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TOTSCo Provide Update on Progress of UK Broadband ISP Switching Performance

28th Nov, 2025 (8 Comments)

The One Touch Switching Company, which is the industry-led company responsible for helping to deliver Ofcom’s solution for easier and quicker UK switching between home broadband and phone providers on different networks (One Touch Switching), has provided an update on their progress toward refining the OTS solution as it passes 2 million successful switches since launch.

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Vodafone Set to Boost Power Backup at Key Mobile Mast Sites

28th Nov, 2025 (6 Comments)

Mobile network operator Vodafone has revealed that they’ve started a new “Enhanced Power” initiative, which will work to boost resilience and extend power backup time at around 10,000 key mobile sites across Europe and Africa using a mix of AI and other technologies. This is also likely to benefit the UK, although specific country details aren’t yet available.

DDoS Attack Disrupting Users of Youfibre and Other UK Broadband ISPs UPDATE3

28th Nov, 2025 (20 Comments)

Customers connected to UK ISP Youfibre (and other ISPs) on one of the country’s largest alternative full fibre (FTTP) broadband networks, Netomnia (Substantial Group), are currently understood to be experiencing “intermittent connectivity or slower-than-usual performance” due to an ongoing Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack.

WightFibre Make Netgem’s New PLEIO UK TV Box Available on Isle of Wight

28th Nov, 2025 (0 Comments)

Broadband ISP WightFibre, which have deployed their own gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Isle of Wight – just off the South Coast of Hampshire (England), has become the latest internet provider to make Netgem TV’s new PLEIO set-top-box – including support for the new Freely live TV streaming service – available at a discounted price.

Concern as UK Broadband ISP Brsk Hit by Major Customer Data Breach

27th Nov, 2025 (31 Comments)

Alternative broadband ISP Brsk, which last year merged with Netomnia’s growing multi-gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network (here), has reportedly been hit by a major data breach that is claimed to have resulted in 230,105 customer records being exposed to hackers. The database has since been put up for sale.

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Starlink Launch Cheaper £55 Lite 250Mbps Broadband Plan in UK

27th Nov, 2025 (17 Comments)

Good news. SpaceX’s Starlink internet service, which reflects a mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has quietly launched a new “Residential Lite” package for consumers in the UK that drops the price of their unlimited usage plan to just £55 per month and offers speeds capped at up to 250Mbps.

Broadband ISP Zen Internet Expands UK Business Connectivity Products

27th Nov, 2025 (0 Comments)

Rochdale-based ISP Zen Internet has today announced that they’ve expanded their Direct Business connectivity portfolio to give UK businesses access to “more full fibre networks than any other ISP“. The main development seems to be the launch of CityFibre’s Business FTTP, Ethernet Flex and Direct Internet Access (DIA) services.

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Openreach Reveal UK Pilot Pricing for 3.3Gbps FTTP Home Broadband Tier

27th Nov, 2025 (48 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has this afternoon revealed the first pricing for their forthcoming pilot of XGS-PON based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP lines, which is due to get underway in March 2026. But for now they’re only revealing how much they’ll charge for the 3.3Gbps (3300Mbps) tier.

Full Fibre UK Broadband Connections Overtake FTTC for First Time

27th Nov, 2025 (11 Comments)

The latest estimated Q3 2025 market statistics from telecoms analyst firm Point Topic have revealed that, for the first time, Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based UK subscriber broadband ISP connections (11.56 million) have overtaken the previous generation of hybrid Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC/VDSL2) lines (10.6m).

Virgin Media UK Offers TV Customers Free Family Films in 4K Over December

27th Nov, 2025 (0 Comments)

Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2), specifically those who also take a Pay TV service via one of their TV 360, Stream or v6 Box platforms, have today been told that they can enjoy a range of family favourite films in Ultra High Definition (UHD) at no extra cost through December 2025.

Altnet Broadband ISP Connect Fibre Launch Netgem’s New PLEIO UK TV Box

27th Nov, 2025 (3 Comments)

Alternative broadband operator and UK ISP Connect Fibre, which has been rolling out their gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) network across the East of England, have today become the latest internet provider to make Netgem TV‘s new PLEIO IPTV set-top-box and streaming service available via their TV bundles. The new kit is both more powerful and supports the new Freely live TV streaming service.

Chair of ISPA Steve Leighton on Solving the UK’s Full Fibre Take-up Problem

27th Nov, 2025 (34 Comments)

The Strategic Advisor for fibre supplier Altnets and Chair of the UK Internet Service Provider’s Association (ISPA), Steve Leighton, has made a number of recommendations on how he believes the broadband sector can address one of its “most pressing challenges” – low adoption of full-fibre services despite expanding network coverage.

Spacecoin to Launch Broadband Satellites for Decentralised Starlink Alternative UPDATE2

26th Nov, 2025 (5 Comments)

A new company called Spacecoin, which aims to build a “decentralised” alternative to Starlink’s global mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), will today attempt to launch three satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base as part of its mission to extend internet connectivity to the 2.6 billion people globally who remain offline.

Broadband ISP Voneus Criticised for Leaving Rural Brecon Homes Disconnected

26th Nov, 2025 (12 Comments)

Alternative rural UK broadband network Voneus has been criticised after a network fault resulted in two premises in villages near Brecon (Wales) losing connectivity, which by itself wouldn’t be a huge development. But in this case, the provider later chose to “decommission” the service rather than repair it, leaving those affected offline.

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Autumn UK Budget 2025 Brings Little New for Broadband and Mobile UPDATE

26th Nov, 2025 (3 Comments)

The Chancellor of the UK Government, Rachel Reeves MP, has today announced her Autumn 2025 Budget and there appears to be no current sign of anything significantly new for broadband and mobile infrastructure (except an update on pushing gigabit broadband into MDUs). In addition, there’s no indication that any of the recent calls for targeted business rates relief on digital infrastructure have been heeded.

Chancellor Calls on UK Broadband and Mobile Providers to Play Fair with Price Hikes UPDATE

26th Nov, 2025 (16 Comments)

The UK Government’s Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has today increased the pressure on the country’s main broadband and mobile providers by calling on them to “reinforce” their commitment to “treating customers fairly” by, among other things, confirming that “customers under contract will not face price rises beyond those they signed up for“.

Openreach Officially Closes First Legacy UK Exchange – Deddington

26th Nov, 2025 (20 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today confirmed that the first of their pilot programme of old exchange closures – Deddington (pictured) – has finally shut its doors and slightly ahead of schedule. The move also means that Deddington is the first UK location to see the closure of BT’s copper based Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).