Category: Broadband

Point Topic has released its latest update to broadband affordability with data up to May 2025. In their affordability tracker, they have looked to work out the lowest price broadband tariff available that consumers can purchase in every postcode, irrespective of technology. The price range is quite vast, with the lowest option being a fibre-to-the-premises […]

As mentioned in our earlier article this morning, It has been announced today that VodafoneThree will add the Community Fibre’s full fibre network to its portfolio allowing it to sell services to customers in areas without alternative coverage from its existing wholesale partners such as Openreach. This will provide access to 1.3 million homes in […]

The Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA), which represents the UK altnets has set out its proposals in response to the consultation on Government’s Digital Inclusion Action Plan. INCA showcases a few examples of how altnets are going beyond simply rolling out new coverage to help communities, such as WightFibre’s free/subsidised broadband on the Isle of […]

thinkbroadband analysis of Superfast, USC, USO and Full Fibre Broadband Coverage across the UK, its nations and regions for premises In descending order of Gigabit coverage – figures 7th June 2025 Figures in ( ) are the change since 7th May 2025 Area % full and partial fibre based i.e. VDSL2, G.fast or FTTP or Cable  % superfast 30 Mbps or faster Gigabit % Full Fibre […]

BT CEO Allison Kirkby is accepting lower wholesale market share for higher profitability, divesting international operations to focus capital on the UK. She predicts altnet consolidation to 2-3 nationwide wholesalers within 2-5 years.

A statement from DSIT has revealed that two Project Gigabit contracts previously awarded to Full Fibre Ltd have ended based on a mutual agreement. BDUK and FullFibre have mutually agreed to terminate the Project Gigabit contract for the Peak District. BDUK is now moving swiftly to put in place alternative plans with other suppliers to […]

Openreach has its 25 million premises passed by full target for the end of 2026 and based on the build rates observed over the last 3 to 12 months we are expecting to report on that sometime between November 2026 and January 2027. In the last 12 months Openreach has said it built full fibre […]

GoFibre is now powering Kinghorn Community Library and has managed to see the charity reduce its broadband and phone bills, cutting them in half. Not only has the service from GoFibre been terrific, but we’re also grateful to the company for providing a donation to support the launch of our new STEM activities for children […]

National Parks by their nature are some of the most rural parts of Great Britain and our analysis shows full fibre coverage varies between 28% and 57% when the UK average is 77% of premises.

The last eight months has seen the TOTSCo messaging system successfully handle 1 million switches since it went live on 12th September 2025.