Category: Broadband

We have today published our latest UK Broadband Report for September 2025. Key Statistics from this edition are: Along with our usual statistics updates, we have also updated the Fibre Overbuild matrix, which identifies where there is overlap between the different networks. The Financial Backers to the alt-nets page has been updated to include current […]

Postcode Subscriptions (New feature) As a reminder, we launched a new feature called Postcode Subscriptions which allows you to watch broadband availability information for up to five postcodes, and be notified when there’s a change. This feature has been long overdue and should help you keep an eye out for any new altnets. We hope […]

The reasoning behind the rebranding at TalkTalk with more of an emphasis on Wi-Fi is clearer now after they’ve published some details of research carried out. The short version is that with three quarters of adults saying they understand the term Wi-Fi versus only half understanding fibre partly behind the rebranding. “Wi-Fi is a staple […]

As the result of shareholdings Bharti has in the BT Group they are allowed to appoint two non-independent non-executive members to the BT Group board and the two appointees are Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises and Gopal Vittal, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Airtel Limited. “We’re delighted to welcome […]

Our weekly brief covers news items we didn’t cover in the past few days but we think are noteworthy nonetheless: Which? release mobile coverage map Consumer champion website Which? has released a mobile network coverage map based on Opensignal app data to help people find the quality of mobile networks. EE announces 17 new areas […]

A slightly quieter month in terms of the Openreach full fibre additions with 286,500 premises mapped since 12th August 2025 to give a total footprint we know of 19,522,129 ready for service premises. We suspect that somewhere in Openreach someone is getting ready to announce the 20 million premises passed milestone and Connected Britain on […]

The size of the broadband switching market in the UK is now clear that we have the first years figures for the Ofcom mandated One Touch Switch process. In the 12 months since the messaging gateway launched supporting a seamless switching process between providers some 1.6 million broadband and landline customers have switched. Broadband switching […]

Zen Internet as part of its partnership with Neos Networks has just upgraded its connectivity between Manchester and London to 400 Gbps. The upgrade is utilising part of Neos Networks’ nationwide fibre network and will help to ensure growth in bandwidth driven by many factors is able to continue. The obvious driver being increased takeup […]

Work has been announced to start on another 12 exchanges that will eventually allow Openreach to vacate the exchange building completely. Engineering changes are set to start in Q3 2025/2026 i.e. in 12 months time and expecting to take place over the nine to twelve months. The rough dates are given so that communication providers […]

Lots of addresses with full fibre added to our databases in the last month but the end result has only been a 0.47 point increase in full fibre coverage in thirty one days to 79.74%. We know we’ve been adding a lot more than that as we’ve been kept as busy as ever the give […]