Category: Internet Service Providers

It has been a concern for a while and had the possibility of making installation of full fibre Gigabit capable broadband in flats and homes harder and more expensive, in terms of paperwork and time recording everything. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has today announced dispensation from building regulation controls for when […]

Ses Indy who has 25 years of experience working in the digital infrastructure and fixed telecommunications sector has joined nexfibre in the role of Chief Commercial Officer. Ses Indy joins from Openreach where he had worked for 17 years working closely with providers like Sky, Vodafone and PXC with a focus on wholesale strategy. “I […]

Research by OnePoll for Community Fibre of 2,000 adults shows lots of people they are tied into agreements that are not good value for money (38% of respondents) or the service they receive does not justify the price they pay (26%). Looking at where people said they are frustrated with household bills and long term […]

Ofcom has issued a large fine of £28 million to Virgin Media for the effort and hassle it made customers go through to switch to another broadband provider in the period of January 2022 to September 2024. The problems are pretty negated today in terms of volume because the One Touch Switching system that came […]

Quickline was awarded its Project Gigabit contract for North Yorkshire back in June 2024 and has delivered full fibre to some 10,980 funded premises. With the delays in getting press releases put together this is likely over the 11,000 premises milestone now. The altnet has a total of four contracts in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and […]

In a move aimed at simplifying its operating model and deliver a laser focus on selling services that utilise the CityFibre network footprint the big altnet is selling Entanet and its non-core off-net business to Tom O’Hagan. The sale means Entanet will become a strategic wholesale partner of CityFibre while also utilising other networks where […]

The Competition and Markets Authority has started its phase 2 investigation that will delve into the detail of the acquisition of Substantial (Netomnia i.e. Brsk and YouFibre) by Liberty Global, Telefónica and InfraVia (nexfibre). nexfibre and Substantial asked the CMA on 11th June 2026 to fast track the phase 2 investigation and has started the […]

Zen internet is one of the long standing independent broadband providers which has been operating for over 25 years, making them popular with many technical users. One of the features they offer is IPv4 address blocks, something most mainstream providers have never offered, as well as static IPv4 addresses which don’t change. Remember, if your […]

As part of a national awareness campaign that will run for a week from 4th July 2026 INCA has announced July 4th as Broadband Independents’ Day. The aim of the day and subsequent awareness events is make people aware of the options that are available to them. Some 3.6 million broadband connections are already up […]

As part of its Responsible Business planning Virgin Media O2 has revealed its Green Transition Plan which aims to both reduce its impact on the environment while also making its network and services more resilient to the climate crisis. “Our Green Transition Plan is a milestone in Virgin Media O2’s journey to become a more resilient, lower […]