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Liberty Global CEO says nexfibre and Virgin still committed to Netomnia UK broadband deal

4th Nov, 2026 (24 Comments)

The CEO of UK broadband provider Virgin Media’s (VMO2) co-parent operator Liberty Global, Michael Fries, has told investors that the group “remain committed” to trying to get nexfibre’s £2bn acquisition of rival full fibre network Netomnia over the line and “aren’t going to build any more fibre [FTTP] on the VMO2 balance sheet regardless of the outcome” with the CMA.

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Streetwave compare Northern Ireland’s rural vs urban mobile broadband speeds

4th Nov, 2026 (1 Comment)

Telecoms network analyst firm Streetwave has today published the results of a new study, which uses data collected from bin lorries to show how real-world mobile network (4G, 5G) coverage and data speeds vary across Northern Ireland between rural and urban areas, as well as via different mobile operators. Suffice to say, rural connectivity has a lot of catching-up to do.

Fibrus faces objection to its broadband poles from Barrow Town Council

4th Nov, 2026 (0 Comments)

The Barrow Town Council (BTC) in Cumbria, England, has raised an objection of Fibrus’ planned deployment of a new gigabit broadband network near to the Sandscale Haws National Nature Reserve. The operator was in the process of planning to deploy four 9-metre high telecoms poles in a grass verge, alongside a fair bit of underground fibre.

WightFibre’s Isle of Wight FTTP broadband network hits 40 percent take-up

3rd Nov, 2026 (12 Comments)

Alternative network provider WightFibre, which has built their own independent gigabit speed Full Fibre broadband (FTTP) network across the Isle of Wight (situated off the South Coast of Hampshire in England), has revealed that their new fibre network now covers 75,000 premises (91% coverage) and has exceeded 30,000 customers (40% take-up).

nPerf launches new fixed broadband and mobile speed testing tool

3rd Nov, 2026 (4 Comments)

France-based network benchmarking firm nPerf has today unveiled its new speed testing service for broadband internet connections, which now claims to offer a “complete diagnosis” of each connection, with results analysed by type of use, comparisons with other users, and tailored advice.

Rural UK broadband altnet Gigaclear quietly launch 3Gbps Full Fibre plan

3rd Nov, 2026 (4 Comments)

Abingdon-based alternative broadband ISP Gigaclear, which has built their own gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across various rural parts of England, has quietly introduced a new 3Gbps (3,000Mbps) symmetric speed package called “Nova 3000“. But at present it only shows up when customers try to place an order.

Vodafone UK and NCA help police smash criminal SIM farm networks

3rd Nov, 2026 (2 Comments)

Broadband and mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) has revealed that they recently worked alongside the National Crime Agency (NCA) and City of London Police to help identify and disrupt criminal SIM farm networks in “one of the largest hauls ever recovered” – resulting in 8 arrests and more.

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Virgin Media O2’s UK broadband customers fall as cost cutting hits and FTTP upgrades stop

3rd Nov, 2026 (55 Comments)

The latest Q3 2026 results from broadband and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today been released, which reports a fall in consumer broadband customers of -22,100 to total 5,395,800 (vs -28,200k in Q2) and another decline in their mobile base to total 46.348m (down from 46.428m). But the big story this time is one of cost cutting, job losses and a stalled fibre upgrade scheme.

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EE’s broadband install delay raises questions over UK compensation rules

3rd Nov, 2026 (14 Comments)

A possible mistake made by mobile and broadband provider EE (BT) during the order process for a new customer’s full fibre (FTTP) line, which resulted in their installation taking longer than expected, has helped to highlight an interesting conflict with Ofcom’s long-running Automatic Compensation scheme.

BT completes £350m upgrade of Scotland Wide Area Network to 5,000 sites UPDATE

2nd Nov, 2026 (0 Comments)

Over three years have passed since the Scottish Government (SG) and PSD Scotland awarded BT a £350m contract over 6-years to upgrade the Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN). The build phase has now completed, which means that over 5,000 sites (hospitals, GP surgeries, councils, pharmacies etc.) can now benefit from faster and more reliable connectivity.

Broadband ISP Virgin Media makes it cheaper for UK customers to re-contract

2nd Nov, 2026 (40 Comments)

Some good news to start the week. Existing customers of broadband, TV and phone provider Virgin Media (O2) will be pleased to learn that, come the end of their existing contract term, they are now much more likely to be offered a significantly more affordable renewal deal than before. Some customers have reported seeing out-of-contract deals fall significantly in price.

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Virgin Media O2 set to cut thousands of UK jobs as part of cost cutting

31st Oct, 2026 (67 Comments)

A new news report has this morning claimed that broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) are allegedly preparing to cut thousands of UK jobs. The somewhat expected move appears to form part of the company’s long rumoured c.£600m cost cutting drive to help ease pressure from their c.£22bn debt mountain and falling bond prices.

Cambridge Broadband Networks Group in UK collapses after Verizon ends deal

31st Oct, 2026 (2 Comments)

Some 75 jobs at the UK-based Cambridge Broadband Networks Group (CBNG), which developed network technology for mobile and wireless broadband operators, have been cast into uncertainty after the business fell into administration. The situation occurred after the company’s main customer, Verizon, chose not to adopt their mmW product for 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) networks.

Streetwave UK to survey mobile broadband coverage across Barnet Council

31st Oct, 2026 (1 Comment)

Network analyst firm Streetwave has confirmed that they’ve been chosen by the Barnet Borough Council in London to conduct a real-world study of mobile network (4G, 5G) coverage and data speeds across the area, harnessing 723km of the borough’s road network – testing all three of the primary mobile networks – EE, O2 and VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK).

Ofcom set auction timetable for Upper 1.4GHz band for UK 4G and 5G mobile

30th Oct, 2026 (2 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today revealed the timetable and new details of their plan to auction off a 25MHz (frequency) slice of the 1.4GHz radio spectrum band (i.e. the “Upper Block” of 1492 to 1517MHz) to mobile operators (EE, O2 and Vodafone, Three UK) for use in their 4G and 5G based mobile broadband services.

Openreach warn 1 million analogue UK phone lines yet to make digital switch

30th Oct, 2026 (46 Comments)

The latest update from network operator Openreach (BT) has revealed that homes and businesses only have 100 days left before the old Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is permanently retired on 31st January 2027. As it stands, some 1 million UK lines (down from 1.5m in July 2026) are still using legacy copper, including roughly 300,000 business premises (down from 350k).

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Starlink cut 100Mbps UK satellite broadband plan to £32 as other prices rise UPDATE2

30th Oct, 2026 (33 Comments)

SpaceX’s satellite broadband service, Starlink, appears to be changing some of their prices again, which on the positive side seems to have quietly reduced the price of their entry-level “Residential 100Mbps” plan to £32 per month (in some other areas it shows as £36 or still £40). But on the other hand, some service options and plans may have increased in price.