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CommunityFibre Allegedly Discouraged from G.Network Bid Over.. Rodents?

26th January, 2026 (12 Comments)

The CEO of alternative UK broadband ISP and network builder CommunityFibre, Graeme Oxby, appears to have suggested that one of the reasons they opted not to make a bid for troubled rival G.Network stemmed from fears that rodents had chewed through its fibre optic cables. But the key issue may be more related to the general cost of maintenance than rats.

Altnet Broadband ISP Gigabit IQ Starts UK Crowdfund to Raise £270,000

26th January, 2026 (9 Comments)

Internet access and online security provider Gigabit IQ (formerly Grayshott Gigabit) has officially launched their promised crowdfunding campaign, which aims to raise fresh investment of £270,000 to help grow and expand the business via the “next generation of safe, reliable broadband for the country“.

Broadband ISP Group TalkTalk Starts Talk Talking to Potential UK Bidders

23rd January, 2026 (18 Comments)

A new report has this afternoon claimed that the debt strained TalkTalk Group, which last year reportedly appointed advisers PJT Partners to help sell off its remaining operations (here), have now allegedly begun talks with several prospective bidders for their various divisions.

Ofcom UK Probe WhatsApp Over Inaccurate Information in Biz SMS Market Review

23rd January, 2026 (1 Comment)

The UK telecoms and internet content regulator, Ofcom, has opened an investigation into Meta’s WhatsApp Business messaging service after provisionally finding that the information they supplied – as part of a recent review into the wholesale market for business bulk SMS messages – “may not have been complete and accurate“.

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Colt UK Trial 800Gbps Multi-Core Fibre Cable on Metro Optical Network in London

22nd January, 2026 (4 Comments)

Business communications and internet provider Colt Technology Services (COLT) has joined forces with connectivity solutions provider STL (Sterlite Technologies) to successfully trial a new Multi-Core Fibre (MCF) cable – specifically STL’s Multiverse™ Multi-Core 4-core Fibre – across their metro optical network in London.

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ISP Commsworld Win Contract to Build West Lothian Council’s Fibre Network

22nd January, 2026 (0 Comments)

Business UK broadband ISP Commsworld has today announced that they’ve secured a 15-year contract, worth £8.5 million, to deliver a new Wide Area Network (WAN) for West Lothian Council in Scotland. The work will upgrade the council’s existing service with a brand-new fibre optic network and provide a 10-fold increase in available bandwidth.

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CityFibre Report 848K Broadband Users as FTTP Covers 4.7 Million UK Premises

22nd January, 2026 (15 Comments)

The UK’s largest alternative 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband operator, CityFibre, has today published their latest trading update to the end of 2025 and revealed that their network now covers 4.7 million premises (4.5m RFS). Customer take-up has also grown rapidly to total 848,000 (up by 64% from 518,000 at the same time last year).

Jeff Bezos to Launch 2nd Satellite Broadband Service with 6Tbps Speeds, TeraWave

22nd January, 2026 (6 Comments)

Talk about confusing. The founder of internet retail giant Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has announced that he intends to launch a second mega constellation of 6Tbps (Terabits per second) symmetric speed capable broadband satellites, albeit via his Blue Origin rocket company, called TeraWave, which seems to conflict a bit with the existing Amazon Leo project.

Broadband ISP VISPA UK Faces Compulsory Strike-off Action Again

21st January, 2026 (3 Comments)

Broadband provider VISPA has recently become subject to another “First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off” (petitioner: HMRC) – as shown on the Companies House (CH) website, which follows both a significant delay to the publication of their latest accounts (CH’s website states their next accounts were “due by 31 January 2025“) and adoption of CH’s default address.

CityFibre Make Business FTTP Broadband Available to 4.5 Million UK Premises

20th January, 2026 (3 Comments)

The country’s largest alternative broadband operator, CityFibre, has this morning announced that they’ve “unlocked” their nationwide footprint and made their business Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) services available across 4.5 million premises – offering wholesale business products at data speeds of up to 2.5Gbps (Gigabits per second).

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Six Alternative UK Broadband Networks Ranked in Sunday Times 100 Tech List

20th January, 2026 (8 Comments)

The latest 2026 Sunday Times 100 Tech list has been published, which reflects a ranking of Britain’s fastest-growing private technology companies. The good news is that six broadband network operators have managed to make it into the 2026 hardware list, with Netomnia topping the table in 3rd place and CityFibre just edging in at 48th at the bottom.

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Virgin Media O2 UK Outsourcing 700 Roles to Tata CS and Tech Mahindra

19th January, 2026 (30 Comments)

Sources have informed ISPreview that broadband and mobile operator Virgin Media (O2) has today notified around 700 staff that their roles are to be transferred to the Indian owned Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Tech Mahindra. The move is intended to “better deliver for our customers“, although this could still result in some redundancies.

Creditors Allegedly Set to Take Control of Rural UK Broadband ISP Gigaclear

19th January, 2026 (55 Comments)

A major newspaper has claimed that creditors of the indebted Abingdon-based alternative broadband ISP Gigaclear, which has built a full fibre (FTTP) network across 612,000 premises in rural parts of England and is home to c.160,000 customers, are set to take control of the business after an attempt to sell the company failed.

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ITS Technology Grows UK Full Fibre Network as Turnover Hits £34m

16th January, 2026 (6 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group, which have deployed various open access and business-focused full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks across parts of the UK, recently published their annual accounts and revealed an expansion of their network length by 13%, as well as a 12% increase in coverage and a 99% rise in take-up (on-net grew 77% and off-net grew 30%).

EE UK to Deliver Mobile Connectivity for easyJet’s Network in 35 Countries

15th January, 2026 (3 Comments)

Broadband and telecoms giant BT has announced that their EE mobile network has secured a major new contract with the UK’s largest airline, easyJet, to deliver thousands of mobile connections to keep its flight crew, aircraft and airports linked up across Europe – in 35 countries and over 150 airports (from Gatwick to Gran Canaria).

UK ISP Glide Upgrade Broadband for Student Homes at the University of Exeter

14th January, 2026 (1 Comment)

Clevedon-based broadband ISP Glide Group has today announced a new multi-year contract extension with the University of Exeter in Devon (England), which will deliver a “major upgrade” to their wired and wireless internet connectivity – focused upon the educational establishment’s student accommodation estate.

UK Broadband Provider G.Network Files Notice to Appoint an Administrator UPDATE

13th January, 2026 (30 Comments)

Alternative network operator and UK ISP G.Network, which has deployed a gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of London, has followed up last week’s report – that they’d been acquired by distressed debt specialist FitzWalter Capital (here) – by officially filing a Notice of Intention (NoI) to appoint an administrator.