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Welsh Government Quietly Reopens ABC Broadband Voucher Scheme UPDATE

13th May, 2025 (0 Comments)

The Welsh Government (WG) appears to have quietly reopened their Access Broadband Cymru (ABC) grant scheme during the middle of last week. This is being backed by an investment pot of £1 million (annual budget) and offers funding to help rural homes get a 30Mbps+ broadband service installed in areas of slow connectivity.

VeloxServ Moves to Harness Vorboss’ Full Fibre Network in London

12th May, 2025 (0 Comments)

Independent wholesale, broadband and data centre connectivity provider VeloxServ has today announced that their UK ISP partners will benefit from their new “collaboration” with London-focused provider Vorboss, which operates a 100Gbps capable full fibre network in the city.

ScotRail Upgrades Highlands Trains with Faster Onboard WiFi

12th May, 2025 (2 Comments)

Scottish train operator ScotRail has today announced that they’ve launched a new 6-month trial alongside communications provider Clarus Networks, which will extend their Starlink (satellite) based broadband upgrade of onboard WiFi – this is to include six class 158 trains that travel along their Highlands routes in Scotland.

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Fibrus Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout in Cumbria UK Reaches 12,500 Premises

12th May, 2025 (2 Comments)

Infracapital-backed network operator Fibrus has today revealed that their £108m publicly funded Project Gigabit broadband rollout contract in Cumbria (Lot 28), which was awarded to the operator in November 2022 (here), has so far managed to reach “almost” 12,500 more homes and businesses. But many more are due to follow.

Mobile Operator iD Mobile UK Launch New Rewards Scheme – iD Perks

12th May, 2025 (3 Comments)

Low-cost mobile provider iD Mobile (Currys), which harnesses Three UK’s national 4G and 5G network via a virtual operator (MVNO) partnership, has today moved to help mark its 10th anniversary by launching a new customer rewards platform called ‘iD Perks‘ – offering various discounts from household names like Disney, Booking.com, Morrisons and The AA etc.

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Virgin Media O2 UK and Daisy Group Anounce B2B Merger

12th May, 2025 (7 Comments)

The business division of broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media and O2 – VMO2 Business – has this morning announced plans to merge their complementary direct B2B operations with those of the Daisy Group, which aims to “create a major new force in the UK business communications and IT sector” via a new entity.

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Mobile Operators Plea with UK Gov to Support 5G Upgrade via Tax Cuts and Planning

12th May, 2025 (20 Comments)

Industry trade body Mobile UK, which represents Three UK, EE, O2 and Vodafone, has published a new report from Assembly Research that calls on the government to “secure the UK’s economic growth goals and maintain its competitive standing” by supporting their familiar wish list of demands to help boost the roll-out and coverage of mobile networks (4G, 5G etc.).

1 Million UK Consumers Have Switched Broadband ISP Since Sept 2024

11th May, 2025 (24 Comments)

The One Touch Switching Company (TOTSCo), which is the industry-led organisation responsible for helping to deliver Ofcom’s solution (One Touch Switching) for easier and quicker UK consumer switching between broadband and phone providers on different networks, has successfully completed 1 million service migrations since its launch on 12th September 2024.

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Vodafone UK Quietly Launch New Pro 3 Broadband Plan and WiFi 7 Router UPDATE

10th May, 2025 (19 Comments)

Internet, mobile and phone provider Vodafone UK appears to have quietly introduced a new range of fixed line “Pro 3 Broadband” packages, which feature their “all new” Ultra Hub 7 Fibre router and Super WiFi 7 Booster. The headline change here is reflected in the fact that this kit supports the latest Wi-Fi 7 networking standard for faster speeds.

GoFibre Grows UK FTTP Broadband Customers in Montrose to 1,000

9th May, 2025 (0 Comments)

Edinburgh-based alternative network and UK ISP GoFibre, which has been building their new full fibre (FTTP) gigabit broadband network across rural parts of Scotland and Northern England, have confirmed that their deployment in the Scottish town of Montrose has connected its 1,000th customer.

Vodafone Introduces Screen Damage Insurance for UK Mobiles

9th May, 2025 (4 Comments)

Mobile network operator Vodafone UK has today introduced Screen Damage Insurance, which costs “from” as little as £2 per month and enables new and existing customers to “protect one of the most important parts of their phone” with manufacturer approved parts and flexible repair options.

Three UK Closes Down Old Relish Wireless Broadband in Swindon

9th May, 2025 (6 Comments)

Mobile operator Three UK has notified the remaining customers still on their old Relish Wireless (Three Broadband) service in Swindon (Wiltshire, England), which was originally acquired from UK Broadband Limited in 2017 (here), that it is finally due to be retired by the end of May 2025. But the news came as a surprise to some users.

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TalkTalk to Shift 95,000 Origin Broadband UK ISP Customers to UW UPDATE

9th May, 2025 (6 Comments)

The TalkTalk Group has confirmed to ISPreview that some 95,000 customers of ISP Origin Broadband, which is a trading name for Origin Communications and OB Telecom (owned by TalkTalk), are being transferred to Utility Warehouse (UW / Telecom Plus) as part of a recently agreed partnership.

Ofcom Spring 2025 Data – Gigabit Broadband Covers 27.24 Million UK Premises

8th May, 2025 (6 Comments)

Ofcom has today published its Spring 2025 update on UK fixed broadband and mobile coverage, which reveals that “full fibre” (FTTP) lines now reach 74% of homes (up from 69% in July 2024), while 86% are within reach of a gigabit network (up from 83%) and 62-85% of premises can get an outdoor 5G signal (up from 61-79%).

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Neos Networks Launch Rapid Activation Service for Fibre Optic Connectivity

8th May, 2025 (3 Comments)

Neos Networks, which runs one of the biggest 34,000km long business fibre networks in the UK – spanning 550 exchanges, 90+ data centres and 600+ Points of Presence (PoPs), has this morning launched a new “rapid activation” service that makes it possible for customers to order and use their high-capacity optical connectivity in just 5-10 days.

Broadband ISP Grain Build UK Full Fibre Network into Burton-on-Trent

8th May, 2025 (6 Comments)

Alternative network builder and ISP Grain (Grain Connect) has informed ISPreview that their new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network is to be rolled out in the East Staffordshire market town of Burton upon Trent. The first works are due to get underway this month.

ISP Pulse Fibre Commits to Fixed Price Broadband in the UK

8th May, 2025 (0 Comments)

London-based broadband provider Pulse Fibre, which focused on deploying Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) internet connections into new UK build home developments and MDUs (here), have this week said it is “proud to reaffirm its commitment to price stability” in light of Ofcom’s new regulations banning certain mid-contract price increases (here).