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YouGov Survey Claims European Router Manufacturers Attract Trust from UK

12th June, 2026 (11 Comments)

A new YouGov survey of 16,474 people from across 14 European countries, including the United Kingdom, has very unsurprisingly found that only 10% of respondents expressed mistrust towards European router manufacturers. The figure rises to 38% for manufacturers from the USA, 52% for China and 67% for Russia. But many don’t know where their broadband router is built.

Ofcom UK Shut Enforcement Programme for Checking 999 Calling Access

10th June, 2026 (0 Comments)

The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has closed the own-initiative compliance programme that it opened in October 2025 (here) for assessing whether regulated UK phone providers were meeting their obligations concerning the need to ensure access to emergency calls (e.g. 999 and 112). The good news is they found no major issues, but they have still proposed a few changes.

BT to Harness Claude Mythos AI Preview to Boost UK Telecoms Security

8th June, 2026 (7 Comments)

Broadband and telecoms giant BT has today announced that they’ve “become the first UK company” join Anthropic’s Project Glasswing, which will allow them controlled access to the frontier AI model – Claude Mythos Preview – in order to help strengthen cybersecurity for its networks and customers against the latest AI threats.

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Gov Publish Response to Revision of UK Telecommunications Security Code

3rd June, 2026 (1 Comment)

The UK Government (DSIT) has today published its response to a planned revision of the Telecommunications Security Code of Practice (2022), which will update the code to reflect changes in what sort of specific security measures public telecoms providers (broadband, mobile etc.) must take in order to protect their networks from attack.

Government Unveil Plan to Protect UK Subsea Internet Cables from Sabotage

29th May, 2026 (10 Comments)

The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT / DCMS) has today proposed “tougher fines and prison sentences” for those who damage subsea infrastructure essential for UK broadband access and trade, with consultation planned to take place later this year.

String of Dnsmasq Vulnerabilities Threatens UK Broadband Routers

28th May, 2026 (9 Comments)

A sizeable group of Linux-powered broadband ISP routers, widely used both around the world and across the United Kingdom, will need firmware updates after a string of six new security vulnerabilities were recently discovered in the open-source networking tool Dnsmasq. But most of them would require local network access to fully exploit.

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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.

Rights Holders Gain More Control to Block UK Access to Internet Piracy Sites

26th May, 2026 (15 Comments)

The High Court has granted rights holders, such as Columbia Pictures and others, more flexibility to require the UK’s major broadband ISPs (e.g. BT, EE, Plusnet, Virgin Media, Sky Broadband and TalkTalk) to block customers from accessing websites that have been found to facilitate internet copyright infringement (piracy).

Gigabit IQ Combines UK Full Fibre Network with Disking IT’s Cybersecurity

22nd May, 2026 (2 Comments)

Alternative broadband network and online security provider Gigabit IQ (formerly Grayshott Gigabit) has this morning announced a strategic partnership with managed IT and cybersecurity specialist Disking IT, which should help to strengthen and expand their offerings for businesses and consumers by integrating new security solutions.

Openreach, Crimestoppers and EMR to Tackle UK Copper Broadband Cable Theft

21st May, 2026 (6 Comments)

Network operator Openreach (BT) and existing charity partner Crimestoppers have today announced that they’ve joined forces with a global leader in metal recycling, EMR, to help combat the rising tide of copper telecoms cable theft on their national broadband and phone network. Total Metal Theft is said to have costed the UK economy £4.3bn in the past decade.

UK ISP BT Business Launch New Free Security Tools for SME Customers

20th May, 2026 (0 Comments)

Communications and broadband provider BT Business has today launched a new suite of “industrial-grade” cybersecurity tools to help the UK’s small and medium-sized enterprises tackle cyber criminals. The ISP will also provide a new Cyber Support Hub to help SMEs stay safe online, including free access to their “cyber advisors“.

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Gauging Support for Cross-Platform E2EE RCS Messaging on UK Mobile Operators UPDATE

20th May, 2026 (6 Comments)

Google and Apple recently began bringing cross-platform end-to-end encryption to Rich Communication Services (RCS), which is a data-only messaging service that’s intended to replace traditional SMS text messaging (you need a mobile internet / broadband connection for it to work). But it’s not yet fully available from all UK mobile operators.

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2026 Kings Speech – New UK Cyber Security Laws and Broadband Rights for Leaseholders

13th May, 2026 (4 Comments)

The State Opening of Parliament – often referred to as the “King’s Speech” – took place today, which once again saw the new UK Government set out their agenda for the coming session. The speech included mentions of several bills related to telecoms network security and broadband connectivity, which we’ve summarised a bit below.

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Virgin Media O2 Locking Some UK Accounts for Unclear Security Reasons

13th May, 2026 (15 Comments)

In recent months we’ve noticed what looks to be a rise in the number of O2 (Virgin Media) Mobile customers reporting that access to their account IDs have been “locked” due to unclear “security reasons“, which has in some cases taken several weeks or months for customers to get resolved. In other cases the issue may reoccur shortly after being resolved.

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Ofcom Prep New UK Telecoms Security Reporting Rules for Mobile Networks

12th May, 2026 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today proposed changes to “improve the consistency of security compromise incident reporting” (i.e. when broadband or mobile networks are disrupted by cyberattacks). The changes will, for example, change how outages are reported for mobile networks in rural areas, which recognises that outages in urban and rural areas affect users differently.

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Tech and Civil Society Groups Warn Against Blanket UK Internet Restrictions

5th May, 2026 (2 Comments)

The Open Rights Group, Index on Censorship, Mozilla, Tor Project, Big Brother Watch, plus many other technology and civil society groups, have signed a new statement that urges UK policymakers to reconsider their approach to online safety legislation – warning that proposed age-gating measures and access restrictions threaten to fragment the open internet and erode the rights of all users.

Three Copper Broadband Cable Thieves in Birmingham Jailed for 3 Years

2nd May, 2026 (7 Comments)

At the start of 2026 we reported on how West Midlands Police had arrested a gang of three men who were in the process of trying to steal Openreach’s (BT) copper UK broadband and phone cables – worth £50k – from an underground site in central Birmingham (here). Yesterday the Birmingham Crown Court jailed each one for 3 years.