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Openreach’s CEO talks future broadband build, Ofcom’s discount block and competition

7th October, 2026 (32 Comments)

The CEO of UK ISP Zen Internet, Richard Tang, has conducted a new interview with the Openreach’s new CEO, Katie Milligan, which touches on everything from the stumbling blocks to expanding FTTP broadband to 30 million UK premises by 2030, to Ofcom’s block of a key fibre discount, the capacity problem facing the analogue phone switch-off and altnet competition.

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Zen Internet’s Andrew Sayle explains how UK broadband ISPs set pricing

21st September, 2026 (5 Comments)

The Connectivity Portfolio Manager of UK broadband ISP Zen Internet, Andrew Sayle, has published a new editorial that gives consumers a unique insight into how modern Internet Service Providers set the price you pay for your package. It also touches on how much of an impact that decision can have on the service or support quality you receive.

Zen Internet CEO reveals state of the UK’s alternative broadband networks

16th September, 2026 (16 Comments)

The CEO of broadband ISP Zen Internet, Richard Tang, has today published the seventh edition of his entertaining ‘Full Fibre Wacky Races‘ presentation, which summarises both his and the wider industry’s views of how the UK’s troubled market for alternative fixed broadband networks (altnets) has progressed and what the future may hold.

Zen Internet expand Wi-Fi 7 routers and launch 2.5Gbps broadband via MS3’s UK fibre

15th September, 2026 (5 Comments)

Rochdale-based UK ISP Zen Internet, which began selling packages via MS3’s full fibre (FTTP) network in parts of Hull (East Yorkshire) and Lincolnshire in June 2026, has now revealed that they’ve made even faster speeds of 2.5Gbps (2.3Gbps average) available to new residential and business customers covered by the network. Separately, more of Zen’s packages now include Wi-Fi 7 routers as standard.

Partner ISPs of Zen Internet Get Simple Switch for Easier Broadband Migrations UPDATE

17th August, 2026 (7 Comments)

Rochdale-based UK ISP Zen Internet has today announced the launch of a new capability for their Partners called Simple Switch, which is being introduced “at no additional cost” and makes it easier to migrate broadband customers without needing to reconfigure router usernames and passwords in “most scenarios“.

Broadband ISP Zen Internet Top 225,000 UK Subscribers as Profits Jump to £3m

13th August, 2026 (10 Comments)

We’re playing late catch-up today with the latest company results for Rochdale-based ISP Zen Internet, which reveal that the venerable UK internet provider grew their broadband customer base to 225,000 at the end of Sept 2025 (up from 208k in 2024) and saw operating profit jump from £1.9m to £3m – partly fuelled by the sale of some IPv4 address blocks.

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Which? Survey Criticises Virgin Media and Sky Broadband for Connectivity Woes

26th July, 2026 (10 Comments)

Consumer magazine Which? have summarised some of the results from their latest online study of UK broadband connection issues, which surveyed 5,235 people in December 2025 and January 2026. The results praised Zen Internet, while criticising Sky Broadband (inc. NOW TV) and Virgin Media for poor performance and connection problems.

Customers of UK Broadband ISP Zen Internet Face Another IP Address Switch

30th June, 2026 (23 Comments)

Rochdale-based ISP Zen Internet has recently begun notifying customers of yet another migration of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for a small subset (under 2%) of user IPv4 allocations, which for most subscribers should only result in a brief service disruption (c.30 seconds) and possibly the need for a router reboot. But others may find it more of a pain.

Survey Claims 1 in 5 UK Sports Fans Suffered Buffering and Freezing During Live Events

15th June, 2026 (1 Comment)

A new survey of 2,000 British adults, which was commissioned by broadband ISP Zen Internet (vested interest), has claimed that one in five UK sports fans have missed key moments due to buffering and freezing while watching live sport at home, while almost half (47%) have experienced some other form of internet-related problem while watching.

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H1 2026 Study Names Top UK Fastest Mobile and Home Broadband ISPs

15th June, 2026 (3 Comments)

We’ve today published ISPreview’s first biannual study of the United Kingdom’s broadband download and upload speeds for 2026, which covers the first half of the year. The report reveals how the performance of the fastest fixed line internet providers, mobile network operators and Starlink (satellite) services has changed since the end of 2025

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Openreach Says No BIG BANG in Jan 2027 When UK Analogue Phones Switch-Off

11th June, 2026 (38 Comments)

The Senior Manager for All IP Migrations and Exchange Exit at Openreach, Juliette Scott, has revealed in a new interview that 1.9 million UK lines are yet to switch to a digital alternative ahead of the closure of the old analogue phone (PSTN / WLR) service in early 2027. But for consumers who fail to switch in time, there “won’t be a big bang on 1st February 2027“.

Zen Internet Start Selling Broadband via MS3’s UK Full Fibre Network

1st June, 2026 (0 Comments)

Rochdale-based UK broadband ISP Zen Internet has confirmed that MS3’s alternative full fibre (FTTP) network, which has so far covered 215,000 premises (Ready for Service) in the North of England (mostly in Hull and Lincolnshire), is now live on their service for business and consumers after being almost fully integrated following last year’s wholesale deal (here).

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Broadband ISP Zen Internet Hails UK Demand Surge for its Fibre Hub

1st May, 2026 (6 Comments)

A year has now passed since Rochdale-based UK broadband ISP Zen Internet launched its ‘Fibre Hub’ – a platform that essentially aggregates access to a number of full fibre networks, while offering that up to their partners (e.g. other ISPs) at the wholesale level. Zen now says they’ve seen a 52% increase in monthly gross demand through The Fibre Hub over the past 12 months.

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Broadband ISP Zen Internet UK Bring eero Router to Business Plans

14th April, 2026 (8 Comments)

Rochdale-based UK ISP Zen Internet has today expanded their partnership with Amazon’s eero, which means that customers of their full fibre (FTTP) broadband offerings for small and medium-sized businesses (SME) can now also access eero’s latest mesh Wi-Fi routers.

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Microsoft Domain Blacklist Causes Email Problems for UK ISP Zen Internet

19th March, 2026 (24 Comments)

Customers of broadband ISP Zen Internet appear to have been experiencing difficulties sending emails to Microsoft’s popular email services (Outlook / Hotmail etc.) since last week, which occurred after the software giant “blacklisted some domain servers hosted in our network“.

New Which Survey Awards Best and Worst UK Broadband ISPs for 2026

17th March, 2026 (8 Comments)

Consumer magazine Which? has published the results from their latest broadband ISP satisfaction survey, which questioned 5,235 UK members of the public (Dec 2025 to Jan 2026) about their internet providers. Once again Zen Internet came top of the pack with a customer score of 84%, while NOW TV (NOW Broadband) hit rock bottom on 54%.

Broadband ISP Zen Internet Discounts UK Prices for Openreach FTTP Packages

27th February, 2026 (23 Comments)

Rochdale-based UK ISP Zen Internet appears to have followed recent price reductions for those taking their CityFibre based full fibre (FTTP) home broadband packages (here) by doing something similar on their Openreach based packages. For example, their top 1.6Gbps package has now dropped from £65 to just £56 per month.