150 Government Funded 4G Mobile Mast Upgrades Now Live Across UK | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Government has published a progress update on their part of the industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project this morning, which reveals that a total of 150 publicly-funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have now gone live across the United Kingdom (up from 140 in June 2026). The SRN – originally supported by a commitment of £501m in public funding and £532m of private investment from operators – involves both the reciprocal...
Altnet ISP Lightning Fibre Surpasses 20,000 UK Broadband Customers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Eastbourne-based alternative internet provider Lightning Fibre, which is building a full fibre (FTTP) network across Sussex and Kent in England (they also hold a partnership to use CityFibre’s wider UK network – here), has reached a key take-up milestone by surpassing 20,000 customers – reflecting a quarter of homes taking up broadband across their new network. The company says this growth reflects “sustained demand for a simple, fixed price,...
Altnet ISP Highland Broadband Discounts Gigabit Packages in Scotland | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network operator and UK ISP Highland Broadband (Lothian Broadband), which is deploying a 10Gbp capable full fibre (FTTP) network across various rural parts of Scotland, has discounted their 1000Mbps (symmetric) speed package to just £34.99 per month on a 24-month term and reduced their 5Gbps tier to £49.99 (inc. £100 gift card). Customers of the service can typically expect to receive unlimited usage, free installation, a Wi-Fi 6 wireless...
London ISP Vorboss Brings 100Gbps to One Triton Square Businesses | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More London-focused UK ISP Vorboss, which has deployed and operates a 100Gbps speed fibre optic network for businesses in the UK’s capital city, has just connected their new infrastructure to businesses and research organisations located inside the One Triton Square building at Regent’s Place – each floor will be able to access their top speeds. Just to recap. The operator has so far completed the deployment of a 900km long dedicated point-to-point fibre...
Broadband ISP Zen Internet Top 225,000 UK Subscribers as Profits Jump to £3m | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More We’re playing late catch-up today with the latest company results for Rochdale-based ISP Zen Internet, which reveal that the venerable UK internet provider grew their broadband customer base to 225,000 at the end of Sept 2025 (up from 208k in 2024) and saw operating profit jump from £1.9m to £3m – partly fuelled by the sale of some IPv4 address blocks. The company’s full year revenues increased by 5% to £127m (2024: £121m), while EBITDA (i.e. earnings...
Virgin Media Add Free Live Streaming Tennis Channel to UK TV Service | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband, phone and TV provider Virgin Media (O2) has this morning announced that customers of their pay TV service, at least those on their Virgin TV360 and IP-based Stream (Flex) platforms, can now access a brand-new channel that offers viewers 24/7 access to Tennis content “at no extra cost” – including live coverage of some of the sport’s biggest competitions. The somewhat self-descriptive ‘Tennis Channel‘ is available to Virgin TV customers...
Streetwave UK Study Tests Mobile Network Reach and Speed on M4 Motorway | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network analyst firm Streetwave have published the results from a new study they’ve just conducted, which examined the mobile network coverage and mobile broadband (4G, 5G) performance of EE, Vodafone, Three UK and O2 across the entire M4 motorway from Cardiff to London – a 127-minute journey. The live and admittedly somewhat anecdotal study, which used Streetwave’s portable network measurement and monitoring kit placed in a Toyota Aygo on 3rd August...
Vodafone touts latest attempt to bridge the UK’s digital divide | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Vodafone says it’s using its £11bn UK network expansion to help people unlock career and personal goals Telecom operator Vodafone is leveraging its £11 billion UK network investment to bridge the country’s digital opportunity gap, according to an announcement last Thursday by the firm. The company says more than half (55%) of Britons say digital tools make it easier to find career and personal opportunities, with 42% stating improved mobile...
Appliances Retailer AO.com Launches Own Virtual UK Mobile Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Bolton-based electrical appliances’ retailer AO.com has today become the latest UK company to try their hand at launching their own 4G and 5G virtual mobile network operator (mvno) with AO Mobile, which reflects a new partnership with Vodafone. Not that the market needed another one, but you’ve got it now anyway. AO Mobile will support both physical SIMs and eSIM functionality from launch, which makes it a bit more sophisticated than the myriad of...
YouFibre Follow Netomnia’s UK Full Fibre Build Slowdown with Hiring Spree | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The decision by alternative broadband operator Netomnia (Substantial Group) to significantly scale-back their roll-out of full fibre (FTTP) broadband across the UK, which was recently followed by another round of redundancies (here), needs to be tempered against the fact that their retail ISP – YouFibre – are now busy hiring lots of new staff. Netomnia has certainly had quite a busy year so far. At the last count the operator’s 7-8Gbps speed broadband...