Ofcom blocks Openreach wholesale rebate deal | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The regulator fears the offer would squeeze the already struggling altnets out of the market, making Openreach an even more dominant player Today, Ofcom has a released a statement banning Openreach from implementing a proposed wholesale deal that would cut prices for retail ISPs. The deal would have given broadband ISPs and new customers a £35 connection rebate and a £9.50 monthly rental rebate (for 18, 24 or 30 months depending on performance). In...
SpaceX successfully puts 26 operational Starlink V3 broadband satellites into orbit | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More SpaceX has this afternoon successfully launched their new Starship rocket into a proper orbit around the Earth (Flight 14) and deployed 26 fully operational commercial Starlink V3 broadband satellites (these are not temporary test samples like last time), which marks a significant achievement after several years of intense development. Starlink now has c.11,160 satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for both broadband and mobile services – mostly at...
Govt boosts Openreach’s UK Project Gigabit broadband framework to £2.346bn | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Government are proposing to significantly increase the value of the Single Supplier Framework agreement that they awarded to Openreach (BT) in 2024 under their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband roll-out scheme. The deal was originally valued at “up to” £800m, before later rising to £1.2bn and it may now jump by “up to £1.146bn” to total £2.346bn. Just to recap. The framework, which has so far helped to award 8 Call-Off Contracts to Openreach, is...
New PC game Broadband Architect where you run a UK altnet set to launch | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new single player tycoon management style PC game is set to launch very soon called Broadband Architect, which is a commercial title available via Steam that will allow you to run a small UK alternative broadband network against a satirical incumbent called “BritTelec“. No relation, we’re sure, to another operator of perhaps not dissimilar naming conventions 🙂 . Regular readers might recall that somebody else previously launched a free web...
Ofcom set precedent by banning price cut on Openreach’s UK broadband lines | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today confirmed that they will proceed to block one of the broadband price cuts that Openreach recently proposed to introduce on their full fibre (FTTP) lines for internet providers (ISP), which was intended to help them stay competitive with rival networks and attract new customers. Just to recap. Openreach notified both ISPs and Ofcom in June 2026 of their intention to launch a bunch of new discounts on their...
ISP OneTek expands new full fibre network into Clackmannanshire | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Last year we reported that business focused UK ISP, IT and comms provider OneTek (One Tek Business Solutions) had secured Code Powers from Ofcom to help them expand their full fibre broadband and leased line network, starting with the West Cheshire Business Estate area. But they’ve now also begun moving into parts of Clackmannanshire (Scotland). The provider has informed ISPreview that they’re currently in the process of deploying their new full fibre...
Broadband Altnet Runfibre changes UK ownership again to Bentry Infrastructure | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative broadband operator and UK ISP RunFibre, which originally built a small full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across rural parts of South Gloucestershire (England) and was in June 2025 acquired from the Fibreray Group by Fibre Nova (here), has quietly changed hands again and been acquired by the new Bentry Infrastructure Group. RunFibre is a relatively tiny altnet that originally started life in 2020/21 by deploying their full fibre lines into...
Ofcom – 1 in 12 UK adults use AI to help manage their telecoms services | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today published the results of their initial assessment of AI’s impact on telecoms customers so far and how AI in the telecoms customer journey may evolve in future. Among other things this reveals that 53% of online UK adults use AI, with 8% using it to help manage their telecoms (broadband, mobile and phone) services. The regulator’s existing telecoms rules allow for AI innovation while “protecting consumers“, but...
Project Gigabit broadband rollout created 3,080 jobs and apprenticeships in England | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The government has today revealed that their £5bn Project Gigabit programme, which aims to help extend gigabit broadband (1000Mbps+) ISP networks to “nationwide” coverage (c.99% of UK premises) by 2032, has created “more than 3,000 jobs and apprenticeships” in England (e.g. engineers, support staff etc.). Some 91% of UK premises can already access such a network today (here) and Ofcom are forecasting this could reach up to 95% by January 2029 (here),...
Sky Broadband launch 1.6Gbps package via Openreach’s UK FTTP network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet provider Sky Broadband has today announced the launch of a new 1.6Gbps (1,600Mbps) speed home broadband package, which will harness Openreach’s rapidly growing Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network and use the same “Gigafast+ Hub” (SCER11BELUKS) Wi-Fi 7 router as their multi-gigabit packages on CityFibre’s network. Until today the fastest package available on the Openreach-based side of Sky’s full fibre network was a 900Mbps tier, while those on...