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Openreach’s 100Gbps Cablelink Pilot for UK Broadband ISPs Set for May 2027

29th Aug, 2026 (0 Comments)

National network operator Openreach has informed ISPreview that their long planned pilot of a 100Gbps capable Cablelink (Ethernet) solution is now scheduled to start around May 2027. The new product will, among other things, be used by ISPs to support the rollout of their 8.5Gbps speed full fibre (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband products for UK homes.

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Sky Mobile UK Becomes First O2 MVNO to Launch 5G+ Standalone Support

28th Aug, 2026 (5 Comments)

Customers of virtual mobile operator Sky Mobile, which is estimated to be home to around 4-5 million customers in the UK, have just become the first O2 (Virgin Media) powered Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) to introduce 5G Standalone (5G+) technology for better mobile broadband performance and more.

Alternative UK Rural Broadband Network Voneus Acquires Airband UPDATE

28th Aug, 2026 (4 Comments)

Sources have informed ISPreview that the alternative broadband network and retail ISP Voneus, which is backed by Macquarie and has deployed a mix of full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) internet networks across various remote rural parts of Wales and England, have allegedly acquired the Aberdeen Group backed altnet Airband.

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Starlink Trials Personal Maritime Broadband Plan for Small Boat Owners

28th Aug, 2026 (3 Comments)

Starlink’s (SpaceX) ultrafast satellite broadband service has finally responded to complaints from small boat owners about the company’s recent restrictions on international roaming, which threatened to make the service untenable for those who sail around different parts of the world – sometimes for months. But a new Personal Maritime Plan may be the answer, albeit with caveats.

EE UK Offers Free Calls and Data to Nepal After Devastating Floods

27th Aug, 2026 (0 Comments)

Mobile network operator EE (inc. BT) has notified UK customers in Nepal (South Asia) that, due to the devastating impact of yesterday’s catastrophic flash flood and mudslide on the Nepal-Tibet border, they’re promising to credit back charges for mobile calls, texts and data (mobile broadband) used in the country, as well as mobile and landline calls from the UK to Nepal.

Grain’s 2Gbps Speed UK Full Fibre Broadband Network Goes Live in Scunthorpe

27th Aug, 2026 (5 Comments)

Carlisle-based alternative broadband provider Grain, which has so far built their point-to-point full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 300,000 UK premises and connect 56,000 customers, have confirmed that their new network in the Lincolnshire (England) town of Scunthorpe has started to go live for customers.

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APFN Launched Hybrid Fibre SOGEA Broadband Products for UK ISP Partners

27th Aug, 2026 (11 Comments)

The AllPoints Fibre Network (APFN), which is a wholesale platform that aggregates connectivity from several different UK networks, has today complemented their existing full fibre (FTTP) and Ethernet services by introducing hybrid fibre SoGEA broadband products for their ISP partners – bringing a further 9.3 million premises within reach of their platform.

Scientists Overcome Atmospheric Turbulence in Open Air Laser Data Links

27th Aug, 2026 (0 Comments)

One of the biggest problems with using direct optical (laser) links in free space (i.e. out in the open air) between sites is that atmospheric distortion (turbulence) over distance can create interference, which causes the data speeds to slow and stability to weaken. But a solution may have been found by a joint team at Wits University (South Africa) and the University of Bordeaux (France).

Conflict of Interest Over Gigaclear’s Wholesale Broadband Sees Two UK ISPs Exit

27th Aug, 2026 (19 Comments)

A new report has revealed that two UK broadband ISPs, Exascale and Squirrel Internet, have recently decided to stop selling access to Gigaclear’s alternative full fibre network. The move occurred due to what appears to be a conflict of interest over how the altnet treats their wholesale partners when compared with their own direct retail customers.

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UK Team Finds Tiny Atomic Changes Can Create Smarter Wireless Antennas

26th Aug, 2026 (1 Comment)

A team of researchers from the Queen Mary University of London have discovered a new way to make wireless communication devices, such as antennas, more adaptable by making tiny atomic changes to the structure of a material that can “dramatically improve its ability to respond to electrical signals“. The work could have applications in everything from home Wi-Fi to satellites and mobile broadband networks etc.

Some Sky UK Customers Suffering Problems Making Payments UPDATE

26th Aug, 2026 (2 Comments)

Some customers of Sky’s various TV, phone and Sky Broadband services appear to currently be experiencing “issues making payments” in the UK, which seems to be disrupting sign-ups to new packages via the Sky Marketplace and also preventing some payments for reoccurring subscriptions (e.g. adds-on).

Study Claims 36 Percent of UK Adults with Home Wi-Fi Suffer Poor Connection

26th Aug, 2026 (14 Comments)

According to a recent “nationally representative” OnePoll survey of 2,000 UK adults with Wi-Fi at home, which was commissioned by Uswitch.com, some 36% of respondents said they “struggle with their Wi-Fi connection” (15% said this impacts multiple rooms of their home) and 24% have to go to a different room to use streaming as it does not work across their entire home.

Broadband ISP Nufibre Launch eSIM Based Unlimited UK Mobile Plan

26th Aug, 2026 (18 Comments)

Internet provider Nufibre has become the latest company to launch an eSIM-only powered virtual mobile operator service with the launch of nuSim, which appears to be based around an unlimited data (mobile broadband), calls and texts plan that cost just £15 per month (including 20GB of roaming data when within the EU).

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Ofcom Set to Revoke Code Powers for Multiple UK Telecoms Operators

26th Aug, 2026 (0 Comments)

The communications, internet and media regulator, Ofcom, has today proposed to revoke Code Powers from multiple UK telecoms network, civil engineering and broadband operators because the companies have either been “closed or dissolved“, or in other cases the powers are simply no longer required and are being revoked by mutual agreement.

45 Percent of UK Landline Users Confused by Analogue Phone Switch-Off, Survey Claims

26th Aug, 2026 (21 Comments)

A new OnePoll survey of 2,000 UK adults with a landline telephone at home, commissioned by London-focused alternative broadband ISP CommunityFibre, has claimed that 45% of respondents are still unclear about what the looming switch-off of the country’s ageing analogue telephone network means for them.

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Vandals Attack Openreach’s Broadband Network in Bedminster and Chippenham

26th Aug, 2026 (9 Comments)

National network operator Openreach has revealed that their UK broadband and phone network suffered “malicious damage” across two separate incidents in Bedminster (District of Bristol) and Chippenham (Wiltshire) on Monday. This disrupted connectivity to local homes and businesses in the area.

Lenders Set to Take Control of Rural UK Broadband Altnet ISP Airband UPDATE

25th Aug, 2026 (8 Comments)

A new report has claimed that the Aberdeen Group backed alternative network (altnet) provider Airband, which recently put itself up for sale and has built a mix of gigabit broadband networks across rural parts of England and North Wales, has agreed to hand control of the business to its lenders.