UK Broadband News, Comparison, Analysis and Data

Ofcom has launched an enforcement programme to target the spread of non-consensual intimate images (NCII) online, including deepfakes created by AI. Platforms have until the 30th September 2026 under existing rules to implement effective preventative measures using ‘hash matching’, an automated technology to detect and prevent the relevant images. If they are not using hash […]

Ofcom has moved to provide stability for the market now that full fibre is available to over 80% of UK homes with regard to retiring the old copper network that Openreach operates today. In exchanges where Openreach’s availability of its full fibre network has reached 90% of premises, the requirements to keep copper and fibre […]

Natalie Ceeney CBE from The Connection Project has delivered the keynote speech that has opened Connected Britain 2026, which is at London Excel on 9th and 10th September. The keynote was less about how we build full fibre and other broadband networks, but how we as an industry, Government and society can collaborate to ensure […]

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA UK) has upheld a complaint against UK broadband provider OneStream after ruling that pricing information on its website failed to make sufficiently clear that customers would also receive free trials of two additional services that automatically renewed for a fee. The ruling relates to an advert seen on OneStream’s that […]

Digi UK was launched in March 2026 and so far we’ve managed to map a footprint that covers over 10,000 premises and continues to grow. The footprint is set to be a lot larger, but for now we have identified islands of coverage in Houghton Regis, Luton, Letchworth, Hitchin, Stevenage, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, […]

The Project Gigabit contract for East and West Sussex awarded to CityFibre has seen in the last week some new areas appear with full fibre now available to order. The villages of Clapham, Patching and Polling now have their first full fibre service available. Looking at the future roadworks in the area Arundel, Warningcamp, Wepham […]

No major milestones for any of the regions this month, but hopefully Wales will hit 90% Gigabit coverage in the next four weeks. The Openreach full fibre roll-out continues but the reality that a good proportion of this is overbuild of other full fibre networks is visible then you look at the Openreach FTTP change […]

Most users, when signing up to a broadband service, will be looking at price as the main comparator between Provider A and Provider B. Sure, they may take into consideration the relative reputations of the providers or features offered by the providers, but typically they will look at price first. The problem with this is […]