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Telecoms Operators Accused of New Tactic to Reduce Rents on UK Mast Sites UPDATE

22nd April, 2026 (2 Comments)

A new report has claimed that telecoms infrastructure providers in the UK’s mobile network sector are using “new tactics” to secure more favourable lease renewals on mast sites. The tactic is said to be enticing landowners to negotiate without professional representation (i.e. risking agreements that reduce rents or overlook key protections).

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Axians UK Acquired Scottish Telecoms Company Novo Technologies

16th April, 2026 (0 Comments)

Network operator Axians UK, which forms part of the €22 billion Vinci Energies group, has just announced the acquisition of Novo Technologies, a Scottish-based provider of end-to-end telecoms infrastructure solutions for both Carriers and Enterprise clients. The deal is being hailed as one that could help to build the nations “5G backbone“.

Ofcom Define High Density Areas for Sharing Upper 6GHz Band with UK Mobile and WiFi

13th April, 2026 (7 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has this morning launched an additional technical consultation to support their recent decision to allow low power indoor WiFi signals and outdoor mobile broadband (4G, 5G etc.) networks to “share” access to the Upper 6GHz radio spectrum band (6425 to 7125MHz). The key focus this time is on how they’ll define “high density areas” for mobile licences.

UK Broadband ISP Orbital Net Acquires Leisure Park Internet Solutions

7th April, 2026 (0 Comments)

Kent-based UK ISP Orbital Net (Orbital Internet Group), which operates the Vfast sub-brand that sells broadband packages to consumers via a mix of fixed wireless (FWA) and full fibre (FTTP) networks, has today announced that they’ve acquired a key provider of connectivity solutions to the UK holiday park sector – Leisure Park Internet Solutions Limited (LPIS).

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Zen Internet Survey Claims Brits Prioritise WiFi Over Basic Household Needs

1st April, 2026 (9 Comments)

A new Censuswide survey conducted on behalf of broadband ISP Zen Internet, which involved 2,000 nationally representative UK consumers aged 16+, claims to have found that respondents are increasingly putting Wi-Fi (internet connectivity) above everyday essentials. For example, 36% say they would go without hot water rather than lose the internet.

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Openreach Launch 10Gbps OSA Mobile to Help Connect UK Mobile and WiFi Sites

1st April, 2026 (0 Comments)

Network provider Openreach (BT) has launched a new high speed Optical Spectrum Access (OSA) product called OSA Mobile. The new fibre optic data capacity link is designed to connect UK street furniture (lampposts, street cabinets, etc.) to support the rollout of 4G / 5G Small Cells and front haul applications for mobile operators, as well as public WiFi hotspots, CCTV and broadcast applications etc.

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First Starlink Broadband Equipped British Airways Flight Takes Off with Free WiFi

23rd March, 2026 (7 Comments)

British Airways has revealed that it’s just become the first airline in the UK to launch the fastest onboard Wi-Fi in the sky, which occurred after their first Starlink equipped flight took to the skies at the end of last week. The flight marks the first of many to harness Elon Musk’s massive constellation of broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).

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NOMADLINK Launches to Offer Instant Gigabit Connectivity in Remote UK Areas

18th March, 2026 (0 Comments)

Several UK-based and European technology companies, including Excelerate Technology, Eutelsat (OneWeb) and Livewire Digital, have today launched a new solution called NOMADLINK, which is a trailer pulled unit that can be used to deliver emergency broadband and voice connectivity to major incidents, large public events, and rural or isolated communities across the UK.

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New Report Claims Small Changes Can Deliver Big 5G Mobile Boost for England

18th March, 2026 (2 Comments)

A new report from The YIMBY Initiative (TYI), which describes itself as a cross-party UK research led think-tank, has today argued that “small changes” to existing legislation and frameworks could reform the planning system just enough to help boost the deployment and coverage of 5G based mobile broadband networks.

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Nokia Sets Out Vision for Future Wi-Fi 9 Before Wi-Fi 8 Has Even Arrived

17th March, 2026 (8 Comments)

Networking technology giant Nokia has today set out its “early vision” for the next.. next generation of Wi-Fi 9 wireless networking standards. This is despite the fact that work is still ongoing to develop the final standard for the future Wi-Fi 8 (802.11bn – Ultra High Reliability) standard (here and here), which isn’t expected to be finalised until May 2028.

Rural England Broadband ISP Airband Appoints Jarlath Finnegan as Chairman

13th March, 2026 (4 Comments)

Alternative broadband provider Airband, which has built both a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) based network to cover rural parts of the Midlands, Cheshire, Oxfordshire, South West England and North Wales, has today announced that Jarlath Finnegan has been appointed as Chairman following Ian Fishwick’s departure.

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INCA – Alternative Full Fibre Broadband Networks Cover 19.7 Million UK Premises

11th March, 2026 (6 Comments)

The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) and Point Topic have today released their 2026 report into the impact of alternative “full fibre” (FTTP/B) broadband networks in the UK. The study reveals that their coverage grew by 20% in 2025 to top 19.7 million premises (up from 16.4m or 27% in 2024) and there are more than 3.5 million live connections (up by 32%).

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Rural UK Full Fibre Broadband ISP Village Networks Looks to Expand Network

23rd February, 2026 (0 Comments)

Buckingham-based alternative network provider Village Networks, which operates a number of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) and Full Fibre (FTTP) gigabit broadband networks across rural parts of Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire in England, has requested new powers from the regulator to support its future expansion.

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Community Wireless Broadband Network on Tiree in Scotland Set to Close

12th February, 2026 (0 Comments)

A Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband network that serves the remote Inner Hebrides (Scotland) island of Tiree – Tiree Broadband – has today announced that it is to close on 1st June 2026 after operating for the best part of two decades. Put simply, the local service is said to be “no longer needed“.

Boom Telecom Networks Plan UK Rollout of Full Fibre and Wireless Broadband

12th February, 2026 (4 Comments)

A relatively new telecoms company called Boom Telecom Networks has revealed that it’s planning to build and operate a UK broadband network, which would be a Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) and Gigabit Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) hybrid, although the details are currently quite limited.

Mobile UK Tower Provider Cornerstone to Deploy Micro-Edge Compute Capabilities

11th February, 2026 (5 Comments)

Mobile infrastructure company Cornerstone (CTIL), which was originally established as part of a UK network sharing agreement between O2 (Virgin Media) and Vodafone (Vantage Towers), has today announced a new strategic partnership with StonesThro to deploy a nationally distributed Micro-Edge cloud infrastructure via their estate of c.16,000 mast / cell sites.

ISP BT Business Launch Tailored AI Training for All UK Employees

11th February, 2026 (1 Comment)

Communications and broadband provider BT Business has today announced that they’re working alongside global IT consultancy Avanade and Microsoft to launch a tailored AI training for all 11,000 of its employees, which they say aims to “radically transform how we work and to better serve our customers“. Cost-cutting probably has a role to play too, we’d imagine.