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Natalie Ceeney CBE from The Connection Project has delivered the keynote speech that has opened Connected Britain 2026, which is at London Excel on 9th and 10th September. The keynote was less about how we build full fibre and other broadband networks, but how we as an industry, Government and society can collaborate to ensure […]

The PSTN switch-off which is rapidly approaching is just another change in how the UK communicates and engages with each other be it business or pleasure. There are more changes on the way, with the switch from terrestrial Digital TV to IPTV solutions being considered by the Government. The Connection Project has produced its Connection […]

If you live under a rock you won’t know that Openreach is planning to turn off its final WLR (PSTN – Public Switched Telephone Network) hardware on 31st January 2027 which is just 6 months away. For those that don’t know, or have being putting off the switch from analogue voice to a modern VoIP […]

With the demise of DSIT which is now part of the Department for Business, Innovation Science and Trade it was not clear what was going to happen to the Digital Infrastructure and BDUK parts of the old DSIT. Two days later we have a better idea, the Department for Culture Media and Sport is to […]

The new Prime Minister has been in office for just a few hours and announcements and changes are coming thick and fast. After rumours of DSIT been scrapped in the last couple of days emerged, it has now happened and the Department for Science, Technology and Innovation has been closed and will be merged with […]

Runnymede Borough Council is reporting problems with its phone lines and online services. Actual details are sparse but with the Addlestone control centre handling something like 20,000 Careline calls a year if the problems become protracted some vulnerable locals may not receive prompt care. A council account has posted on Facebook saying ‘BT have cut […]

Virgin Media O2 has signed a ten year agreement with Egg Power to take power from the a new solar farm project in Suffolk that is expected to go online in 2027. Following on from previous agreements with The Renewables Infrastructure Group this means around 20% of the power the company uses with come from […]

Technology consulting company Accenture has announced it has agreed to acquire Ookla from Ziff Davis group. The company is known for its Speedtest.net web-based speed test service but it has commercial arms that spread across network analytics, benchmarking and user experience monitoring. It also includes the Downdetector website. Accenture’s driver is that networks are no […]

Ofcom research has arrived at ten suggestions for how people can save on their broadband, in addition to the measures the regulator introduced such as end of contract alerts, simpler contract summaries and easier broadband switching. The ten ideas are with a few additional words from ourselves: The headline of prices failing will no doubt […]

Registration for the 28th ISPA Awards is now open and runs until Friday 17th April 2028. Registration is open at https://ispa.thinkbroadband.com which also includes details of the 16 different categories. This year’s line-up recognizes excellence in service, technical innovation, and social responsibility: The Internet Hero category is not open right now, calls for nominations for […]