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7th May 2026 (2 Comments)
Hull-based alternative network operator MS3, which has built a full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across 234,000 premises (213k RFS) in the North of England and connected 20,000 customers via various retail ISPs, have managed to restore services across the Lincolnshire town of Scunthorpe after one of their core fibre cables melted.
7th May 2026 (0 Comments)
Alternative network operator and ISP CommunityFibre, which has built their 5Gbps speed full fibre broadband (FTTP) network across 1.4 million UK homes (inc. 185k businesses within 200 metres of their network) in London and the South East, will today launch a new discount that reduces the price of their packages by 25% for new customers.
6th May 2026 (5 Comments)
The shortlist for the fifth annual UK Fibre Awards event, which will take place next month (4th June 2026) at the London Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel, has been released. The event sees various broadband ISPs and full fibre network builders across several categories pick up awards for their achievements.
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6th May 2026 (10 Comments)
Alternative network ISP Fibrus, which is building a full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of Northern Ireland and Cumbria (England), has launched an unusual new campaign that takes a swipe at its competitors by inviting their angry customers to let out their frustrations in a rage room (i.e. a place where you go to smash up poor defenceless electrical devices etc.).
6th May 2026 (7 Comments)
Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has this morning announced that they’ve switched-on their next-generation 5G Standalone (5GSA / 5G+) mobile broadband network in Wales, which is said to reach more than 800,000 residents and businesses across 9 large towns and cities, 18 smaller towns, and 133 villages.
6th May 2026 (0 Comments)
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6th May 2026 (3 Comments)
A team of researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich, England, has “uncovered a hidden property of light” that allows it to controllably twist, spin and behave differently – without mirrors, materials or special lenses. In theory this could allow future optical (fibre optic) based broadband connections, among other things, to carry significantly more data.
5th May 2026 (1 Comment)
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.
5th May 2026 (0 Comments)
Alternative internet provider Airband, which has built a mixed Full Fibre (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless (FWA) broadband network across rural parts of England and North Wales, has followed up the recent departure of their CEO (here) and confirmation of further redundancies (here) by announcing that Paula Strickland has been appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer.
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5th May 2026 (21 Comments)
A couple of months ago we reported that Romanian telecoms company DIGI Communications had entered the UK market by acquiring 51% of the share capital of alternative network provider WhyFibre via subsidiary Fiber One Limited (here). The provider has since launched a retail ISP called DIGI and promises speeds of 10Gbps for just £25. But the rollout plan remains unclear.
5th May 2026 (0 Comments)
A team of researchers at the University of Glasgow (UG) in Scotland have developed a new Machine Learning tool that they say could “transform network testing” by harnessing digital twins (i.e. digital replicas of physical systems or processes), making the process 25,000 times faster than traditional approaches.
5th May 2026 (9 Comments)
A new report suggests that alternative network operator and ISP CommunityFibre could return to large scale expansion of their 5Gbps speed full fibre broadband (FTTP) network, potentially reaching close to 2 million UK premises. The provider has so far invested c.£1bn to build across 1.342m homes (inc. 185k businesses within 200 metres of their network) – mostly in London.
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5th May 2026 (0 Comments)
Elon Musk has confirmed that the global Starlink service from SpaceX, which offers ultrafast broadband via a massive global network of compact satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), is now available to people on Gibraltar, which is a British overseas territory on Spain’s south coast.
5th May 2026 (43 Comments)
The recently merged mobile and broadband operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) have today announced that Vodafone has reached an agreement to “buy out” CK Hutchison (Three) from the joint venture for £4.3 billion (€4.9bn) in cash via a cancellation of shares. The deal will increase Vodafone Group’s pro forma net debt, but give them full control.
5th May 2026 (2 Comments)
Broadband and mobile operator Vodafone UK has, for the third year running, topped a new network benchmarking study of 4G and 5G (mobile broadband and calls) performance across London, which was conducted by the Berlin-based NET CHECK group. But sadly Three UK found themselves at the bottom of the study.
5th May 2026 (9 Comments)
The Group MD and CFO of alternative network ISP Fibrus, Colin Hutchinson, has today spoken to ISPreview about the challenges of building full fibre networks in rural areas, their approach to market consolidation and on how they fear the outcome of Ofcom’s recent market review “entrenches Openreach’s dominance” and “all but kills the prospect of future private investment in many rural areas“.
4th May 2026 (0 Comments)
Global telecoms network benchmarking firm Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their Speedtest.net service (inc. apps), has published a new report that examines the performance drop of mobile (4G / 5G / mobile broadband) networks during peak times (19:00 and 21:00 local time) across the EU, UK, Norway and Switzerland during Q1 2026.
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