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Broadband ISP Virgin Media UK Launch Single Visit FTTP Install Programme

9th Oct, 2025 (22 Comments)

Broadband, phone and TV provider Virgin Media (O2) has this morning announced the launch of its new Single Visit Install (SVI) programme, which aims to provide customers with a faster and more reliable approach to installations. But it’s currently only live across their nexfibre built full fibre (FTTP) connections (c.2.4 million UK premises).

Tees Valley Authority Publish Performance Map of Local Mobile Signals

9th Oct, 2025 (2 Comments)

The Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) in North East England, which covers Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees, has today published a map of mobile signal quality and mobile broadband performance – the result of their prior work with Inakalum to harness local bin lorries to help test 4G and 5G coverage.

Gigaclear Start East Gloucestershire UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

9th Oct, 2025 (2 Comments)

Rural broadband provider Gigaclear, which has already deployed their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 612,000 UK premises, has this morning finally announced the start of their roll-out under Project Gigabit’s East Gloucestershire (Lot 18) contract. The £10.81m deployment is currently expected to help upgrade 3,547 premises in hard to reach areas.

Cable Thieves Knock Out Openreach Broadband in County Durham Village

9th Oct, 2025 (3 Comments)

Broadband internet connectivity across part of the County Durham (England) village of Shotton Colliery was left disconnected for five days earlier this week after Openreach’s local network was targeted by copper cable thieves. The activity also caused damage to some local fibre optic cables.

Network Operator and Broadband ISP ICUK Suffers Protracted Attack

8th Oct, 2025 (6 Comments)

Network operator ICUK, which provides wholesale connectivity and broadband solutions to ISPs and businesses, appears to be in the process of trying to fully recover all of its services after suffering an ongoing cyber-attack that has disrupted some of their systems.

eSIM.net Launch Free 30 Day Vodafone eSIM Mobile Plan Called AirFree

8th Oct, 2025 (9 Comments)

Mobile provider eSIM.net, which normally specialises in offering travel eSIMs for roaming usage, has today launched a Vodafone-based plan called AirFree that gives UK customers 30 days of free data, calls, and texts. After that you can either continue on a flexible 30-day rolling plan for a monthly fee, upgrade to a higher data package, or cancel at any time without obligation.

Welsh Gov Tenders for £70m Extending High Speed Broadband Project

8th Oct, 2025 (1 Comment)

ISPreview has spotted that the Welsh Government (WG) have today issued a formal tender notice for their £70m (state aid) “Extending High Speed Broadband” (EHSB) project for Wales. In its current form, this aims to help extend faster broadband to around 29,000 premises in poorly served areas (i.e. locations that can’t yet access 30Mbps+ speeds).

Rural UK Broadband Provider Airband Promotes MD to Position of CEO

8th Oct, 2025 (2 Comments)

Alternative rural broadband ISP Airband, which has deployed their gigabit-speed capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) networks to cover parts of Wales and South West England, has today announced that the company’s existing Managing Director, Kashif Rahman, has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – effective immediately.

Ookla Finds UK Trains Deliver Some of the Slowest Wi-Fi Speeds in Europe

8th Oct, 2025 (27 Comments)

Network testing firm Ookla, which collects broadband performance data from consumers via their popular Speedtest.net service, has examined the onboard WiFi performance of train services across Europe (inc. some Asian rail networks) and found that the United Kingdom delivers some of the slowest internet speeds on trains.

ASA Ban UK ISP Community Fibre’s “Misleading” Best Internet Provider Claims

8th Oct, 2025 (9 Comments)

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a website promotion for London-focused broadband ISP CommunityFibre, which occurred after it was found to have misleadingly claimed to be both the “#1 rated internet provider on Trustpilot – with the most 5 star reviews” and “#1 Best ‘Internet Provider’“.

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Wessex Internet Builds Rural Broadband to 50k UK Premises as Revenues Rise

7th Oct, 2025 (1 Comment)

Rural-focused broadband ISP and alternative network builder Wessex Internet, which is deploying a mix of full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless networks across Southern England, has today published their annual accounts to the end of 2024 and highlighted both their “best-in-class” take-up of over 30% and a 20.5% rise in revenues to £5.76m (2023: £4.78m).

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Broadband and Mobile Considered as Part of UK Home Buying and Selling Reform

7th Oct, 2025 (6 Comments)

The UK government has begun consulting on new proposals aimed at speeding up the process of home buying and selling, while also improving the material information that Estate Agents are required to provide for every transaction. The availability of broadband, as well as mobile signal and coverage, are some of the data points proposed for inclusion in future guidance.

Ofcom Confirm Bidders for the UK 5G Mobile Auction of 26GHz and 40GHz

7th Oct, 2025 (4 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today confirmed that the final bidders due to take part in their auction of the 26GHz and 40GHz millimetre wave (mmW) bands for faster 5G data (mobile broadband) services will include BT (EE), Telefonica UK (O2 / Virgin Media) and Vodafone (VodafoneThree). No surprises this time around.

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Boldyn Networks Boost London’s 5G Mobile Cover via 200 Small Cells

7th Oct, 2025 (3 Comments)

Digital infrastructure firm Boldyn Networks has this morning announced that they’ve so far deployed over 200 5G capable small cells across busy parts of London, which can be harnessed by all the major mobile network operators (i.e. Vodafone / Three UK, O2 and EE) to boost their coverage, local capacity and mobile broadband performance.

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Rural UK Broadband Altnet Quickline Sees Revenues Grow to £3.9m

7th Oct, 2025 (3 Comments)

Alternative network ISP Quickline, which is rolling out a new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and wireless (FWA) broadband network across rural parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England (3-Year Rollout Plan), has published their accounts to the end of 2024 and revealed revenues grew to £3.9m (2023: £3m). But they had an operating loss of £33.1m (2023: £28.8m).

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Virgin Media O2 UK Claims 1.8 Million over-65s Have Fallen for Online Scams

7th Oct, 2025 (7 Comments)

Broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media and O2 has this morning published new research, which claims to reveal that more than 1.8 million people over the age of 65 have been scammed online in the past year, with the average victim losing £831. In response, they’re launching a free Scam Schools programme with sessions “across the UK” to help Brits get safer online.

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Briant Broadband Bring 5Gbps Speeds to Own Network Around Worthing UK

6th Oct, 2025 (0 Comments)

Alternative network operator and UK ISP Briant Broadband has informed ISPreview that customers covered by their own Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network around the seaside town of Worthing (West Sussex, England), which now reaches 10,500 properties passed (and serviceable), can access symmetric speeds of up to 5,000Mbps (5Gbps).