Category: Broadband

The jump from 83% FTTP coverage to 84% has been pretty quick compared to other point increases in the last 12 months, taking just 40 days. The biggest driver has been the Openreach FTTP rollouts and while lots of this is overlapping with altnets and the nexfibre XGS-PON rollout they are arriving as the first […]

Amazon announced this week that it is paying $11bn to acquire satellite company Globalstar in an effort to close the gap with Starlink. Globalstar runs it owns low earth orbit (LEO) network of around 24 second-generation satellites and also has mobile-satellite spectrum which can be used for direct-to-device networks, such as those offered by Starlink […]

BDUK has announced that Openreach will take on two Project Gigabit contracts after the altnets originally building decided to pull out of the contracts. 8,500 premises were descoped from the Freedom Fibre build for North Shropshire in June 2025 after the company pulled out of the contract after building 3,500 of the promised coverage. The […]

The 31 days between 12th March and 12th April 2026 have seen the Openreach full fibre footprint increase by a new record of 19,624 premises per day, totalling 608,354 premises over the course of the month. The over 600,000 premises sets a new record for the amount of Openreach FTTP we’ve mapped in a single […]

In February 2026, the Chancellor and Technology Minister launched the Telecoms Consumer Charter which was backed by the major operators. “Broadband and mobile customers deserve to be treated fairly and not face sudden jumps in their bills.  Following action by this government, telecom companies have now agreed to end unexpected mid‑contract price rises“ Technology Secretary […]

Zyxel deploy 500,000 ONT’s with Openreach Over half a million sustainable ONTs made by Zyxel have been deployed by Openreach engineers. The GPON devices use recycled plastic in their construction and are shipped in zero-plastic, minimal packaging made from recycled materials. The Zyxel casings for the ONTs are made from 95% recycled plastic pellets, which […]

North Lanarkshire Council is seeking expressions of interest from “suitably qualified and experienced” broadband infrastructure providers who can provide “1Gbps-capable” full fibre broadband services to its social housing estate. The opportunity is valued at £40 million and expects to cover around 36,000 social housing properties across North Lanarkshire. “This programme forms a core element of […]

Lenders will take over the broadband altnet Gigaclear after the company has been struggling with its near £1bn of debt. The news from the FT yesterday Gigaclear is a rural fibre altnet across 26 counties in the UK and has 600,000 premises ready for service, and reports around 160,000 customers. The latest from the FT […]

The full fibre rollouts continue and with the end of March last week and the start of a new financial year it looks like another bumper rollout month for Openreach further boosting the overall UK gigabit figures so that this stands at 90.49%. The commercial and Government funded rollouts of full fibre (Gigabit) in Wales […]

Brighton and Hove may be the largest city in the latest batch of towns and cities where O2 has now switched on its 5G+ standalone mobile service. Other large areas include Peacehaven, Hastings, Eastbourne, Lewes, Seaford and Rye. Across East Sussex some 14 large towns or cities now have coverage of 5G+ from O2, and […]