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Silverstone is expecting something like 565,000 spectators over the course of the British Grand Prix and if that happens will break a 31 year record for Grand Prix attendance. O2 is the first network live on a new high capacity mobile network and is therefore able to offer enhanced 5G connectivity using a network built […]

Virgin Media business can deliver Internet connections that range from coax DOCSIS 3.1 to Ethernet services delivered to large firms. They have now started selling a symmetric XGS-PON full fibre service using the nexfibre network aimed at SME. Pricing starts at £29.95 a month for a 200 Mbps download, 20 Mbps upload service with 200 […]

In a move aimed at simplifying its operating model and deliver a laser focus on selling services that utilise the CityFibre network footprint the big altnet is selling Entanet and its non-core off-net business to Tom O’Hagan. The sale means Entanet will become a strategic wholesale partner of CityFibre while also utilising other networks where […]

The Competition and Markets Authority has started its phase 2 investigation that will delve into the detail of the acquisition of Substantial (Netomnia i.e. Brsk and YouFibre) by Liberty Global, Telefónica and InfraVia (nexfibre). nexfibre and Substantial asked the CMA on 11th June 2026 to fast track the phase 2 investigation and has started the […]

The Equinox offers that Openreach launched in 2021 and are currently running as Equinox 2 are meant to incentivise retailers to sell more full fibre connections, particularly the higher speed tiers. Openreach has issued the pricing info for its sixth year of the Equinox offers. There will be no price changes in the April 2027 […]

While it is VMO2 who have highlighted a new scam message, it is one that everyone with a mobile should be prepared for. Fraudsters are posing as a telecoms company and invoking the urgency part of scamming to claim your mobile SIM is about to expire and you need to login to accept new terms […]

Zen internet is one of the long standing independent broadband providers which has been operating for over 25 years, making them popular with many technical users. One of the features they offer is IPv4 address blocks, something most mainstream providers have never offered, as well as static IPv4 addresses which don’t change. Remember, if your […]

As part of a national awareness campaign that will run for a week from 4th July 2026 INCA has announced July 4th as Broadband Independents’ Day. The aim of the day and subsequent awareness events is make people aware of the options that are available to them. Some 3.6 million broadband connections are already up […]