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Virgin Media O2 UK Suffers Broadband Customer Decline as FTTP Footprint Hits 9M Premises

24th July, 2026 (7 Comments)

The latest Q2 2026 results from network operators Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today reported a fall in consumer broadband customers of -28,200 to total 5,417,900 (vs -5.3k in Q1), while their mobile base declined slightly to total 46.428m (down from 46.44m) and outdoor 5G+ (5GSA) population coverage remains at 86%.

BT Update – Openreach Lose 192K UK Broadband Lines as FTTP Covers 23.4M

23rd July, 2026 (26 Comments)

Telecoms giant BT Group just published a short trading update to the end June 2026, which reveals that Openreach lost a total of 192,000 broadband lines to rivals over the past quarter (improved from -203k last quarter). But their “full fibre” (FTTP) coverage grew to 23.4 million premises (up from 22.92m) and EE’s 5G+ mobile coverage reached 77% of the UK population.

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Broadband Altnet Netomnia Puts 100 UK Staff on Redundancy Notice

22nd July, 2026 (39 Comments)

Alternative broadband operator Netomnia (Substantial Group), which has already expanded their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover over 3 million UK premises (inc. 500,000 customers) and is in the process of being acquired by the parents of Virgin Media (O2) and nexfibre, has confirmed to ISPreview that they’ve put around 100 further workers on notice of possible redundancy.

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Fibre Optic Firm ACOME Merges All its Brands to Better Support UK Customers

22nd July, 2026 (0 Comments)

Global fibre optic kit manufacturer ACOME, which is based in France, has this morning announced that they intend to integrate off-shoots Idea Optical and LYNDDAHL Telecom under a single company in order to “better support customers” (i.e. broadband network operators, data centres and civil engineering firms) in the United Kingdom.

RETN Launch a New London to Brussels Fibre Network Route for Resilience

22nd July, 2026 (4 Comments)

Eurasian focused network service provider RETN has today announced that they’ve launched a new London to Brussels “spectrum route” on fibre optic connectivity, which is intended to boost the resilience of their UK and Mainland Europe network through a more geographically diverse connection into continental Europe.

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Point Topic Highlights Key Challenge for VMO2’s £2bn Netomnia Broadband Deal UPDATE

21st July, 2026 (7 Comments)

Telecoms analyst firm Point Topic has published further analysis of the £2bn acquisition of full fibre alternative UK broadband network Netomnia (Substantial Group) by the parents of nexfibre and Virgin Media (O2). The research highlights how much of a bearing a single piece of competition-law math – the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) – may have on the deal being cleared or not.

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Business Broadband Provider Clear Telecoms Acquired by Flotek Group

21st July, 2026 (0 Comments)

Managed and IT service provider Flotek Group has announced that they’ve acquired Essex-based ISP Clear Telecom, which has over 23 years’ experience supporting SMEs across the region, for an undisclosed sum. The provider’s services include IT support, hosted VoIP, SIP trunks, Microsoft Teams, business phone systems, mobile, broadband, and leased lines for SMEs.

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BT Secure Multi-Million-Pound Contract to Protect Scotland’s Water Supply

21st July, 2026 (0 Comments)

Communications and broadband provider BT Business has today signed a contract with Scottish Water to help the organisation deliver a fully integrated network and security service. The deal forms part of Scottish Water’s wider £130 million investment into its networks.

Broadband ISP Neatley Adopts Service Platform and Router from Audra Solutions

21st July, 2026 (0 Comments)

Wythenshawe-based broadband provider Neatley, which in 2023 was partly acquired by the Telecom Acquisitions Group via Home Telecom (here), has just completed adoption of the Catena OSS / BSS platform, Audra Safe customer router and nationwide wholesale connectivity from Audra Solutions.

VeloxServ Unveils Next Phase of Unity Portal Development for UK ISP Partners

16th July, 2026 (2 Comments)

Independent wholesale broadband and leased-lines aggregator, VeloxServ, which is used by a fair few retail UK ISPs and alternative networks (altnets), has expanded their ‘Unity Partner Portal’ to add a bunch of new features that “simplify service management, improve operational efficiency and provide partners with greater visibility and control“.

Everflow Expand into UK Telecoms with £44m Funding Deal from BGF and OakNorth

15th July, 2026 (0 Comments)

County Durham-based Everflow, which is multi-utility provider that focuses on UK business services, has announced that they’ve secured a total of £44 million in fresh funding from capital investor BGF and digital bank OakNorth to help the operator expand into telecoms.

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Spectrum Comms Look to Expand UK Fibre Optic Network for Businesses

15th July, 2026 (0 Comments)

Spectrum Comms Solutions, which specialises in building telecoms infrastructure and fibre optic broadband / Ethernet networks (both for themselves and for other providers), has revealed that they’re looking to maintain and expand their passive network (inc. Dark Fibre) in places such as Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham, London Docklands and other UK regions where “data centre clusters require secure interconnection“.

Broadband Altnet CityFibre Notifies 200 UK Staff of Possible Future Redundancy

15th July, 2026 (37 Comments)

The UK’s largest alternative full fibre broadband network, CityFibre, has this morning proposed organisational changes that could result in 200 roles being impacted, subject to consultation. The move is said to be a response to the current environment, where market conditions remain difficult and there has been “slower progress on consolidation“, impacting their near-term growth.

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Trade Deal Between UK and Switzerland to Bring Free Mobile Roaming

14th July, 2026 (6 Comments)

Yesterday saw the UK Government sign one of its largest services-focused trade deals to date, this time with the beautifully mountainous Central European country of Switzerland, which among other things included an agreement to support surcharge-free international mobile roaming.

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TalkTalk’s Wholesale Arm PXC Reportedly Receives Bids from Several Parties

10th July, 2026 (3 Comments)

The heavily indebted UK broadband focused TalkTalk Group has reportedly received bids for its wholesale arm, PlatformX Communications (PXC), which is said to value the company in the “hundreds of millions of pounds“. The interest is said to have come from Africa-focused Telecel, as well as others like private equity firm Epiris, which has teamed up with PXC executive chairman Tom O’Hagan.

UAE Telecoms Group Sells 16.21 Percent Stake in Vodafone Group for £4.43bn

10th July, 2026 (1 Comment)

The Vodafone Group has this morning confirmed that Abu Dhabi-based E& (Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC) has sold its entire 16.21% stake – some 3,944,743,685 ordinary shares – in the global mobile operator to Vega, an acquisition vehicle wholly owned by the Niel family group (owner of French telecoms firm Iliad), for $5.95bn (£4.43bn).

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Virgin Media Business Wholesale Update on Progress Toward XGS-PON Based EoFTTP

9th July, 2026 (0 Comments)

The wholesale division of UK broadband ISP Virgin Media Business (VMB / VMBW) recently brought together more than 100 partners at its Partner Connect event in London to discuss AI, rising data demands and the need for higher-capacity networks. The business also shared a progress update on its XGS-PON-enabled Ethernet over FTTP (full fibre) proposition.