Major UK Banks Scale Back Support for Alternative Broadband Networks | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Two of the largest backers of the UK’s alternative broadband networks, NatWest and Lloyds, have now scaled back new lending to the heavily indebted sector. The move follows an earlier report in August 2025 (here), which revealed that a number of banks had set aside funding to cover loans issued to altnets (now deemed unlikely to be repaid in full). Over the past few years’ we’ve regularly reported on the growing challenges being faced by network...
20 Broadband Altnets Launch New UK Network Infrastructure Sharing Venture | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents many of the UK’s alternative broadband ISP networks, has announced that their efforts through the previously announced Infrastructure Sharing Group (ISG) have now resulted in the creation of a new infrastructure sharing venture – supporting the use of 500,000km of “spare fibre capacity“. The issue of infrastructure sharing has been somewhat of a bugbear for the industry in recent...
Study Sees Coverage and Speed Improvements from Vodafone and Three UK Merger | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network benchmarking firm Opensignal has reported that they’ve seen the “first measurable improvements” in their data from the recent merger between mobile operators Vodafone and Three UK, which appears to indicate that VodafoneThree is delivering some “significant coverage” improvements and “faster speeds” (mobile broadband). Just to recap. VodafoneThree’s post-merger plan involves investing £11bn into upgrading the UK’s 5G mobile infrastructure and...
ScaleFibre Launches in the UK Market to Supply Broadband Networks | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More American network supplier ScaleFibre, which manufactures and delivers optical fibre connectivity kit and cables to broadband operators, has announced that they’ve established ScaleFibre UK Ltd as part of their expansion into Europe. Giving digital network builders in the UK another option to consider. The new entity is said to enable direct import, warehousing, and distribution of ScaleFibre’s full range of optical fibre cables and connectivity systems...
Manx Telecom Scraps Free Email and Migrates Users to Paid Platform | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband, phone and mobile operator Manx Telecom (MT), which is the primary telecoms network for premises across the remote Isle of Man, has announced that their free email service (Manx.net) is to be migrated to a new platform run by Junara. But customers that wish to continue using the service will, from 21st Jan 2026, need to pay £65 a year (or £6.50 per month). Unfortunately, Manx are by no means the only internet provider to replace their free...
Court Fines BT £9K Over Permits and Substandard Roadworks in Cumbria UK | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and telecoms giant BT (Openreach) has been fined a total of £9,000 at the Barrow Magistrates Court in Cumbria (England) after Westmorland and Furness Council (WFC) brought a successful prosecution against the operator for carrying out roadworks “without permits“, while also “failing to reinstate the road adequately“. The offences are said to have taken place during January 2025 in the parish of Seathwaite, within the Lake District National...
ASA UK Ban Broadband ISP Zzoomm’s Ethically Questionable Direct Mail Ad | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has today banned yet another direct mailing advert for alternative full fibre broadband ISP Zzoomm, which occurred after it was found that the mail was NOT “obviously identifiable as a marketing communication” and misled recipients about the importance of its content. In short, Zzoomm sent out a direct mail (letter) to homes in some of their deployment areas, which on the front was marked “Important notice....
Elevate Make Rapid Progress on New Fibre Broadband Network in St Helens | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network operator Elevate, which back in April 2025 secured the contract to build a new “hyperfast” full fibre broadband network in the Merseyside (England) town of St Helens (here), has today revealed that they’ve made “substantial progress” on the deployment with 4,874 metres worth of fibre already installed. Elevate, which are using their own engineers, added that this means they’ve already completed the subducting required for the project...
Broadband ISP TalkTalk Tries to Entice UK Customers with 900Mbps for £30 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet provider TalkTalk has today continued their efforts to boost the take-up of their home broadband services by launching their self-proclaimed “lowest ever price” on a 900Mbps full fibre (FTTP) package, which drops it from £38 to £30 per month on a 24-month minimum term for new subscribers. The package also includes a wireless router, free installation, built-in HomeSafe online security (inc. features like KidSafe, scam site filtering, and...
CEO of UK Broadband Altnet MS3 to Step Down at Christmas After 4 Years | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The CEO of Hull-based alternative UK network operator MS3, Guy Miller, has today announced his intention to “step away” from the company at Christmas after an “incredible four years“. The provider’s full fibre (FTTP) broadband network currently covers 234,000 premises (212k RFS) in the North of England and has connected 20,000 customers. The provider, which offers access to its network at wholesale for retail ISPs to harness, has become known for helping...