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CommunityFibre connect London’s first 8.5Gbps home broadband line

17th September, 2026 (22 Comments)

Alternative network operator and UK ISP CommunityFibre, which has deployed their full fibre broadband (FTTP) network to 1.4 million homes (mostly in London and the South East), has today boosted their top package speeds from 5Gbps to 8.5Gbps (symmetric) and connected their first live customer to the new tier. But you’ll need deep pockets.

45 Percent of UK Landline Users Confused by Analogue Phone Switch-Off, Survey Claims

26th August, 2026 (21 Comments)

A new OnePoll survey of 2,000 UK adults with a landline telephone at home, commissioned by London-focused alternative broadband ISP CommunityFibre, has claimed that 45% of respondents are still unclear about what the looming switch-off of the country’s ageing analogue telephone network means for them.

Community Fibre Discounts UK Broadband Plans as Mid-Contract Hikes Return

18th August, 2026 (0 Comments)

UK ISP CommunityFibre, which has deployed their 5Gbps speed full fibre broadband network to 1.4 million homes (mostly in London and the South East), will later this morning enable new customers to get 10% off 12-month and 24-month deals until 23:59 on 16th September 2026. But on the flip side, they’ve reintroduced mid-contract price hikes.

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Vodafone UK Tops 1.86 Million Broadband Users as Mobile Declines to 27.98M

27th July, 2026 (0 Comments)

Broadband and mobile operator Vodafone (VodafoneThree) has this morning published their latest Q1 FY27 financial results. The figures revealed that they now have 1.866 million fixed broadband customers (up by 34,000 in Q1 2026 vs 64k in Q4 2025) and a combined mobile base of 27.987 million (down by -369k in Q1 vs -263k in Q4).

Community Fibre Offer 3 Months Free Broadband and Remove Mid-Contract Hikes

7th July, 2026 (0 Comments)

Alternative network operator and UK ISP CommunityFibre, which has built their 5Gbps speed full fibre broadband (FTTP) network to 1.4 million homes (mostly in London and the South East) and rising, has launched a summer sale that offers three months of free service across all packages for new customers and removes their previous mid-contract price hikes.

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Study Claims 1 in 5 Londoners Might be “Overpaying” for Broadband

6th July, 2026 (6 Comments)

A new study of 2,000 UK adults, which was conducted in May 2026 by UK ISP CommunityFibre, has claimed that more than half of Londoners (51%) are currently tied into a contract or subscription they believe is too expensive, while one in five say their broadband “costs more than they would like“.

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Five Alternative UK Broadband Networks Ranked in ORESA Growth Index 2026

2nd July, 2026 (0 Comments)

The latest annual ORESA Growth Index 2026 has just been published and this year’s edition includes five alternative full fibre broadband networks – Toob, Netomnia, Grain Connect, CommunityFibre and Fibrus. The full list ranks the UK’s 100 fastest-growing private companies by compound annual growth rate (CAGR) – those with at least £5m in recent sales.

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Vodafone UK Kicks Off 2026 Summer Home Broadband and Mobile Sale

25th June, 2026 (0 Comments)

Telecoms provider Vodafone has this morning informed ISPreview that they’ve today started their 2026 Summer Sale, which will run until 22nd July 2026 (23:59) and includes various discounts across their 4G to 5G SIM mobile plans, Smartphones (including airtime bundles) and fixed broadband packages.

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Hyperoptic and Community Fibre Backers Reportedly Hunt for Buyers

10th June, 2026 (12 Comments)

A major newspaper report has claimed that private equity firms Warburg Pincus, which backs alternative full fibre broadband network CommunityFibre, and KKR, which backs Hyperoptic, are allegedly exploring sales of their respective UK fibre broadband businesses. Both operators arguably represent some of the UK market’s more financially credible alnets.

Altnet ISP Community Fibre Cuts Price of 1Gbps UK Broadband to just £20

4th June, 2026 (0 Comments)

Network operator and UK ISP CommunityFibre, which has built their 5Gbps speed full fibre broadband (FTTP) network to 1.4 million homes (mostly in London and the South East), has today announced their “lowest price ever” for 1Gbps broadband – dropping it to start from £20 per month for a limited time.

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Vodafone UK Extend Secure Net Home and Who’s Home to All Broadband Packages

27th May, 2026 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator and broadband ISP Vodafone UK has this morning announced that their internet security feature – Secure Net Home, and smart router technology, Who’s Home, which were previously only available on their premium Pro 3 fixed broadband packages, has been extended to 900,000 customers on their standard broadband packages too.

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Community Fibre Resume UK FTTP Broadband Build – Targets 2 Million+ Premises

21st May, 2026 (8 Comments)

One of the UK’s largest alternative network operators, CommunityFibre, has today reported their annual accounts to the end of 2025, which reveals that revenues jumped 48% in the year to £113m and adjusted EBITDA surged by 530% to £50m. But the biggest news is that they’re resuming the build of their 5Gbps FTTP broadband network, targeting “beyond” 2 million premises by 2028-2029.

Full Fibre UK ISP CommunityFibre to Launch Cheap Unlimited 5G Mobile eSIM UPDATE

21st May, 2026 (4 Comments)

Alternative broadband operator and ISP CommunityFibre, which have deployed their 5Gbps speed full fibre broadband (FTTP) network across 1.4 million UK homes (inc. 185k businesses within 200 metres of their network) in London and the South East, has today soft launched a £15 unlimited Mobile eSIM service for their existing customers.

Vodafone Top 1.83 Million UK Broadband Users as Mobile Falls to 28.35M

12th May, 2026 (3 Comments)

Broadband and mobile operator Vodafone (VodafoneThree) has just published their latest Q4 FY26 financial results. The figures show that they now have 1.832 million fixed broadband customers (up by 64,000 in Q4 – the same figure as Q3) and a combined mobile base of 28.356 million (down by 263,000).

Full Fibre UK Broadband ISP CommunityFibre Cuts Prices by 25 Percent

7th May, 2026 (0 Comments)

Alternative network operator and ISP CommunityFibre, which has built their 5Gbps speed full fibre broadband (FTTP) network across 1.4 million UK homes (inc. 185k businesses within 200 metres of their network) in London and the South East, will today launch a new discount that reduces the price of their packages by 25% for new customers.

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Full Fibre Broadband Network CommunityFibre May Restart UK FTTP Rollout

5th May, 2026 (9 Comments)

A new report suggests that alternative network operator and ISP CommunityFibre could return to large scale expansion of their 5Gbps speed full fibre broadband (FTTP) network, potentially reaching close to 2 million UK premises. The provider has so far invested c.£1bn to build across 1.342m homes (inc. 185k businesses within 200 metres of their network) – mostly in London.

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SpeedGeo 2026 Study Award Fastest UK Mobile and Broadband Providers

22nd April, 2026 (0 Comments)

The SpeedGeo project, which compares global internet quality by benchmarking the connection speeds of real users, has published their 2026 results for the United Kingdom. The outcome once again awards Virgin Media as the fastest broadband ISP, while Three UK came top for mobile broadband (4G, 5G etc.). But some big names are missing.