Best and Worst Areas for Mobile Signal in 2025
Which? have partnered with Opensignal to release a postcode-by-postcode breakdown of mobile service reliability in the UK, using over a year’s worth of app-based data collected up to August 2025. The results show how often users were able to access a usable connection, expressed as a consistency percentage, with figures published separately for EE, O2,
Freeola Expands FTTP Services with Trooli Full Fibre Network
Freeola adds Trooli to its FTTP footprint, extending choice for homes on the altnet’s network with symmetric, multi-gigabit potential. The tie-up arrives via Zen Internet’s Fibre Hub aggregation platform, which Freeola has joined to widen access beyond Openreach, CityFibre and Freedom Fibre areas. Freeola’s approach remains the same wherever the fibre comes from. Customers typically
Community Fibre halves broadband satisfaction guarantee from 60 to 30 days
Community Fibre has shortened its Satisfaction Guarantee for new broadband customers from 60 days to 30 days. The policy still allows customers to leave their contract without early-exit fees if the service fails to meet expectations and the provider cannot resolve the problem within that period. Under the revised terms, customers who cancel will not
Vodafone expands reach with Community Fibre in London
Vodafone’s fibre broadband is now available across Community Fibre’s full fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) network, covering over half a million additional homes in London. This latest expansion gives Vodafone a wider reach across the capital and allows more homes to take advantage of its fastest broadband packages with download and upload speeds of up to 2.2Gbps. Until
YouFibre, Zzoomm and BeFibre Now Give Wi-Fi 7 Routers with All Plans
If you’re signing up for full fibre broadband from YouFibre, Zzoomm or BeFibre, there’s good news — you’ll now get a Wi-Fi 7 router as standard, no matter which broadband plan you choose. Until recently, this latest Wi-Fi technology was mostly reserved for people on the fastest and most expensive packages. Now, it’s becoming the
Sky Sports Adds 215+ Premier League Games & New Features
Sky has confirmed a major expansion of its Premier League broadcasting rights for the 2024/25 season, increasing its exclusive live matches from 128 to a minimum of 215. Alongside the extra fixtures, the broadcaster is introducing a set of new interactive features across Sky Glass, Sky Stream, Sky Q, NOW TV and the Sky Sports
Faster, Wider UK 4G & 5G with VodafoneThree Shared Network
VodafoneThree has switched on its Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN) across 600 mast sites in the UK, a key milestone in the ongoing merger of Vodafone UK and Three UK. The upgrade allows 27 million customers on Vodafone UK, Three UK, VOXI, Talkmobile, and Smarty to connect to whichever mast delivers the strongest 4G or 5G
TalkTalk, Virgin Media, O2 Top Ofcom’s Latest Complaints Report
Ofcom has released its quarterly telecoms complaints data for Q1 2025, revealing which UK providers received the most customer complaints across broadband, mobile, landline, and pay TV services. The data reflects complaints made directly to Ofcom, not those reported to providers or resolved through external mediation. The figures are calculated per 100,000 customers, offering a
CityFibre Reveals Plans for 100Gbps Full Fibre Broadband Upgrade
CityFibre is getting ready for the next big leap in broadband. Its full fibre (FTTP) network already covers about 4.5 million homes and can handle speeds up to 10Gbps. Now, the network provider is planning to upgrade even further, with future technology like 50G-PON and 100G-PON expected to roll out in the 2030s. This means
Wi-Fi 6 Adoption in UK Grows, But Speed Gaps Remain
Ookla has just released a detailed analysis based on data from millions of speed tests conducted via Speedtest.net. The report focuses on a persistent issue across the broadband sector: the mismatch between advertised broadband speeds and the real speeds customers experience in their homes. While broadband infrastructure continues to improve—particularly with wider full fibre availability—actual
