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LSBUD report UK telecoms industry delivers 36.2 percent of searches for digging work

10th September, 2026 (0 Comments)

The LSBUD (Line Search Before You Dig) organisation, which provides an online asset search facility to UK street works firms for underground pipes and cables, has published their Digging Up Britain 2026 report and revealed that telecoms (broadband, mobile etc.) remains the “most active industry” when it comes to searching before digging (36.2% of all searches, down from 37.5% in 2025).

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Giffgaff’s full fibre broadband plans now available to 4.2 million UK homes

10th September, 2026 (5 Comments)

Mobile operator and internet provider giffgaff, which is gradually making their new full fibre (FTTP – XGS-PON) broadband packages available to UK consumers via nexfibre’s and Virgin Media’s networks (here and here), has revealed that they’ve increased their serviceable footprint to 4.2 million homes and rising.

Broadband ISP Wildanet launch TiVo Powered UK 4K TV Freely streaming service UPDATE

9th September, 2026 (15 Comments)

Alternative broadband provider Wildanet, which is deploying a new 2Gbps speed full fibre (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cornwall and Devon (England), today claims to have become the UK’s first internet provider to launch a “Powered by TiVo” broadband TV service that brings live TV, catch-up and streaming services together in one place, using a single box and remote with voice search.

Ofcom Change Openreach’s UK Full Fibre Threshold for Copper Retirement UPDATE

9th September, 2026 (22 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today decided to change the threshold at which Openreach (BT) can begin to alter the wholesale prices of copper connections once full fibre (FTTP) broadband lines have become available. In short, the operator will now reach this stage in exchange areas where ultrafast broadband (300Mbps+) is available to 90% of premises, rather than 100%.

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New 10Gbps Broadband ISP DIGI Expands Full Fibre to 10,000 UK Premises

8th September, 2026 (3 Comments)

New independent data reveals that alternative broadband provider DIGI, which is part of the Romanian telecoms company DIGI Communications and is deploying in the UK via WhyFibre (Fiber One Limited), has now expanded their 10Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover over 10,000 premises (RFS).

Nexfibre appoints new Director of Corporate Strategy for UK broadband network

8th September, 2026 (1 Comment)

Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with Virgin Media (harnessing the same build teams) and have deployed their full fibre (FTTP) broadband network to cover 2.6 million UK premises, has created a new ‘Director of Corporate Strategy‘ post and appointed Colin Rand to take on the role.

Fibrus launch UK pay TV service as broadband network covers 472,000 premises

8th September, 2026 (9 Comments)

Infracapital-backed alternative broadband network and ISP Fibrus, which has deployed their full fibre network across rural parts of Cumbria in England and Northern Ireland, has today announced the launch of their own Netgem PLEIO powered pay TV service and published a preview of their annual results showing revenues growing 53% to £45m.

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UK ISP Grain Connect offers up to 9 months half price full fibre broadband

5th September, 2026 (0 Comments)

New customers looking to sign-up with Carlisle-based broadband provider Grain, which has deployed their point-to-point full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 300,000 UK premises and connect 60,000 customers, may like to know that the ISP has launched a new discount that reduces some packages to half price for up to 9 months of service.

Troubled UK Broadband ISP iTalk Files Notice to Appoint an Administrator UPDATE2

3rd September, 2026 (9 Comments)

Earlier this year ISPreview reported on how customers of internet provider iTalk (iTalk Affiliate Telecommunications) had been complaining about protracted service outages and a lack of support (here), while others claimed the provider tried to push them on to a new contract as a way of resolving the issues. Sadly the company now appears to be falling into administration.

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Gigaclear Tweaks East Gloucestershire’s FTTP Broadband Rollout Contract

3rd September, 2026 (2 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) directorate has posted another contract modification notice for Gigaclear’s Project Gigabit contract in East Gloucestershire (Lot 18), which slightly increases the planned roll-out of full fibre broadband (FTTP) by 325 premises and yet manages to reduce the contract value by £777,041 (public investment).

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APFN Opens Own UK Full Fibre Broadband Network to UK ISP Partners

3rd September, 2026 (2 Comments)

The AllPoints Fibre Network (APFN), which is a Fern Trading backed wholesale platform that aggregates connectivity from several different UK networks including their own, has this morning announced that they’re opening up access to their own Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband infrastructure (formerly Jurassic Fibre, Giganet and Swish Fibre) to their partner ISPs.

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Netomnia UK Build Didsbury FTTP Broadband Network to 40,000 Premises

3rd September, 2026 (15 Comments)

Alternative broadband network Netomnia (Substantial Group, YouFibre), which has so far built their UK full fibre network to cover over 3 million premises RFS (inc. 500,000 customers), have confirmed that their deployment across the Manchester suburb of Didsbury has reached more than 40,000 homes and businesses.

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Norfolk County Council Issues Update After CityFibre Scale-Back Fibre Broadband Build

3rd September, 2026 (7 Comments)

The Norfolk County Council (NCC) in England has published a new document, which reveals the future plan for gigabit broadband deployments after CityFibre scaled-back their contracted roll-out of full fibre infrastructure under the UK government’s Project Gigabit scheme in May 2026. As expected, Openreach (BT) look set to pick up the slack.

Broadband ISP Truespeed Mourns Passing of Chairman Clarke Osborne

2nd September, 2026 (0 Comments)

The staff of alternative UK retail broadband ISP Truespeed, which now forms part of the wider FreedomTruespeed Group (FTG), were informed last week that the rural internet provider’s former Chairman since 2014, Clarke Osborne, had sadly passed away after being unwell for some time.

Gigabit Broadband Rollout Contract for Orkney and Shetland to be Awarded Soon

1st September, 2026 (1 Comment)

After a long delay it appears as if the Scottish Government may finally get around to awarding a new gigabit broadband roll-out contract for Orkney & Shetland by the end of 2026. The procurement, which forms part of the UK’s £5bn Project Gigabit scheme, aspires to expand full fibre (FTTP) networks to 13,550 premises in hard-to-reach parts of the remote Northern Isles.

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Who is Responsible When Broadband Fails – 45 Percent of UK Businesses Don’t Know

1st September, 2026 (3 Comments)

A new online survey of 401 full-time UK business connectivity decision-makers, which was conducted by alternative UK broadband network provider LightSpeed Networks (company with a vested interest), claims to have found that 45% of respondents have experienced a fault where “responsibility between suppliers was disputed or unclear“.

Wildanet Grows Revenue But Takes £17m Write-Down on UK Fibre Broadband Assets

1st September, 2026 (4 Comments)

After a turbulent year, broadband provider Wildanet, which is deploying a new 2Gbps speed full fibre (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cornwall and Devon in England, has published their annual accounts to the end of 2025 and revealed revenue growth of 43% to £2.51m (2024: £1.75m). But they also wrote another £17.1m off the value of their assets.