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Openreach XGS-PON Broadband Trial Map by EE UK

5th March, 2026 (29 Comments)

A week has passed since we reported that broadband ISP EE (BT) had started sending out invites to those wishing to help trial Openreach’s new XGS-PON powered Full Fibre (FTTP) technology (here), which is capable of delivering internet speeds of up to 8.5Gbps down (850Mbps upload). The main update this week is that the provider has also detailed which areas are covered by the trial.

Analogue-uk-phone-handset-on-red-background 123rf

4th March, 2026 (39 Comments)

A new poll of 4,298 UK adults aged 50+, which was conducted by Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provider Phonely (vested interest), has claimed that 58.7% of UK adults aged over 50 are still unaware that the country’s ancient legacy phone network is being switched off on 31st January 2027.

italk

4th March, 2026 (8 Comments)

Concerns are starting to be expressed by customers of broadband ISP iTalk (iTalk Affiliate Telecommunications), which have been complaining about a a protracted service outage that started last week. In addition, some customers have alleged that support staff suggested the issue could be resolved more quickly if they took out a new contract.

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2023 Openreach female engineer in exchange.jpg

3rd March, 2026 (2 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has significantly extended their special offer for broadband ISPs, which discounts the charge on 10Gbps Cablelinks for their FTTP and FTTC lines (GEA), nationwide, to just £399 +vat when taken on Layer 2 Switches (L2S) older than 6 months.

Openreach Van at Sainsburys Smart Charge Site

2nd March, 2026 (6 Comments)

National broadband and network access provider Openreach (BT), which has already put 6,000 Electric Vehicles (EV) on UK roads to support their broadband and phone engineers, have today signed an agreement with Smart Charge, Sainsbury’s nationwide EV charging network, to provide its engineers with access to their “ultra-rapid charging hubs” in 80 locations across the country.

BT Group -Sign-on-Office-Window-2025

1st March, 2026 (19 Comments)

Broadband ISPs BT, EE and Plusnet have tweaked their policy on annual price rises so that new customers who join after 1st March 2026 will not immediately be hit by their latest +£4 monthly price hike (first announced in July 2025), which is due to be introduced a month later in April 2026.

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rural engineer openreach fttp

27th February, 2026 (5 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has today confirmed that the previously stalled Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract for Cheshire (Lot 17), which was originally held by Freedom Fibre until they “mutually agreed to terminate” it in March 2025 (here), has now been picked up by Openreach (BT). But it’s changed a bit in the process.

zen internet uk isp

27th February, 2026 (23 Comments)

Rochdale-based UK ISP Zen Internet appears to have followed recent price reductions for those taking their CityFibre based full fibre (FTTP) home broadband packages (here) by doing something similar on their Openreach based packages. For example, their top 1.6Gbps package has now dropped from £65 to just £56 per month.

Picture of Nexfibre chamber in Ferndown near Aster Housing by Andy

25th February, 2026 (22 Comments)

A small group of homes in the East Dorset (England) town of Ferndown have effectively been denied access to a new gigabit broadband network because a local housing association, which owns a crucial piece of land, are only willing to grant Virgin Media’s (nexfibre) engineers a wayleave (legal access agreement) for an individual property; not the wider area.

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copper vs fibre optic openreach engineer

24th February, 2026 (1 Comment)

The FTTH Council Europe has this afternoon published their latest annual (2026) update on the progress being made across 27 EU member states (inc. the United Kingdom, Norway and Switzerland) in switching off older copper based broadband networks, which forms part of the wider move to adopt gigabit full-fibre (FTTP/H/B) infrastructure.

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

24th February, 2026 (0 Comments)

The Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency and Openreach (BT) have revised downward their £149.7m Call Off 1 Project Gigabit contract – covering parts of Lancashire, North Wiltshire, South Gloucestershire, West and Mid-Surrey, Staffordshire, West Berkshire and Hertfordshire. This originally aimed to extend full fibre (FTTP) to 54,336 premises in remote areas, but will now reach 51,821.

EE-Smart-Hub-Pro-router-inside-UK-home

24th February, 2026 (42 Comments)

ISPreview have spotted that mobile operator and broadband ISP EE (BT) has started sending out invites to those on their trials scheme who wish to help test Openreach’s new XGS-PON powered Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) lines, which for consumer services are capable of offering download speeds up to 8.5Gbps (850Mbps upload).

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Olilo broadband isp - white text on black background

23rd February, 2026 (22 Comments)

Techy-focused broadband ISP Olilo, which first launched in early September 2025 (here), has today announced that they’re about to reduce prices across their Openreach-based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband packages. The changes are set to be introduced from 1st April 2026.

Openreach-2024-engineers-building-rural-fibre

22nd February, 2026 (26 Comments)

The Government’s recently published Statement of Strategic Priorities (SSP) for telecommunications (here) appears to have rejected calls by some, but not all, alternative UK broadband networks for Ofcom to make access to run new fibre optic cables via Openreach’s (BT) existing cable ducts and poles cheaper in rural areas.

Openreach-2024-engineer-holding-fibre-tester

20th February, 2026 (8 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has this week confirmed that they’ve recently started to roll-out or expand their new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based gigabit broadband ISP network across the Somerset festival town of Glastonbury, as well as 9 more locations that stretch right across the United Kingdom.

Openreach-2024-FTTP-Exchange-Engineer-Next-to-Rack

19th February, 2026 (1 Comment)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has notified UK ISPs that they’ve launched three new special offers, which reflect a mix of connection discounts and free upgrades for those looking to take a 1Gbps speed Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) line – this provides dedicated point-to-point data connectivity between sites.

Openreach engineers at work outside van

19th February, 2026 (8 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach has moved to improve how they engage with UK communication providers (e.g. broadband ISPs) and their customers by making a series of organisational updates, which they hope will deliver an “even sharper focus on customer experience and end to end operational performance“.

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