Latest UK broadband news
Government widens access to Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme
The UK government is preparing to extend the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) to more towns, villages and business areas, giving households and companies in poorly served locations the chance to secure funding for faster broadband connections. The scheme, run by Building
Hidden Broadband and Mobile Deals Cost UK Consumers Millions
Citizens Advice has shed light on a widespread issue in the UK broadband and mobile market: many providers are deliberately keeping their best renewal deals hidden unless customers actively chase them. These better-value offers are rarely shown up front and are often
Openreach full fibre rollout hits 20 million UK premises
Openreach has announced its fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) network now passes 20 million homes and businesses across the UK. The figure marks a major step toward its 2026 target, but independent checks by Thinkbroadband show the orderable total is a little lower, closer to
Vodafone UK to Retire 2G Mobile Network by 2030
Vodafone, now operating in the UK under VodafoneThree, has confirmed that it will withdraw its long-running 2G mobile service in 2030. This decision comes three years ahead of the UK government’s national deadline of 2033 for the retirement of both 2G and
Openreach to Make Phone Switch Safer with Prove Telecare
Openreach has confirmed a UK-wide launch of Prove Telecare, a migration service built to move households that rely on analogue telecare from copper landlines to digital voice over modern broadband and fibre lines. It follows a pilot that switched more than a
Openreach sees surge in full fibre traffic during early 2025
Openreach, the UK’s main wholesale broadband provider, has reported a sharp rise in data carried over its full fibre network in the first half of 2025. Traffic volumes increased by more than a third compared to the same period in 2024, showing
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
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
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
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
