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Wessex-Internet-break-ground-in-South-Wiltshire-PR-110924

5th Aug, 2025 (0 Comments)

The UK Government (DSIT) appears set to expand their £18.8m (state aid) Project Gigabit contract with rural UK ISP Wessex Internet for South Wiltshire (LOT 30). This originally aimed to build their 10Gbps capable FTTP broadband network to cover “around” 14,500 hard-to-reach premises in the area (here), but will now look to reach 21,197 premises.

BDUK-Starlink-Broadband-Trials

5th Aug, 2025 (2 Comments)

SpaceX’s Starlink service, which offers ultrafast broadband speeds to the UK and globally via a massive constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), appears to have leaked out plans for a new “Community” product that could allow multiple subscribers to share access to the service via a single terminal (dish) in return for a cheaper rental.

WiFi Hotspot Image by 123rf ID55630134

5th Aug, 2025 (18 Comments)

A new study from Guest Metrics, which has a vested interest in selling content filtering solutions, claims to have identified “widespread failures in public WiFi compliance” after it identified that 80% of the venues it tested had no content filtering (no age checks, no splash pages, no logging) to protect children from adult content – a key part of the UK government’s new Online Safety Act (2023).

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optical glass fibre cable threads 123rf

5th Aug, 2025 (1 Comment)

The ITS Technology Group, which runs various open access full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks across parts of the United Kingdom, has today announced a new partnership with network asset reuse specialist AssetHUB that aims to “speed up fibre rollouts in major UK cities“.

aquiss uk isp

5th Aug, 2025 (1 Comment)

Shropshire-based UK broadband ISP Aquiss has today announced that they’ve become one of the first third-party retail internet providers to offer full fibre packages for businesses via Netomnia’s growing national network, which includes symmetric speeds from 75Mbps and up to 8Gbps (7000Mbps average).

AVM-FRITZBox-Broadband-Routers

5th Aug, 2025 (7 Comments)

German-based network kit manufacturer AVM, which is a familiar developer of home networking products (e.g. FRITZ!Box routers are used by various UK consumers and several ISPs), has officially notified their customers and clients of how the company name is being changed from AVM to FRITZ!.

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5th Aug, 2025 (3 Comments)

Good news. Broadband and mobile services on the remote Shetland and Orkney Islands (Scotland), which have been disrupted since part of the main SHEFA-2 (Faroese Telecom) submarine (subsea) fibre optic cable was damaged over a week ago (here), could be restored as soon as this Wednesday or Thursday after the French repair ship ‘Cable Vigilance‘ arrived.

Network map of United Kingdom. Country digital connections map. Technology, internet, network, telecommunication concept. Vector illustration.

4th Aug, 2025 (21 Comments)

The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (CIIA) has today raised “serious concerns” about the financial resilience of the UK’s broadband sector, which appears to be based on the fact that six of the country’s thirteen “major” ISPs currently operate without an internal audit – potentially exposing them to “unchecked risks and increasing the likelihood of corporate collapse“.

o2 uk mobile sim

4th Aug, 2025 (6 Comments)

Customers of mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) have recently been notified that, from 11th August 2025, they will no longer be able to access the provider’s “Priority” service via the website. Priority exists to reward loyal subscribers with various special offers and discounts.

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IX Wireless Mast in Blackburn

4th Aug, 2025 (11 Comments)

A two-year-long campaign by residents and councillors in the Rochdale town of Heywood has succeeded in getting broadband provider IX Wireless (UK ISP 6Gi / Opus Broadband) to remove their 15-metre tall metal mast / pole on Snowden Street. The council said the structure had an “unsightly appearance” and that there had been “little or no consultation with local communities” before its deployment.

O2-Daisy

4th Aug, 2025 (5 Comments)

The business division of UK broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media and O2 – VMO2 Business – have this morning announced that their recent merger with the Daisy Group has today resulted in the launch of a new B2B telecoms company called O2 Daisy (not to be confused with O2’s anti-scam AI chatbot of the same name).

CityFibre-Engineer-Holding-Optical-Fibres

4th Aug, 2025 (42 Comments)

Network operator CityFibre, which has already deployed their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network across around 4.5 million UK premises, recently indicated to Mobile Europe’s Digital Telco event that they would be looking to upgrade to 50G-PON or 100G-PON during the early to mid 2030s.

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Wi-Fi icon, sign. Vector illustration. Flat design. Connect green sign. Blue background. 123rf

3rd Aug, 2025 (2 Comments)

The development of the next gen Wi-Fi 8 (802.11bn – Ultra High Reliability) standard – led by Task group IEEE802.11bn – is said to be making “steady progress” and, according to Qualcomm Technologies, a high-level of consensus has now been achieved on a significant portion of the future standard that will focus more on improving network reliability than speed.

Openreach-2024-van-driving-along-uk-road

2nd Aug, 2025 (18 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has begun to trial panic alarms for their staff after revealing that UK engineers reported 450 incidents of abuse and assault in the year to the end of March 2025, which is up 8% in the last year and represents a shocking 40% increase when compared with 2022-23. Other providers have seen a similar trend.

PlatformX Communications on Display Screen with CEO

2nd Aug, 2025 (5 Comments)

Network operator PlatformX Communications (PXC), which is a trading name of UK provider TalkTalk that sells wholesale solutions to ISPs and other network providers, has recently been causing some frustration among their partners. The problem began after they attempted to set an early date for the withdrawal of SMPF based broadband products (shared unbundled lines).

internet and uk computer law

1st Aug, 2025 (13 Comments)

The London Court of Appeal has refused permission for Justin Le Patourel to appeal against an earlier dismissal (here) of his £1.3bn class action claim against BT via the Collective Action on Land Lines (CALL) campaign. The organisation had accused the broadband and phone provider of overcharging several million of its landline-only phone customers.

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1st Aug, 2025 (1 Comment)

Infracapital-backed alternative network operator Fibrus, which is rolling out their full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across Northern Ireland and Cumbria (England), has today announced that they’ve so far donated £57,805 to 32 community groups across Northern Ireland as part of their 2025 Community Fund.

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