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MultiGig Broadband ISP Yayzi Goes Live with UK Mobile Plans

28th Feb, 2025 (5 Comments)

Back in May 2024 we reported (here) that internet provider Yayzi Broadband were preparing to make some big changes, not least by launching a Mobile (SIM) service. The good news is that the ISP recently put their new mobile service live, which is harnessing Three UK’s national 4G and 5G network.

Quickline Build FTTP to 2 Villages in Yorkshire Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

28th Feb, 2025 (0 Comments)

Alternative network operator and UK ISP Quickline has today issued a small progress update on their £44m state aid supported gigabit broadband roll-out contract for South Yorkshire (Lot 20 – here) in England, which aims to reach 32,100 additional premises in hard-to-reach rural areas (plus 29,000 via a complementary commercial build).

Openreach to Start Closure of 105 National UK Exchanges in April 2025

28th Feb, 2025 (67 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has confirmed that they will kick off their project to close around 4,600 of their legacy exchanges from 1st April 2025, starting with the introduction of a “stop sell” on new service provisions for an initial batch of 105 sites (due to complete by around 2030/31). This will impact various broadband, PIA and Ethernet services from ISPs.

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ISPs BT, EE, Plusnet and Vodafone Tweak UK Broadband Pricing Policies

28th Feb, 2025 (17 Comments)

Several broadband and mobile operators, including Vodafone, BT, EE, and Plusnet, have this week notified of a small but useful tweak to their mid-contract price hikes policy, which means that new customers who sign-up will not be hit by the price increase that was previously due to start around the end of March 2025.

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Wireless and UK Satellite Broadband ISP Brdy Facing Insolvency UPDATE2

28th Feb, 2025 (2 Comments)

Satellite internet provider Brdy, which offered a mix of satellite and wireless (5G) broadband solutions to rural parts of the UK, appears to be in difficulty after customers of the service started reporting a lack of support and connection problems. Shortly after that, the same users noted how their accounts had been taken over by rival ISP Bentley Telecom.

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Openreach Reveal UK Price for 1Gbps Symmetric FTTP Broadband UPDATE

27th Feb, 2025 (74 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has just revealed how much they’ll charge ISPs for their new symmetric 1Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband package, which is due to launch on 1st April 2025 and will initially only be available to locations being covered as part of their rural Project Gigabit contracts (here).

Alternative Cornwall UK Broadband Network Wildanet to Cut Jobs UPDATE

27th Feb, 2025 (2 Comments)

More bad news today as alternative rural broadband ISP Wildanet, which is busy deploying a gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cornwall and Devon in England, has revealed that “external forces” have pushed them into a period of restructuring that is expected to result in a loss of up to 35 jobs (roughly 18% of the workforce).

Sky Business to Boost WiFi and Broadband for 787 UK Caffe Nero Stores

27th Feb, 2025 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP Sky Business (Sky UK) has announced a new multi-year agreement with Caffè Nero, the premium coffee house group, which will see them upgrade the digital infrastructure of 787 stores in The Caffè Nero Group (about 90% of their estate) across the United Kingdom.

KCOM to Close Mini Library Inside Classic Phone Box Due to Fire Risk

27th Feb, 2025 (5 Comments)

Hull-based phone and broadband ISP KCOM, which have deployed a full fibre (FTTP) network across 305,000 premises in parts of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (England), has taken the decision to close a tiny “community library” in Skidby, that was set up during 2020 inside the village phone box, because it posed a “serious fire risk“.

Court Orders Big UK ISPs to Block Pirated Israel TV Streaming Sites

27th Feb, 2025 (13 Comments)

Most of the major broadband ISPs in the United Kingdom (BT, Sky Broadband, Virgin Media, TalkTalk, EE and Plusnet) have just been handed a new court order to block an Israel TV video streaming site, which was found to have been facilitating internet copyright infringement (piracy).

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Virgin Media UK Expand FTTP Broadband to 6,000 Homes in Falconwood

27th Feb, 2025 (4 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre and supporting retail broadband ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), which share some of the same parentage, have today announced that they’ve expanded the reach of their symmetric 2Gbps speed capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to more than 6,000 homes in the Falconwood area of South East London for the first time.

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Spectrum Policy Forum Says AI Can Help Ofcom Manage UK Radio Waves

27th Feb, 2025 (4 Comments)

A new study from the cross-industry UK Spectrum Policy Forum (UKSPF), which was conducted by Smith Institute and Spectrivity, has recommended that the telecoms regulator, Ofcom, should adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to help manage the nation’s finite wireless radio spectrum more efficiently.

Long Running UK ISP Internet for Business Acquired by Converged Communication Solutions

27th Feb, 2025 (0 Comments)

Aberdeen-based UK broadband and I.T solutions provider Internet for Business (IFB), which was first established all the way back in 1995, has been acquired by Converged Communication Solutions (CCS) for an undisclosed sum and after briefly falling into administration on 19th February 2025.

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10 Government Funded 4G Mobile Mast Upgrades Go Live in Scotland

26th Feb, 2025 (10 Comments)

Digital Mobile Spectrum Limited (DMSL), which represents the four major UK mobile operators (EE, O2, Vodafone and Three UK), has today confirmed that 10 more government-funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have just gone live in Scotland as part of the industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project.

Ookla Examine WiFi 6 vs 7 Performance of EE’s UK Broadband Routers

26th Feb, 2025 (16 Comments)

Internet connection benchmarking firm Ookla, which operates the popular Speedtest.net broadband and mobile testing service, has published an interesting new study that looks at the adoption of different WiFi standards and performance across the world. But the study also highlights the performance impact of EE’s (BT) new Wi-Fi 7 capable routers in the UK.

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ISP Sky Broadband UK Promises to Fix Router WiFi Calling Bug

26th Feb, 2025 (4 Comments)

Internet provider Sky Broadband has promised customers of their service, specifically those connecting via the latest ‘Sky Max Hub‘ router, that a fix is on the way for a long-running bug that appears to be preventing users from being able to use Wi-Fi Calling when on their home network.

Jurassic Fibre Broadband ISP Customers Hit by UK Price Rises

26th Feb, 2025 (20 Comments)

Exeter-based broadband ISP Jurassic Fibre, which is now part of the wider AllPointsFibre network that delivers FTTP broadband across various locations, has recently informed existing customers of a price increase to their service. The news has come as a surprise to some users, including those who previously benefitted from a 50% “Forever” discount.