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Ofcom Sets New Rules to Drive UK’s Final Push Toward Universal Fibre Broadband
Britain’s telecoms regulator has unveiled sweeping new regulations designed to accelerate the country’s sluggish progress toward universal fibre broadband, targeting 99% coverage by...
Giffgaff Introduces Two-Year Broadband Contracts with Price Freeze Guarantee
Mobile virtual network operator Giffgaff has launched 24-month broadband contracts promising customers no price increases for the full term, marking a significant shift...
O2 Becomes First UK Network to Launch Starlink Satellite Service for Mobile Phones
Virgin Media O2 has quietly activated Britain’s first direct-to-device satellite service, connecting Samsung Galaxy S25 and S26 smartphones directly to Starlink satellites when...
Surrey is ground zero for UK subsidence in 2025. That’s a problem for the full fibre rollout too.
Subsidence data published earlier this year by property news site The London Property News makes for uncomfortable reading if you live in Surrey....
Is your slow broadband actually a plumbing problem?
New research by London Water Services has found that water ingress into copper broadband infrastructure is one of the most under-reported causes of...
Millions of homes are about to get full fibre installed. Many contain asbestos and almost nobody is checking.
New research by London Asbestos Help has found that the UK’s full fibre rollout is sending installation engineers into pre-2000 homes at scale,...
O2 Maintains £700 Million Network Spending Despite Rising Costs
O2 will pump £700 million into its mobile network infrastructure this year, maintaining the same investment level as 2025 despite mounting inflationary pressures...
Vodafone Taps Amazon Satellites to Connect Remote Mobile Towers Across Europe and Africa
Vodafone has struck a groundbreaking deal with Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite constellation to beam internet connectivity to mobile phone towers in Europe and...
