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Cross Party Report Calls for Breaking Monopolies and Tougher Ofcom to Boost UK Broadband

7th January, 2026 (7 Comments)

A new report from the Digital Communities All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has warning that the “ongoing lack” of mobile (4G/5G) and broadband coverage in parts of the country (urban, rural and coastal) are “undermining national ambitions“. The solution, they suggest, could be found in planning reform, breaking down monopolies, stronger regulatory scrutiny by Ofcom and more strategic investment.

Gigabit Broadband Cover Reaches Nearly 90 Percent of the UK in H2 2025

2nd January, 2026 (7 Comments)

ISPreview has today published our biannual H2 – 2025 summary of fixed broadband coverage, which reveals that “full fibre” (FTTP) ISP networks have grown to reach 81.89% of UK premises (up from 78.06% in H1) and 89.6% are within reach of “gigabit” 1000Mbps+ speeds (up from 87.84%) – close to the major milestone of 90%. Read on to see details for England, Wales, Scotland and N.Ireland.

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100 Government Funded 4G Mobile Mast Upgrades Now Live Across UK

23rd December, 2025 (18 Comments)

The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has tonight revealed that a total of 100 government-funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have now gone live across England (28 masts), Wales (44) and Scotland (33) as part of the industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project. But more are set to follow by 2027.

GigaAir Expands 10Gbps Full Fibre Broadband Network in Central Glasgow

19th December, 2025 (3 Comments)

A few years have passed since we first reported on business-focused network operator GigaAir and their plan to deploy a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and fixed wireless broadband network across parts of Scotland (here). The good news is that their combined network now passes in excess of 6,500 business premises across Glasgow City Centre.

Dec 2025 Contract Delivery Progress for UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

19th December, 2025 (8 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK agency has published their December 2025 update on the delivery progress of contracts that have been awarded under their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme. The update reveals that some 183,380 contracted premises (up from 167,770 in Nov 2025) have so far been covered out of a planned total of 1,002,210.

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Gov Consult on Reform of UK Planning Rules to Boost Broadband and 5G Builds

18th December, 2025 (5 Comments)

The Government has today published a new consultation on reforming planning rules, which is seeking feedback on whether they should further change planning rules and update policy guidance to help “accelerate the deployment” of digital infrastructure (full fibre broadband and 5G mobile etc.).

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36,000 North Lanarkshire Council Tenants to Get Gigabit Broadband

17th December, 2025 (2 Comments)

The North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) in Scotland has announced that they intend top roll-out “ultrafast broadband” connectivity across “all social housing” within the local authority (council documents suggest the goal is for speeds of 1Gbps), which is aimed at closing the authority’s digital divide, while improving access to knowledge, skills and jobs.

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Top 15 Fastest and Slowest UK Local Authorities for Mobile Broadband in 2025

17th December, 2025 (5 Comments)

Network testing firm Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular broadband Speedtest.net service, has this morning published a new analysis of mobile 4G and 5G network data performance across UK local authorities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK-wide median mobile download speed rose 15% to 63.03Mbps in 2025, but big gaps remain.

Broadband ISP GoFibre Opens Up GoFurther Fund to Scottish Borders

11th December, 2025 (1 Comment)

Edinburgh-based UK alternative network GoFibre, which is building a gigabit broadband (FTTP) network across remote rural parts of Scotland and Northern England, has allocated a further pot of £12,000 to their GoFurther community fund for projects and organisations in the Scottish Borders area.

Government Launch 80 Free Local Digital Skills Training Schemes Across UK

10th December, 2025 (0 Comments)

The Government has today complemented their Digital Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP) by launching 80 local schemes across the UK, which will offer free digital skills training and other support to help some of the most vulnerable in communities get online with confidence (i.e. disadvantaged young people to elderly people and the homeless etc.).

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ITS Technology Expand UK Full Fibre Network to Glasgow and Newcastle

1st December, 2025 (0 Comments)

The ITS Technology Group, which has deployed various open access and business-focused full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks across parts of the United Kingdom, has today announced that their XGS-PON powered 10Gbps capable fibre network has now gone live across parts of Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear, England) and Glasgow (Scotland).

Study Finds Benefits from Scotland’s R100 Gigabit Broadband Rollout

24th November, 2025 (2 Comments)

The Scottish Government (SG) have published an interim evaluation report for their ongoing £697m Reaching 100% (R100) project with Openreach, which has so far helped to deploy full fibre (FTTP) broadband to 93,800 extra premises in remote rural areas. The report finds benefits in terms of “business productivity, enhanced personal wellbeing and strengthened resilience for households and communities“.

Nov 2025 Contract Delivery Progress for UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout

20th November, 2025 (5 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK agency has today published their November 2025 update on the delivery progress of contracts that have been awarded under their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme, which among other things reveals that some 167,770 contracted premises (up from 150.7k in Oct 2025) have been covered out of a planned total of 1,002,210.

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Ofcom – Gigabit Broadband Covers 87 Percent of UK as 5G Hits 97 Percent

19th November, 2025 (10 Comments)

Ofcom has today released their Connection Nations 2025 digital infrastructure report earlier than usual, which reveals that residential gigabit-capable broadband ISP networks now cover 87% of the UK (up from 84% in 2024), while outdoor 5G coverage from at least one mobile operator is available to 97% of premises (up from 95%). But rural cover remains weaker.

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Openreach Update on Progress of Project Gigabit Builds in Scotland

18th November, 2025 (3 Comments)

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has issued a progress update on their deployment of a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network across rural parts of Scotland. This forms part of their £157m (public subsidy) Project Gigabit contract (here) with the UK government to upgrade 65,000 premises (albeit managed by the Scottish Government).

BDUK Publish Q2 – Q3 2025 Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout Progress Report

13th November, 2025 (7 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK agency has today published the latest Q2 – Q3 2025 progress report on their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme. The data reveals that some 1.3 million premises have now received coverage from BDUK’s gigabit programmes since their inception, albeit only 131,090 via Project Gigabit’s contracts.

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Repairs to Broken Subsea Broadband Cable for Tiree Island Set to Begin

11th November, 2025 (2 Comments)

Good news for residents and businesses on the tiny, remote Inner Hebrides Island of Tiree, which suffered a break in its only subsea fibre cable after Storm Amy struck Scotland at the start of October – resulting in disruption to local broadband and phone services (here). Cable repairs are finally about to get underway.