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KCOM in Hull UK Reach Agreement to Restructure its Current Capital Structure

27th March, 2026 (3 Comments)

Telecoms network operator KCOM, which is the incumbent broadband provider for Hull and has also deployed their full fibre (FTTP) network across other parts of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (England), has revealed that they’ve reached an agreement with their lenders and shareholders to restructure their current capital structure.

Broadband ISP EE Confirms First UK Customer Live on 8Gbps Broadband

27th March, 2026 (45 Comments)

The Director of Home and TV at BT, Luciano Oliveira, yesterday confirmed that broadband ISP EE had “connected its first customer to an 8Gbps full fibre service“, which he said made them the “first major ISP in the UK to reach this milestone” – obviously ignoring smaller players like Youfibre [Netomnia] and B4RN etc. that have done it for a while.

Welsh Gov Appoint FarrPoint to Survey Superfast Broadband Coverage

27th March, 2026 (0 Comments)

The Welsh Government (WG) have this week appointed FarrPoint to undertake an Open Market Review (OMR) to provide an “updated view of superfast broadband connectivity” across Wales at the premises level. The move is intended to help inform their £70m (public subsidy) Extending High Speed Broadband (EHSB) project.

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Broadband ISP Migrations from Brsk to Youfibre Trigger UK Billing Errors

26th March, 2026 (13 Comments)

Some of the customers who have recently been migrated from broadband ISP Brsk to Youfibre, which reflects the Substantial Group’s (Netomnia) recent decision to merge their two retail providers (here and here), are now complaining of being hit by billing / invoicing errors (e.g. inflated bills) and other issues after making the transition.

Nexfibre to Cover 1,456 UK Youth Centres with Free 2Gbps FTTP Broadband

26th March, 2026 (2 Comments)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of its parentage with its ISP partners Virgin Media (O2) and giffgaff, plan to expand on their original commitment to offer as many as 1,000 youth centres across the UK access to their full fibre network for free. But following the planned acquisition of Netomnia (here), they now expect to reach a further 456 centres.

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Wholesale Provider PXC Add CityFibre’s Ethernet Flex and Expand UK Business FTTP

26th March, 2026 (1 Comment)

At the end of last year network provider PlatformX Communications (PXC), which is a trading name of UK internet provider TalkTalk Communications Limited and sells wholesale solutions to ISPs (inc. other network providers), began to make CityFibre’s Business full fibre (FTTP) broadband services available to their partners. PXC has now expanded this and added the Ethernet Flex product.

CityFibre Trial New Tech to Manage Road Traffic During UK Broadband Builds

26th March, 2026 (0 Comments)

Network operator CityFibre, which has so far deployed their 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 4.7 million UK premises (4.5m RFS), has partnered up with BUKO Digital to trial a new traffic (road) management technology to support the delivery of their publicly subsidised Project Gigabit works in West Sussex.

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UK ISP YouFibre Discounts Full Fibre Home Broadband Packages on Netomnia

26th March, 2026 (0 Comments)

New customers looking to join YouFibre, which is the main retail ISP outlet for Netomnia’s (Substantial Group) national Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband network (covering 3 million UK premises RFS), may like to know that they’ve significantly discounted the price of their monthly plans.

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Virgin Media O2 Suggests it May Stop UK Fibre Builds if Netomnia Deal Rejected UPDATE

25th March, 2026 (34 Comments)

The CEO of Liberty Global (Mike Fries), which co-owns broadband operator Virgin Media (O2) and nexfibre in the UK, appears to have suggested that they could stop rolling out new full fibre (FTTP) broadband networks if the competition regulator does not approve their planned merger with rival Netomnia (Substantial Group).

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Openreach Boosts UK Full Fibre Broadband Build via Google Cloud AI Tools UPDATE

25th March, 2026 (0 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has moved to expand its existing partnership with Google Cloud, which involves adopting their AI (Artificial Intelligence) services to help plan the logistics and engineering for their ongoing deployment of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based gigabit broadband ISP technology.

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Openreach to Bring FTTP Broadband to Thousands of Flats in Enfield

24th March, 2026 (0 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has reached a new access agreement with the London Borough of Enfield, which will enable them to deploy their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across “thousands of flats and apartments” in the area – initially starting with 1,500 properties across over 50 buildings.

Openreach Increases Ethernet Exemption from UK Excess Construction Charges

24th March, 2026 (1 Comment)

Network operator Openreach (BT) has informed communication providers that, following Ofcom’s recent Telecoms Access Review 2026 (TAR), they’ve increased the exemption amount for Excess Construction Charges (ECC) on new Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) lines and Dark Fibre circuits (1-2 Access Link variants) from £2,800 to £3,680 ex. VAT.

London Full Fibre Broadband Provider G.Network Moves Forward “Debt-Free”

24th March, 2026 (9 Comments)

Alternative UK network operator G.Network, which built a full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of London and recently went into administration after being acquired by distressed debt specialist FitzWalter Capital (here and here), today say it’s “successfully reorganised through administration“. The company said they’re now moving forward on a “debt-free, well-capitalised, growth-oriented footing“.

Openreach to Fully Withdraw Multiport ONT on UK FTTP Broadband Lines

24th March, 2026 (19 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has informed UK broadband ISPs that they are now “fully withdrawing” the service option of a Multiport Optical Network Terminal (ONT / ONU) device and the related Box Swap service (i.e. replacing an existing / older ONT with a new Multiport ONT) on full fibre lines. The move follows last year’s complaints about “technical issues” with the service.

Why the UK fibre market must deliver on commercialisation in 2026

24th March, 2026 (0 Comments)

2026 is a defining year for the UK fibre market. After more than a decade of accelerated deployment, full-fibre infrastructure is now a familiar part of the national landscape rather than an emerging ambition. 83% of UK premises have access to full fibre, while gigabit-capable broadband is available to 90%. From a rollout perspective, the transformation has been remarkable.

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Digi Comms Acquires 51 Percent Stake in UK Broadband Altnet Whyfibre

23rd March, 2026 (7 Comments)

Romanian multinational telecommunications and mobile operator company Digi Communications N.V. has entered the United Kingdom’s fibre optic broadband market by acquiring 51% of the share capital of alternative network provider WhyFibre, which was conducted via Digi’s subsidiary Fiber One Limited. A pilot of their new FTTP network is now in the works.

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Virgin Media UK Deploys Free Smart Support Service to All Broadband Users

23rd March, 2026 (7 Comments)

Customers of UK ISP Virgin Media’s (O2) fixed broadband packages have today been told that the internet, TV and phone provider is now rolling out their new Smart Support diagnostics service – a 24/7 broadband speed and connection monitoring solution – to all of its customers “as standard and at no extra cost“. Initially only 330,000 customers had been able to benefit from it.