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Multiple UK Broadband ISP Checkers and Order Systems Currently Down UPDATE4

24th June, 2026 (6 Comments)

Reports are coming in that a number of major and minor broadband providers, such as Sky Broadband, BT, Virgin Media, Vodafone and many others, are currently suffering some disruption to their online availability checkers and ordering systems that is preventing new customers from signing up. A few providers have linked this to a problem with Openreach (BT Group).

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UK ISP BT Saw 544 Percent Surge in ITVX Traffic During Scotland v Morocco

22nd June, 2026 (1 Comment)

Broadband ISP BT has informed ISPreview that last Friday’s (19th June) FIFA World Cup 2026 match between Scotland v Morocco, which kicked off at 11pm BST (UK time), sent streaming demand across their network soaring, with a 544% increase in peak traffic through ITVX compared with an average evening.

New Report Examines the UK’s Public Switched Telephone Network Switch Off

19th June, 2026 (20 Comments)

A new independent research report has been published by BroadbandSwitch.uk, which provides a fairly detailed and useful overview of Britain’s move to switch-off the old analogue phone network on 31st January 2027, which was previously delayed from the original end of 2025 deadline in order to protect vulnerable consumers.

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

19th June, 2026 (11 Comments)

The UK Government has confirmed that a total of 140 publicly-funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have now gone live across the United Kingdom (up from 100 at the end of 2025), which includes new sites in England, Wales and Scotland as part of the industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project. But more are set to follow before 2027.

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Tribunal Says BT is a UK Public Authority for Environmental Regs, But Not Openreach

19th June, 2026 (4 Comments)

A Tribunal has ruled that broadband and phone provider BT’s role, obligations and statutory powers make it sufficiently public in character for environmental-information purposes, but network access provider Openreach’s separate corporate status means it does not cross that same legal threshold.

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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

BT to Deploy Full Fibre Broadband to Business Parks Across Mid Wales

12th June, 2026 (2 Comments)

Telecoms giant BT has today announced the Business Park Full Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) Project, which reflects the signing of a new contract with the Growing Mid Wales (GMW) programme to deliver full fibre broadband access for business parks across Mid Wales – Ceredigion and Powys. But some nearby homes will also benefit.

BT Business Launch Prioritised 4G and 5G Access for Mission-Critical Sectors

11th June, 2026 (0 Comments)

Communications and broadband provider BT Business has today announced the launch of a new “prioritisation capability” delivered over EE’s commercial mobile network. The new feature, called Mission Boost ™, enables organisations in “critical sectors” to access prioritised 4G and 5G connectivity during periods of congestion or high demand.

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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“.

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.

£700m R100 Gigabit Broadband Rollout in Scotland Covers 100,000 Premises

7th June, 2026 (8 Comments)

The Scottish Government (SG) has this morning announced that they’ve just passed the 100,000 premises milestone – reflecting those who have benefitted from their publicly subsidised £697m Reaching 100% (R100) project with Openreach, which is rolling out gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) broadband to remote rural areas.

BT and EE’s UK Websites and Apps Experiencing Service Disruptions UPDATE4

5th June, 2026 (13 Comments)

Customers of broadband and mobile providers BT and EE (possibly also including Plusnet) appear to have been suffering from difficulties accessing or using their online accounts, official apps and webmail today. But the feedback appears to suggest that it might not be impacting every service, subscriber or platform in the same way.

BT and Meta Deploy Congestion Awareness Tech to Improve EE UK Mobile Streaming

28th May, 2026 (7 Comments)

Broadband and telecoms giant BT (EE) have teamed-up with social media giant Meta to develop and deploy a new technology that aims to make watching online videos via Facebook and Instagram more reliable for EE mobile customers, even during periods of high network demand.

UK Government Hints it Would Block Bharti Boss Taking Control of BT

28th May, 2026 (5 Comments)

Officials within the UK Government have reportedly sent their strongest signal yet that they’d oppose any move by the boss of the India-based Bharti group, Sunil Bharti Mittal, to take control of UK broadband and telecoms giant BT by increasing his stake above the current level of 24.95%.

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BT Group Loses 203K UK Broadband Lines and Grows FTTP to 23 Million Premises

21st May, 2026 (38 Comments)

The BT Group has published their H2 FY26 biannual results, which saw total half year revenues of £9,840m (up from £9,806m in H1) and another quarterly UK decline in Openreach’s broadband lines of -203k (down from -210k in Q3 FY26) – full year losses totalled 825k. But the network operator still grew their full fibre (FTTP) coverage by 2.608 million premises in H2 (vs 2.23m in H1) to total 23m.

BT Mobile Goes Live for UK Consumers and Confirms Package Details

20th May, 2026 (19 Comments)

Broadband and telecoms giant BT has today gone live with their revived BT Mobile service, which among other things confirms that the details we uncovered on Monday were correct (here). All the plans feature basic 30-day rolling SIM Only contracts with capped data allowances and are exclusively for the provider’s own broadband customers.

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“.