UK Broadband News, Comparison, Analysis and Data

There is more standalone 5G (also called 5G+ or sometimes 5G SA) in the UK, this time Virgin Media O2 is announcing its next generation service has been switched on in Kent. The switch on of 5G+ across Kent could see around 1.6 million residents, spread across 125 towns and 246 hamlets benefiting from the […]

The PSTN switch-off which is rapidly approaching is just another change in how the UK communicates and engages with each other be it business or pleasure. There are more changes on the way, with the switch from terrestrial Digital TV to IPTV solutions being considered by the Government. The Connection Project has produced its Connection […]

With competitors selling XGS-PON services as standard and Sky customers often showing up enjoying 5 Gbps download speeds using the CityFibre network, the news that Openreach is turbocharging the speeds on its network will help level up the competition. An Openreach FTTP pilot has been running in the Guildford area since March 2026, with the […]

Exascale bundles a WiFi 7 router with their full fibre services, and there is now a discount available for those who can supply their own router that supports the VLAN and DHCP on its WAN interface. The vast majority of the public will prefer to use an ISP supplied router, as this makes support queries […]

GoFibre who are based in Scotland and are busy building full fibre both commercially and as part of its Project Gigabit contracts has announced a milestone for the town of Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders. It is saying it has connected over 1,000 customers to its full fibre network in Eyemouth. Update 11:12am We originally […]

Back in February 2026, a consortium of companies closely aligned with Virgin Media O2 / nexfibre announced its intention to acquire Altnet Netomnia, including its YouFibre consumer customers as well as the Brsk customers/network which was being integrated following a previous merger. This merger was highly anticipated following suggestions of similar talks between CityFibre and […]

A summary of news pieces that may be of interest from the last week. Octopus Investment reported in advanced talks to buy PXC from TalkTalk Sky News reports that TalkTalk advisers are planning to enter advanced talks with Octopus about buying PlatformX Communications (PXC). Sky is linking this to Fern Trading, which is managed by […]

The Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme is set to run until January 2027, and there is plenty more to come on top of the 150 live 4G mast milestone. The programme has been aiming to improve coverage of mobile 4G services in rural areas and bringing 4G to places for the first time, or bringing […]