised Gigabit Broadband

2nd July, 2026 (0 Comments)

UK ISP Quickline has announced that they’ve covered “almost” 11,000 premises across North Yorkshire (England) via their gigabit-speed full fibre (FTTP) broadband network, which has occurred two months ahead of schedule as part of their £70m+ publicly subsidised contract under the government’s Project Gigabit scheme.

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Virgin Media O2 and BT Saw Huge UK Mobile Traffic Surge as England Beat DR Congo UPDATE

2nd July, 2026 (0 Comments)

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has revealed that yesterday’s FIFA World Cup 2026 match between England and DR Congo (2 – 1) fuelled the “biggest mobile traffic event ever recorded” on their mobile network, which saw mobile data (broadband) traffic peak 20.38% higher than the prior peak (during the Arsenal vs PSG UEFA Champions League Final) and 27.67% above a comparable pre-tournament week. EE (BT) reported similar.

Virgin Media UK Add 14 Asian Themed TV Channels At No Extra Cost

2nd July, 2026 (5 Comments)

Customers of UK broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2), such as those who take their pay TV service via one of the operator’s TV 360 or STREAM box platforms, may like to know that the provider has today added “up to” 14 new “premium” Asian Mela TV channels at no extra cost.

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VodafoneThree Deploy AI Video Intelligence to Help Upgrade UK Mobile Sites

2nd July, 2026 (3 Comments)

Mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) have today become the latest telecoms operator to adopt Vyntelligence’s AI technology (Agentic Video Intelligence) to help speed up the roll-out of thousands of new masts for their 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) network, as well as to cut costs via efficiency improvements.

Rural UK Broadband Network Gigaloch Writes Off £1.57m After Creditors Deal

2nd July, 2026 (2 Comments)

Struggling Fife-based alternative broadband operator Gigaloch, which back in 2020 started building their own full fibre (FTTP) network across a few remote rural communities in West Cheshire (England) and parts of Scotland, has finally published their annual accounts to 30th Sept 2025 and revealed that they had to write off £1,575,090 due to a creditors’ agreement (CVA).

BT Business and Ivanti Launch Remote eSIM Installation for Managed Android Devices UPDATE

2nd July, 2026 (3 Comments)

Communications and broadband provider BT Business (via EE) has today announced what they’re calling a “telco-world first“, which sees the operator join with IT and security software company, Ivanti, to unveil a new eSIM capability that enables businesses to turn-on mobile connectivity at scale without having to physically set up a device.

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Mobile Operator Giffgaff See 71 Percent Increase in UK eSIM Adoption

2nd July, 2026 (11 Comments)

Mobile network operator giffgaff, which is owned by Telefónica and harnesses O2’s national UK virtual operator (mvno) platform, has published their 2025 Impact Report and revealed that eSIM adoption grew by 71% last year – helping more people get connected without the extra plastic – and they’re now home to a total of 4.26 million members (up from 4.11m in 2024).

Freedom Truespeed Prep Broadband Social Tariffs for Stoke-on-Trent Council Homes

2nd July, 2026 (1 Comment)

The FreedomTruespeed Group (Freedom Fibre and Truespeed), which reflects an alternative full fibre (FTTP) broadband network that covers a footprint of 412,000 premises (RFS) and 70,000 customers, have reached an agreement with Stoke-on-Trent City Council (STCC) to provide social homes in the area with access to cheaper social tariffs.

Broadband Altnet LightSpeed Networks Covers 360,000 UK Premises and Appoints New MD

1st July, 2026 (3 Comments)

Alternative network provider LightSpeed Networks, which is the business and wholesale side of retail UK ISP LightSpeed Broadband and has already deployed their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 360,000 premises passed across the East of England and Midlands (36 towns), has today announced the appointment of Matthew Partridge as their new Managing Director (MD).

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Virgin Media and O2 Setup Simpler and Faster New UK Consumer Unit

1st July, 2026 (8 Comments)

Broadband, TV and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 has this afternoon announced an organisational change that will see them create a new Consumer unit to cover trading, propositions, digital, data and insights, customer service and retail. The new unit will be led by Lyssa McGowan OBE, who joins the executive team on 8th July as CEO of Consumer, reporting directly to Lutz Schüler.

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Newspaper Investigation Raises Concerns Over User Reviews of Vodafone UK

1st July, 2026 (13 Comments)

A recent investigation by the Sunday Times, which was supported by analysis from TruthEngine®, examined unusual review patterns linked to broadband and mobile provider Vodafone UK and allegations over how some customers “had reviews posted in their names without consent“. Some of the reviews also praised individual store employees.

CityFibre Sell Off-Net UK Entanet Business to Telecoms Entrepreneur

1st July, 2026 (2 Comments)

The UK’s largest alternative broadband provider, CityFibre, has today announced that they’ve agreed a deal to sell their non-core off-net business, Entanet, to telecoms entrepreneur Tom O’Hagan, who is best known as the founder and former CEO of Ethernet provider Virtual1 (this became part of the TalkTalk group in 2022 – here).

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ISPs Say Rights Holders Must be Held Accountable for Blocking Innocent Websites

1st July, 2026 (4 Comments)

The EuroISPA (European ISP Association), which represents over 3,300 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) across the EU and EFTA countries (including the United Kingdom), has called for copyright holders to be “held accountable” when their measures to stop access to online piracy (copyright infringement) creates “collateral damage [due to] overbroad blocking actions“.

Openreach to Harness Source’s UK EV Chargers to Support Fleet Transition

1st July, 2026 (2 Comments)

National broadband access provider Openreach (BT) has revealed that they’ve signed a new partnership with EV charging company Source, which is jointly owned by SSE and TotalEnergies, to help support their transition to electric vehicles. The network operator will thus gain access to Source’s growing collection of “ultra-rapid charging hubs” across the UK.

CMA Fast Tracks Nexfibre £2bn Netomnia Broadband Merger to Phase 2 Competition Probe

1st July, 2026 (16 Comments)

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today announced that it will skip a Phase 1 review of the proposed £2bn acquisition (here) of alternative full fibre UK broadband operator Netomnia (Substantial Group) by nexfibre (Liberty Global, Telefónica and InfraVia), which will instead see them skip right to a deeper Phase 2 competition investigation.