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Openreach Urge Action from UK ISPs as Pilot Exchange Closures Draw Near

3rd September, 2025 (26 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has warned broadband and phone providers impacted by three of their pilot UK exchange closures – Deddington, Ballyclare and Kenton Road – that they only have c.90 days left to identify their risk cohorts (e.g. telecare customers) and migrate them. The network operator said they were growing “increasingly concerned” about the pressure on their resources from ISPs leaving it too late.

ISP Zen Internet Detail UK Ethernet Partnership with Sky Business Wholesale

13th August, 2025 (0 Comments)

As first hinted at last week (here), broadband ISP Zen Internet has today revealed details of their new “strategic partnership” with Sky Business Wholesale (Comcast). The move gives Zen’s partners (other ISPs etc.) and direct business customers access to Sky’s Ethernet-enabled exchange footprint.

Vorboss Criticises Ofcom Plan to Water Down Definition of UK Leased Lines

11th August, 2025 (33 Comments)

London-focused ISP Vorboss, which runs a 100Gbps speed fibre optic network in the UK’s capital city, has told Ofcom that reclassifying the UK’s market for high capacity leased lines to include “LeasedLine Equivalents” (LLEs), such as XGS-PON technology (underpins many FTTP broadband networks), would be “misguided, confusing, and ultimately detrimental“.

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Broadband ISP Zen Internet Integrate ITS Technology and Prep Sky Leased Lines

8th August, 2025 (6 Comments)

Rochdale-based ISP Zen Internet has today announced that ITS Technology‘s business-focused UK full fibre network is now live on their Fibre Hub, which forms part of their recently agreed partnership (here) and essentially aggregates access to a number of full fibre broadband networks for partner providers. But that’s not the only development that Zen has announced.

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London Full Fibre ISP Vorboss Acquires Optimity, 40fi and Invests in Layer8

21st July, 2025 (2 Comments)

London-focused network operator and ISP Vorboss, which runs a 100Gbps speed full fibre network in the UK’s capital city, has today announced the expansion of their managed service and cybersecurity offerings via two strategic acquisitions – Optimity (managed services) and 40fi (cybersecurity), and an investment in Layer8 (network management for commercial real estate).

Openreach Testing Relaxed Rules for UK Exchange Closure Pilot

12th July, 2025 (23 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) are testing a relaxation of their FTTP broadband Priority Exchange Stop Sell rules and Copper line re-arrangement in the Kenton Road Exchange area. This is one of the three exchanges taking part in their initial pilot project to test approaches, before eventually closing c.4,600 of their legacy exchanges from 2030 onwards.

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Neos Networks Completes Oxfordshire UK GigaHubs Full Fibre Build

9th July, 2025 (0 Comments)

The Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) and Neos Networks have today confirmed the completion of their £7.25m “GigaHubs” project, which has now connected 192 public sector sites (schools, hospitals etc.) to a new 1,500km long gigabit-capable full fibre broadband network.

Neos Networks Add DDoS Protection to Dedicated Internet Access Service

3rd July, 2025 (4 Comments)

Neos Networks, which operates one of the biggest 34,000km long and 400Gbps capable business fibre networks in the UK – spanning 550 exchanges, 90+ data centres and 600+ Points of Presence (PoPs), has today announced that they’ve integrated Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Mitigation as a built-in feature of its Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) service.

Openreach Tweaks Fixed Fee for Excess Construction Charges on EAD UPDATE

25th June, 2025 (4 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has informed providers of high-speed Ethernet connections that, effective from 1st October 2025, the one-off Fixed Fee for Excess Construction Charges (ECC) on new Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) lines will increase from £638 to £708 excluding VAT (an increase of 10.97%). But in reality, customers won’t pay any extra.

ITS Technology Win £3.5 Million Dark Fibre Contract for Carmarthenshire

19th June, 2025 (1 Comment)

The ITS Technology Group, which has built various open access full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks across parts of the UK, has today announced that they’ve secured a £3.5 million dark fibre network build contract for Carmarthenshire (Southwest Wales) as part of the Swansea Bay City Deal’s Digital Infrastructure Programme.

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ITS Technology on 50Gbps Plans, UK Full Fibre Expansion and Partnering Zen Internet

16th June, 2025 (2 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group, which has built various open access full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks (“Faster Britain“) across urban parts of the UK for businesses and ISPs, has today announced a reciprocal partnership with retail provider Zen Internet and spoken of their ambition for future network expansion within the next 2 years.

CityFibre Says Enterprise-grade Ethernet Services Reach 260,000 UK Businesses

12th June, 2025 (0 Comments)

Network operator CityFibre has today announced that their high-speed fibre optic based Ethernet (leased line) services are now available to over 260,000 UK businesses (up from 80,000). The expansion has been underpinned by its nationwide upgrade to 10Gbps capable XGS-PON (FTTP) broadband technology.

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Disputed Invoice Causes Brief Headache for Network Provider Fibre 1

11th June, 2025 (1 Comment)

Network operator Fibre 1 Limited, which typically focuses more on Scotland and offers a range of broadband / Ethernet / internet connectivity services to businesses, recently ran into a problem after a disputed invoice briefly led to a court action to appoint a provisional liquidator. But this issue was promptly reversed and settled.

Vorboss Target London’s Local Councils with New Full Fibre Partnership

2nd June, 2025 (0 Comments)

London-focused network provider Vorboss, which operates a 100Gbps capable full fibre network in the city, has today announced a new strategic partnership with Roc Technologies to deliver “best-in-class network solutions” tailored specifically for local councils across the capital.

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Business ISP Onecom Signs Deal to Harness AllPoints Fibre’s UK Platform

27th May, 2025 (2 Comments)

Broadband operator AllPointsFibre Networks (APFN) has today signed a new deal with UK business ISP Onecom, which enables the internet service provider to provide business-grade Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) connections using APFN’s new aquila wholesale platform (an aggregated network using several operators).

Openreach Delay UK Launch of Ethernet Access Direct 2.0 Until Dec 2026

24th May, 2025 (25 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has notified UK broadband ISPs of a 9-month delay to the planned launch of their new Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) v2.0 product for businesses, which appears to have been prompted by Ofcom’s current Telecoms Access Review 2026 (TAR). The move means that EAD 2 won’t become available until the end of 2026.

Virgin Media O2 Business Launches Teams Phone Mobile

21st May, 2025 (3 Comments)

Broadband ISP Virgin Media Business (VMO2) has today followed BTWholsale by launching Microsoft’s ‘Teams Phone Mobile‘ service to its large business customers (250+ employees) in the UK, which among other things makes it easy to move between mobile and desktop Teams calls seamlessly.