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Virgin Media O2 has announced that it has reached a milestone of 1 million people connected via its Better Connections Plan, to help people experiencing digital inclusion access services online. A range of different programmes and partnerships have been provided to help people get online, access essential services, and stay in touch with family and […]

People in Devon are urged to sign up to the government’s Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme before the deadline in August is reached, with a report to the Devon County Council committee highlighting issues in the area around getting broadband rolled out. The GBVS scheme is due to end in August, and there are currently no […]

The government has launched a Mobile Market Review to try and help the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT) decide what needs to change so the country gets better mobile networks. The key policy aim is to deploy 5GSA across all populated areas by 2030 – perhaps a fairly ambitious timeline (VodafoneThree’s target is […]

The United States has brought in new rules which limit the sale of consumer broadband routers which effectively blocks sales of new routers manufactured outside of the U.S. This change, led by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is being framed as a national security measure, but not only does it have wider implications, it’s rather […]

G.Network has gone through its administration and is moving on as a debt-free network and is said to be well capitalised and looking at a grown oriented future. Fitzwalter Capital have reorganised G.Network whose full fibre network covers around 420,000 properties in London was in distress but now has a new CEO and new focus […]

Things are going to get messy with a small number of people who were waiting on the multi-port ONT that Openreach use to become available in June 2026. The largest full fibre operator in the UK has announced no more multiport ONT will be deployed – if you have one then the existing stock will […]

Loyalty is complicated and way overrated in many cases, at least with the largest providers. These days many of the larger operators (a few Altnets and Zen Internet aside), have price escalator clauses that kick in each April to increase your subscription costs every year. This triggers many to look at switching providers with a […]