Broadband ISP BT set to relaunch UK pay TV service on 15th October | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More In a slightly confusing announcement, telecoms giant BT (EE) has today announced that their pay TV product, BTTV, will be “available from 15 October [2026]” as part of a new-ish bundle that “[brings] together TV, streaming services and premium content in one place, powered by BT’s award-winning broadband“. Except BT has had a bundled TV service for years. The press release does a poor job of explaining what’s actually new about all this. But in recent...
Virgin Media UK gives TV customers free access to kids channels for Oct 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Just like last year. Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2), specifically those who also take their pay TV service and have children, may like to know that the provider will once again be gifting free access to their premium children’s TV channels throughout the whole of October 2026 “at no extra cost“. The channels, which normally cost an extra £5 per month to receive, include Sky Kids, Cartoon Network, Cartoonito, Boomerang, Nickelodeon, Nick...
Broadband router giant FRITZ! releases FRITZ!OS 8.20 firmware | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network kit manufacturer FRITZ!, which is a German developer of home networking products (e.g. FRITZ!Box routers are bundled by several UK broadband ISPs), has today informed ISPreview that they’ve begun to roll-out their latest FRITZ!OS 8.50 software update that includes various new features. Hopefully this will be less buggy than some prior updates. The new update offers a wide range of expanded features ranging from improved diagnostic tools to...
TalkTalk bidder asks Openreach to waive UK wholesale broadband charges | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The lead bidder, Epiris, for part of the debt-ridden TalkTalk Group, which is now in the final stage of its turbulent efforts to dispose of both their consumer broadband ISP business and the PXC (PlatformX Communications) wholesale business, has reportedly asked network supplier Openreach (BT) to waive several months of payments to support a rescue deal. Just to recap. Private equity firm Epiris have been attempting to secure a deal for TalkTalk’s...
Dotlines UK publish first interim results for H1 2026 as telecom offering expands | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Technology company Dotlines UK, which among other things supplies various services to UK ISPs (Catena cloud platform, routers etc.) and also runs the new broadband provider Carnival Internet, has today published its interim results for the first half of 2026 following its admission to AIM (sub-market of the London Stock Exchange) on 11th May 2026. While the Group’s UK telecom offering is still said to be in the “early stage of commercial rollout“,...
Vodafone UK and Nokia trial 50Gbps FTTP broadband in their Newbury lab | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and mobile giant Vodafone UK has today revealed a bit more information on their recent trial of 50G Passive Optical Network (50G PON) architecture, which was first hinted at yesterday during the soft launch of their new 8Gbps broadband package via their existing 10Gbps capable XGS-PON powered full fibre (FTTP) network. A number of UK broadband operators have, in recently years, conducted very early trials of 50G PON technology, including ITS...
Report calls for immediate Gov review of UK broadband USO to tackle digital divide | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new report from Consumer Scotland, which is the statutory and independent voice for consumers in Scotland, has called for a series of improvements to address the ongoing “digital divide” that results in rural areas experiencing “poorer access to the latest broadband and mobile technology“. The report recommends an urgent review of 10Mbps USO, as well as other measures. The Connected Consumers Report (PDF), which uses Ofcom’s latest data for Spring...
Broadband ISP TalkTalk exits controlling UK stake in Telecom Acquisitions Ltd | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The TalkTalk Group has this week relinquished its controlling stake in the Horsham-based Telecom Acquisitions Group (TAL), which is a holding company for a number of familiar retail broadband ISP brands (Home Telecom, Eclipse Broadband etc.). The move means that TAL is now operating as a totally separate company. According to the latest update to company records on Companies House, which has been spotted by ISPreview, both the TalkTalk Telecom Group and...
Sky UK extends satellite TV partnership with SES into the 2030s | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Global satellite provider SES, which operates a large global network of satellites that can deliver video and data services to 99% of the world’s population, has today signed another extension of their existing partnership with Sky. This will see them continuing to provide capacity to support the Sky Q TV service in the UK and Ireland beyond 2029, and into the 2030s. Sky UK has spent the past few years putting a lot more effort into pushing their new...
Openreach extend discounts to help migrate legacy UK phone and broadband lines | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator Openreach has today announced that they’ve extended a number of special discounts to help support ISPs as they migrate customers off the old Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The previous offers were due to end on 31st October 2026 and will now run all the way until the final switch-off date on 31st January 2027. Broadband, phone, telecare providers, councils and consumers are currently working feverishly to migrate 1.2 million...