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BT is working its way through modernising its network, and there are several large components to this, which include switching off the copper PSTN network (PSTN switch-off), migrating users over to full fibre in place of the copper last-mile, and closing down its old telephone exchange buildings (Exchange Exit Programme), which have been the linchpin […]

Our tracking of Openreach full fibre rollout shows it is now covering 62.1% of UK premises and we saw it grow by 353,433 premises since 12th November 2025. The footprint is 20,681,690 premises Ready for Service and we’ve a list of around 2,500 premises where Openreach says service is live but several major retailers are […]

EE says it is the first major broadband provider offering a WiFi 7 router as standard on its full fibre plans. some WiFi 6 routers will hit Gigabit speeds so shifting to WiFi 7 is a mixture of future proofing and other enhancements that the latest standard brings to the game. Performance wise EE is […]

Last week, Ofcom announced a £1m fine on AVS Group Ltd, which runs a number of porn websites, for failing to implement robust age checks on users accessing the site. The existing measures were of the vein, “Are you 18?” with a check box asking you to confirm. The company has now begun to implement […]

There has been a change to areas that are part of the Gigabit vouchers scheme with Shropshire now removed from the map and areas that are part of the GBVS. For those looking to use a broadband voucher as a way to speed up getting Gigabit broadband, remember that you need to form a project […]

The batteries used in your laptop, mobile phone including many EVs on the roads today, as well as many other higher power devices are based on Lithium Ion technology. These are very effective at being charged and discharged. Most datacentres will operate battery and generator backup to ensure equipment hosted there remains online, and BT […]

The Building Safety Regulator was created as part of the Building Safety Act 2022 that was a response to the tragedy that was the Grenfell disaster that resulted in 72 deaths in 2016. The Building Safety Regulator sets out to: These regulations impact the rollout of broadband infrastructure in higher risk and all other buildings, […]