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Based on the results of from over 145,000 speed tests the comparison site Broadband Genie has published two lists of UK streets, those where the slowest results where seen and those with the fastest speed test results. As always with these observations they highlight that building networks and even making them Ready for Service is […]

Matt Agar is the latest person in the broadband world to be awarded an Honour, he has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. The OBE has been awarded for services to Digital Infrastructure and Broadband. He is currently Director for Analysis, Evaluation & Strategy at Building Digital UK (BDUK) and has […]

Funding from the UK Space Agency is set to support five projects within the European Space Agency’s (ESA) research programme. The £6.9 million is split between: “Today’s investment shows how the UK’s space ambitions translate into real-world impact. By advancing satellite communications technology, we’re not only building a globally competitive sector but also ensuring that […]

January 2027 is now just 14 months away and yet there are telephone firms with customers who so far have done nothing visibly towards the PSTN switch-off. In an effort to force their hand Openreach is increasing the price of four WLR (wholesale line rental) products ahead of the service finally being turned off. The […]

We covered the news on 12 months notice being given to another 94 areas where Openreach is planning to stop selling part-fibre and copper based services the other day. Alas some outlets are leading with headlines that make it sound like existing services will suddenly stop working in 12 months and worse this will happen […]

Slight weekend tangent which may be of interest. In this weekend’s LBC Legal Hour with Barrister Daniel Barnett took a call from an employee who used to work for a ‘fairly large fibre optic company’ which was interesting, but also a bit surprising. The company isn’t identified, but the former employee expressed concern after they […]

The Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA UK) has today announced the finalists for the Digital Inclusion Champion for Charities & Communities and the Digital Inclusion Champion for Industry categories. The winners will be announced at the award ceremony on 13 November 2025. In partnership with its charity partner, Good Things Foundation, ISPA continues its focus on tackling digital exclusion, shining […]

The 2025 ISPA Awards are just over 2 months away now with the awards ceremony set to take place at City Central at the HAC on Thursday 13th November 2025. Each year the public is asked to nominate an individual or an organisation to recognise as the UK Internet Hero. The criteria being that the […]

Here’s a brief summary of the news this week which didn’t make it into a dedicated article: Ofcom pursuing 4chan over lack of information Ofcom has issued 4chan with a ‘provisional notice of contravention’ under Section 130 of the Online Safety Act 2023 following concerns about breaches of duties under s102(8) of the Act which […]

Openreach is intending to convert the majority of its EV fleet as part of its plans to be carbon neutral by March 2031. Just over a year ago they celebrated the 4,000 EV milestone and now another 1,000 vehicles in the fleet have been replaced by electric vehicles. The Openreach vehicle fleet is around 23,000 […]