UK Broadband News, Comparison, Analysis and Data

Opensignal has launched a map tracking direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connections, showing mobile phones connecting directly to satellites, avoiding 4G/5G mobile networks. Direct-to-satellite services can be particularly helpful in very rural areas where mobile coverage can be very patchy, although it should be noted that this can extend to some areas in the suburbs, it is […]

CityFibre released its financial results last week, which we reported on at the time, and within the quote from the CEO Simon Holden was the fact that they were in discussion with lenders about stabilising the long-term capital structure of the business. The Telegraph (paywall) revealed yesterday that this will involve the lenders for CityFibre […]

The Openreach target of 25 million premises by the end of 2026 is looking increasingly likely to slip into 2027. We suspect they may be able to declare premises passed, but once you count Ready for Service, which we track, the date is firmly in January 2027 and is sliding into February 2027. The rolling […]

VodafoneThree targets £1bn of annual cost savings by 2032 VodafoneThree has set a new cost savings target in an investor briefing. The company has increased its aim to reach annual savings of £1bn per year by 2032, compared with its previous target of £0.7bn by 2030. The company envisages that this will be possible once […]

Openreach has today announced Stop Sell lists (Tranche 26) across 112 full fibre telephone exchanges which means legacy analogue services can no longer be ordered where Full Fibre is available to over 75% of premises in these locations. This applies to new connections, upgrades, and most provider switch situations is designed to redirect customers towards […]

The push to get customers off the WLR/FTTC products onto full fibre, or failing that, a SOGEA service has been completed at Aquiss. The Bridgnorth-based Internet provider has announced its final customer has left the old FTTC service and the vast majority are now using full fibre. This is a journey that started in 2009 […]

Those attending Connected Britain 2026 at London Excel had the opportunity to listen to Lutz Schüller the Virgin Media O2 CEO being interviewed on the second day of the conference in a fireside chat. In light of the CMA Interim Report and reactions to the BT Group/TalkTalk/Platform X transaction neither of which were public knowledge back […]

The good news Wales has reached 90.37% Gigabit coverage (i.e. full fibre or Virgin Media O2 cable is available) taking the nation past a major milestone. Actual full fibre coverage is not far behind at 88.62% because of the amount of overbuild of the old cable network in Cardiff and Swansea by Openreach and the […]