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Virgin Media O2 Eye Vodafone UK Wholesale Broadband Deal and Lament Price Hikes

9th March, 2026 (21 Comments)

Telecoms giant VMO2 (Virgin Media and O2) is reportedly engaged in talks with VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) over a possible wholesale broadband deal, which would enable Vodafone UK to sell packages to consumers via Virgin/nexfibre’s growing full fibre (FTTP) network. Separately, VMO2’s CEO has admitted that O2’s move to hike prices for existing mobile users “wasn’t the best decision“.

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How to stay in control of auto-renewal business broadband contracts

7th March, 2026 (0 Comments)

It usually happens quietly, without flashing alerts or awkward sales calls to mark the moment. While attention is focused elsewhere, a broadband or VoIP contract can renew in the background for another year with very little scrutiny. By the time it comes back into view, the opportunity to explore alternatives may already have passed, leaving businesses tied to terms that no longer reflect their needs or the wider market.

Gov Respond to Lords Remote Working Report and its Call for UK Broadband Investment

5th March, 2026 (2 Comments)

The UK Government’s Department for Business & Trade (DBT) has responded to last year’s cross-party Home-based Working Committee report (here) into remote and hybrid working in the UK which, among other things, called for an increase to “long-term investment in digital infrastructure, particularly broadband” to help properly support such working.

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Phonely Claim 59 Percent of Older UK Adults Unaware of Analogue Phone Switch-Off

4th March, 2026 (43 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.

Virgin Media O2 UK Replaces BT Group Poached CFO with David Melcon

4th March, 2026 (2 Comments)

Combined broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today announced that they’re set to replace their former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since 2021, Patricia Cobian, with David Melcon from 2nd April 2026. In case anybody has forgotten, Patricia announced last year that she was jumping ship to the BT Group (here).

Broadband Speed Testing Giant Ookla Acquired by Accenture for £900m

4th March, 2026 (4 Comments)

Global internet and network connection benchmarking firm Ookla, which operates the popular Speedtest.net broadband connection testing and Downdetector websites and apps (among other things), has been acquired from Ziff Davis by Accenture in a deal that is said to have a cash value of $1.2 ‌billion (c.£900m).

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Openreach UK Extend 10Gbps Cablelink Discount for FTTC and FTTP Broadband

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.

Channel Islands Regulators Push Forward Solution for JT Mobile Number Porting

3rd March, 2026 (0 Comments)

The regulators for the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey have reached an agreement that should resolve a tricky problem, which meant customers of JT’s mobile service couldn’t keep their existing mobile number when switching to virtual operator Coop Mobile (here). But JT has now agreed to support number ports by 17th March 2026, more than six weeks earlier than first planned.

Broadband ISP Group TalkTalk Set for £115m UK Injection from Ares Management

2nd March, 2026 (8 Comments)

A new report claims that the debt strained TalkTalk Group, which has allegedly already begun talks with several prospective bidders for their various divisions (here), is set to receive an injection of £115 million from Ares Management – reflecting £65m in new senior debt and a short-term facility of £50m – to boost its finances ahead of any deal.

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Broadband Forum Give ISPs Clearer Guidance on Infrastructure Sharing for Wholesale Use

2nd March, 2026 (0 Comments)

The Broadband Forum, which is an industry-driven global standards development organisation, has kicked off a new project that aims to equip global broadband ISPs with clearer guidance on sharing network infrastructure for wholesale use – helping to open up more diverse service choices for customers.

LONAP Internet Exchange Reduces UK Pricing of Port Fees for 2026

2nd March, 2026 (0 Comments)

The London Access Point (LONAP), which is a not-for-profit Layer 2 Internet Exchange Point (IXP) based in London that was first established in 1997 and works with various different members (broadband ISPs, CDNs, mobile operators etc.), has just announced its new fees for 2026 and once again moved to reduce their port fees.

Ericsson, BT and EE Introduce New 5G Standalone Features for UK Businesses

2nd March, 2026 (2 Comments)

Mobile operator EE (BT) has worked with mobile network partner Ericsson to introduce two new capabilities to their core 5G Standalone (5G SA / 5G+) mobile broadband network – Network Slice Selection Function (NSSF) and Network Exposure Function (NEF), which enables programmable connectivity, letting businesses and their developers request network performance on demand.

ISP BT Business Launch Sovereign Cloud Calling System for UK Firms

27th February, 2026 (6 Comments)

Communications and broadband provider BT Business has today announced the first product to be released as part of the company’s sovereign platform – ‘Sovereign Voice‘, which allows businesses to make and receive calls over a secure connection, while all call routing remains within the UK’s own borders.

UK ISP TalkTalk Business Formally Complete Separation from TalkTalk Group

26th February, 2026 (11 Comments)

Business broadband and Ethernet provider TalkTalk Business (TTB), which was demerged from the wider TalkTalk Group and sold to the group’s own shareholders for £95m in Oct 2023 (here), has today announced that they’ve just formally completed their separation from the Group and are “now operating as a fully independent organisation“.

Virgin Media O2 Business Completes Dark Fibre Network in Swansea Bay City Region

25th February, 2026 (2 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media O2 Business (VMO2) has completed the Dark Fibre Network East project as part of the Swansea Bay City Region project (Digital Infrastructure Programme), which is said to have delivered a secure fibre network linking 36 public-sector sites (e.g. council offices, NHS, doctors, schools etc.) through 46 connections in Llanelli, Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.

Bright Edge Networks Launch New UK Wholesale Telecoms Platform – Beacon

24th February, 2026 (0 Comments)

Telecoms and networking provider Bright Edge Networks has today announced the launch of a new UK wholesale telecoms platform, which has been designed to enable Managed Service Providers (MSP) and resellers to self-serve a variety of broadband and hosted VoIP solutions “with full margin control“.

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Bluehouse Tech Launch Solution to Help UK Broadband Altnets Launch MVNO

20th February, 2026 (8 Comments)

Software development firm Bluehouse Technology has launched a new product, which is designed to make it much easier for alternative UK broadband providers to launch their own white-label style virtual eSIM based mobile (MVNO) network service – enabling them reach to customers beyond their physical fibre footprints.