Latest UK broadband news
Community Fibre offers Fibre to your Room – What it means
Community Fibre, the London-based full-fibre broadband operator, has introduced a new installation option called Fibre to your Room. The service allows customers to choose the exact room where their fibre connection and router are set up, giving them more control over performance
Opensignal tracks Vodafone Three merger coverage gains across the UK
The merger between Vodafone and Three UK has already begun to show clear benefits for mobile users across the country. Independent data collected by Opensignal points to early progress in areas that matter most to customers: coverage, speed, and reliability. By combining
Fibre Rollout Progress: Openreach Nears 25m Premises Target for 2026
Openreach has released its October 2025 update on the Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) rollout. This update does not announce a new wave of towns or cities but instead refreshes the status of locations already included in the commercial plan. Each exchange is listed by
Pensions and Government Unite to Boost Rural Broadband
The government has brought together twenty of the UK’s largest pension funds and insurance companies under a new partnership called Sterling 20. The idea is to direct long-term savings into projects that can support economic growth across the country. Housing, infrastructure and
Vodafone tests 2.5Gbps 5G broadband using the 6GHz band
Vodafone has carried out a 5G trial in Germany that reached download speeds of 2.5Gbps by tapping into the upper 6GHz spectrum band. The demonstration used 200MHz of spectrum and a smartphone chipset from MediaTek, showing how future 5G and 6G networks
Virgin Media O2 adds new mobile plans to Volt and broadband bundles
Virgin Media O2 has introduced an update to its Volt bundles, giving customers more flexibility when combining broadband and mobile into a single package. From now on, new and upgrading users can pair Virgin Media broadband with one of three O2 mobile
Airband to deliver FTTP broadband using Openreach
Airband has started using Openreach’s full fibre network to serve addresses where its own infrastructure isn’t present. It means that customers in rural or hard-to-reach areas, who previously couldn’t get Airband services, may now see Openreach-based fibre packages when checking their postcode.
Virgin Media rolls out single-visit installs for full fibre broadband
Virgin Media O2 has begun introducing a new installation process that allows full fibre customers to get connected with just one engineer visit. The update is aimed at making the setup faster and more efficient for households joining the network or moving
Multi-Gig Broadband, Symmetric Speeds & Wi-Fi 7: A Quick Guide for UK Homes
If your current broadband plan feels fast enough, you might be wondering why everyone’s talking about multi-gig internet. But broadband in the UK is changing fast — and for the first time in years, it’s not just about download speed. Over the
Virgin Media O2 research highlights rising scams against the elderly
Virgin Media O2 has released new research showing that millions of older people in the UK have fallen victim to online scams in the past year. The company says it wants to raise awareness of the risks and help people protect themselves
