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Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The SIM-Only mobile operator Spusu, which holds a virtual operator (MVNO) agreement to harness EE’s 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) network, has today celebrated their third birthday since launch in the UK by gifting existing customers an extra 5GB (GigaBytes) of data for free until 30th June 2026. Since entering the UK market in 2023, spusu has grown from a new entrant in a heavily populated industry, to a provider trusted by more than 150,000 customers....

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new survey of 2,000 British adults, which was commissioned by broadband ISP Zen Internet (vested interest), has claimed that one in five UK sports fans have missed key moments due to buffering and freezing while watching live sport at home, while almost half (47%) have experienced some other form of internet-related problem while watching. The survey found that, in terms of those other connectivity issues that can occur, some 14.2% have had their...

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new survey of 2,000 British adults, which was commissioned by broadband ISP Zen Internet (vested interest), has claimed that one in five UK sports fans have missed key moments due to buffering and freezing while watching live sport at home, while almost half (47%) have experienced some other form of internet-related problem while watching. The survey found that, in terms of those other connectivity issues that can occur, some 14.2% have had their...

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Rural UK broadband ISP Quickline, which is building a new full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) network across parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, have today announced that they’ve teamed-up with Enterprise Cube CIC to launch a new business support programme for start-up and early-stage companies across North Yorkshire. The programme – called ‘Better Business‘ and forming part of the provider’s social value commitment under their Project Gigabit...

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet provider and UK network builder Exascale, which have already deployed their own gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) network to a few thousand premises in the Telford and Wrekin area (Shropshire), has today revealed that they’ve almost completed the build of a new high-capacity 288-core fibre spine cable across Telford. The project, which is expected to be completed “within the coming week” and forms part of the provider’s strategy to expand their...

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Prime Minister of the UK Government, Sir Keir Starmer, has today confirmed that they will introduce an internet Social Media Ban for children under the age of 16 against ten popular platforms (TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, Twitch, X, Threads, Facebook and Kick). But that’s not the only restriction they’ll be introducing. Just to recap. The recently passed Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (CWSA) had effectively already handed...

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Open access rail operator Lumo has announced that they’re working with satellite broadband operator Starlink to deploy faster “next-generation” Wi-Fi for passengers onboard their fleet of 100% electric East Coast Main Line trains in time for this Autumn (2026) – travelling between London King’s Cross, Stevenage, Newcastle, Morpeth, Edinburgh Falkirk and Glasgow. The Starlink system will provide the backhaul data capacity for the new service via their...

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More We’ve today published ISPreview’s first biannual study of the United Kingdom’s broadband download and upload speeds for 2026, which covers the first half of the year. The report reveals how the performance of the fastest fixed line internet providers, mobile network operators and Starlink (satellite) services has changed since the end of 2025 The results in this report stem from web-based speed testing by consumers and are thus inevitably impacted by a...

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The next generation family of terminals (dishes) from Starlink (SpaceX), which operates a mega constellation of low latency and ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for the UK and the world, will feature – “for the first time” – the capability to communicate simultaneously with two satellites. The service currently has around 10,650 satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) – mostly at altitudes of between c.340-550km. Residential customers...

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Good news. After years of waiting, broadband and mobile provider EE (BT) has finally made it easier for online customers on their top fastest 1.Gbps speed full fibre package, which is supplied via Openreach’s national Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, to bundle it with the provider’s Pay TV products. Just to recap. Back in October 2023 EE became the first UK ISP to launch (here) a package based off Openreach’s 1.8Gbps FTTP broadband tier (1.6Gbps is...