Giffgaff UK Offers up to 6x More Mobile Broadband Data on Two SIM Plans | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator giffgaff, which is controlled by Telefónica UK (part of the VMO2 Group) and uses O2’s virtual network platform, has today begun offering up to six times more data on two of their Pay Monthly SIM-only plans – £8 a month will now get you 40GB of data (up from 6GB), while £10 will get you 80GB (up from 25GB). Both of the aforementioned plans typically come attached to an 18-month minimum contract term, unlimited calls and texts, free EU...
August 2026 Contract Progress of UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has today published their August 2026 update on the delivery progress of contracts awarded under their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme. The update reveals that some 296,770 contracted premises (up from 287,510 in Jul 2026) have so far been covered out of a planned total of 846,770 (35% complete). Just to remind. The figures in this update are not directly comparable to the figures published...
Squirrel with High Fibre Diet Disrupts Netomnia’s Broadband in Manchester | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Apparently the odd squirrel in Manchester (England) has developed a taste for Netomnia’s optical fibre network after one of them went nuts while taking a mega-bite out of the network operator’s overhead broadband cable in the city, which caused a brief case of nut-working failure for at least one or two of their customers. Over the years we’ve reported on lots of animal and insect related damage occurring on the UK’s many fixed broadband and mobile...
Switching from Virgin Media UK to Giffgaff Broadband to Get Easier in October | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator and internet provider giffgaff, which originally started to launch their full fibre (FTTP) broadband packages via nexfibre’s national UK network in September 2025 (here), looks finally set to resolve a long-running obstruction that made it hard for Virgin Media’s customers on the same network to switch to the provider. Just to be clear on the network availability side of things. Giffgaff’s full fibre broadband packages are currently...
Business UK ISP Gamma Confirms £1bn Takeover Talks with Waterland | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Business ISP and IT provider Gamma Communications has confirmed that Waterland Private Equity Investments is “amongst the parties in discussions” with the telecoms provider regarding a possible £1bn takeover offer for the business. The Giacom Group, which is run by industry entrepreneur Matthew Riley and backed by Inflexion, would then acquire “certain business divisions” of Gamma. According to the latest data from the London Stock Exchange (LSE), Gamma...
TFW Ffeibr’s Railway Full Fibre Network Connects to Europe’s Largest Data Centre Campus | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Not‑for‑profit Network operator TfW Ffeibr (TFW Fibre), which is an arm’s-length initiative owned by Transport for Wales (TfW) and thus the Welsh Government, has announced that their railway based full fibre broadband and Ethernet network has been used to link South Wales directly into one of “Europe’s largest data centre campuses” – connecting Cloud Centres and Vantage Data Centres. Back in 2024 TfW Ffeibr announced that they had built a new full fibre...
Go Internet Quietly Deploys Own Full Fibre Broadband to Isle of Wight Village | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Ryde-based UK broadband ISP Go Internet has, in an unexpected development, revealed that they’ve just completed the deployment of their own gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to reach the rural community of Chale, which is a scenic village on the south-west coast of the Isle of Wight (England). At present the dominant full fibre networks on the island are run by Openreach and WightFibre. In fact, WightFibre has already deployed their...
Broadband Provider Select Telecom Ltd Acquired by Ramside Estates | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Durham-based hospitality provider Ramside Estates, which operates a number of hotels and bars across North East England, has acquired the little-known but Newcastle-based broadband and phone provider Select Telecom for an undisclosed sum. The ISP, which doesn’t appear to have updated its website or social media profile for years (they’re still using unsecured HTTP too), is said to have long provided Ramside Estates with connectivity services (support,...
Giant Deploy Native IPv6 Internet Addresses Across UK Broadband Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Liverpool-based UK ISP Giant has informed ISPreview that they’ve finally managed to deploy native Internet Protocol v6 (IPv6) addressing across their broadband network, which is sure to be welcomed by their residential customers that currently use IPv4 addresses via Carrier-Grade NAT (CGNAT or IP address sharing). Just for some context. IP addresses help to connect your software and devices with others around the online world – like an ID number for your...
£70m High Speed Broadband Project in Wales Gets New Supplier After Error | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Welsh Government (WG) has revealed that an “unforeseen administrative error” meant they neglected to name one of the approved suppliers for their £70m (public subsidy) Extending High Speed Broadband (EHSB) project when the original list was announced earlier this year (here). The supplier, BB4W Ltd (Broadband 4 Wales), has now been added to the framework. Just to recap. Earlier this year the WG confirmed that Openreach (BT), Fibrus, Wifinity and...