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News articles about latest events that happen in UK broadband market plus information, reviews and analysis.
Freely adds CNN and Warner Bros Discovery channels
Summary Freely has added CNN Headlines and will bring six more Warner Bros. Discovery channels to its free broadband TV platform. TLC will move from pay TV to free-to-air in January 2026 and will then appear on Freely alongside Quest, Quest Red,
Community Fibre brings Wi-Fi 7 routers to 2.5Gbps and 5Gbps broadband
Summary Community Fibre is now bundling a Wi-Fi 7 Linksys router on its fastest 2.5Gbps and 5Gbps full fibre plans for new customers. The router is a tri-band Wi-Fi 7 unit with multi-gigabit Ethernet ports, designed to support the bandwidth of 2.5Gbps
Mobile users want phones that stay connected via satellite when signal fails
Summary GSMA Intelligence and Viasat surveyed 12,390 mobile users across 12 countries, including the UK, about satellite-connected smartphone services. More than a third say they lose basic mobile services at least twice a month, with the most frequent outages in India, Indonesia
Virgin Media brings Tubi streaming to TV customers at no extra cost
Summary Virgin Media has added free streaming service Tubi to its TV 360, Stream and V6 boxes. Tubi offers ad-supported access to over 60,000 movies and TV shows at no extra cost. The service reports over 100 million monthly active users worldwide.
Gigaclear raises £80m to continue rural FTTP broadband roll-out
Summary Gigaclear has secured at least £80m in extra funding from its existing banks to support rural full fibre broadband. The provider says it is now fully financed to deliver its current build plans, while managing debt of about £1bn. Its FTTP
Openreach reveals future 5.5Gbps and 8.5Gbps full fibre broadband rollouts
Openreach has quietly refreshed the technical rulebook for its full fibre network, adding a spread of XGS-PON FTTP products with peak bandwidth up to 5.5Gbps and 8.5Gbps. A pilot in Guildford from March 2026 will concentrate on a 3.3Gbps service, yet the