House of Lords Votes to Ban UK Children from Using Internet VPNs | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Last week saw the House of Lords pass a vote that would, if approved by the Government, introduce an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (CWSB) that aims to “prohibit the provision” of Virtual Private Network (VPN) services to children (under 18s) in the UK. The goal is to stop children allegedly using VPNs to bypass age verification systems. According to the details on the Conservative-led amendment (92) page: “This new clause would...
Jan 2026 Contract Delivery Progress for UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government’s Building Digital UK agency has published their January 2026 update on the delivery progress of contracts that have been awarded under their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme. The update reveals that some 202,270 contracted premises (up from 183,380 in Dec 2025) have so far been covered out of a planned total of 1,002,500. The figures in this update are not directly comparable to the figures published in BDUK’s general...
Community Helps EE UK Bring 4G Mobile to Rural Village of Penmachno | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Telecoms giant EE (BT) has just become the first UK operator to deliver a “reliable” 4G mobile (mobile broadband) signal to around 600 residents in the remote upland Machno valley (Conwy) village of Penmachno in North Wales. The project was strongly supported by the local Bro Machno Community Council, which helped with planning, placement, and local acceptance. Until now the village of Penmachno had been considered part of the “forgotten” 4% percent of...
Football Drives London Internet Exchange to Hit 12Tbps of Global Data Traffic | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The not-for-profit London Internet Exchange (LINX), which handles a large chunk of UK and global data traffic through their switches via around 900+ members (broadband ISPs, mobile and CDN providers etc.), has revealed that last week’s UEFA Champions League, European League and Conference League games drove a new global internet traffic peak of over 12.069Tbps across the UK, US, Africa and Middle East. During the football matches, LINX said they saw a...
Exascale to Launch UK Home Broadband Plans via CityFibre’s FTTP Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet provider and UK network builder Exascale, which has deployed their own gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to a few thousand premises in part of Telford and Wrekin, has expanded on the recent launch of their consumer broadband brand (here) by making full fibre packages available to homes via CityFibre’s national network. CityFibre’s network currently covers around 4.7 million premises (inc. 848,000 customers) and they’ve long...
Online safety-focused ISP Gigabit IQ seeking to crowdfund £270,000 | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News According to a report from ISPreview, UK ISP Gigabit IQ has opened a crowdfunding round seeking £270,000 to accelerate its expansion. The company carries a pre-money valuation of £5 million and is offering 5.12% equity to new investors, as seen on the campaign page. At the time of writing, the company has aready seen £243,650 committed by 40 investors. Gigabit IQ is a retail ISP combining full-fibre connectivity with safety and device-protection...
CommunityFibre Allegedly Discouraged from G.Network Bid Over.. Rodents? | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The CEO of alternative UK broadband ISP and network builder CommunityFibre, Graeme Oxby, appears to have suggested that one of the reasons they opted not to make a bid for troubled rival G.Network stemmed from fears that rodents had chewed through its fibre optic cables. But the key issue may be more related to the general cost of maintenance than rats. Just for a little context. G.Network is currently in administration after being acquired by distressed...
New Map of UK Cellular Coverage Goes Live to Help Examine Mobile Masts | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A group of friends in the UK cellular (mobile networks) community have launched a new interactive map – UKCellNet RF Map – that allows hobbyists and professionals to access public cellular data (e.g. location and data on mobile phone mast sites etc.) for free – sourced from places like SiteFinder, Ofcom, planning applications and council FOI / EIR requests etc. The map, which has taken months of development, is still somewhat of an early stage...
Openreach Exchange Fire Disrupts Broadband Services in Strathaven | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband internet connectivity, phone and some Ethernet services being delivered by the Strathaven Telephone Exchange in South Lanarkshire (Scotland) have been disrupted after the site was hit by a serious fire. Approximately 1,500 customers on Openreach’s (BT) local network are understood to have been impacted. The fire is said to have occurred during Saturday morning (24th Jan 2026) and an industry briefing, seen by ISPreview, indicates that...
Altnet Broadband ISP Gigabit IQ Starts UK Crowdfund to Raise £270,000 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet access and online security provider Gigabit IQ (formerly Grayshott Gigabit) has officially launched their promised crowdfunding campaign, which aims to raise fresh investment of £270,000 to help grow and expand the business via the “next generation of safe, reliable broadband for the country“. Readers might recall that we first covered Gigabit IQ’s then tentative plan back in October 2025 (here). At the time we remarked that the idea of...