Original article ISPreview UK:Read More
The United Kingdom may not exactly be short on broadband ISPs at the moment, but today we welcome another one into the fold – Olilo. The new internet provider claims not to be targeting the mass market and has positioned itself more as a product for the “niche market … of geeks/nerds/homelabbers, sysadmins” etc.
The service has been in the private trial phase for the past few months, but recently began to open up for new customers, and their website certainly exudes that ‘coder’ vibe through its design. Prices start at £36 per month for speeds of 900Mbps and go up to £50 for their top 2.3Gbps plans (5Gbps is “coming soon“), supplied via both Openreach and CityFibre’s respective FTTP networks. But new connections do attract a one-off installation charge of £60 to £130, depending on network.
The good news is that Olilo doesn’t do CGNAT, but instead offers static IPv4 and IPv6 addresses by default (dual-stack) and seems to have a mix of 12-month and no contract options. On the flip side, you will need to bring your own router in order to use the service, as they don’t currently bundle their own options into the packages.
Liam Mulryan, Director of Olilo, said:
“We’re stripping out the contracts, hidden clauses and vague promises that plague traditional ISPs, and replacing them with straight-up transparency, technical freedom and speeds that actually match what’s on the tin.
We’re built for the geeks, the sysadmins, the home-lab tinkerers and anyone who hates being treated like they don’t know how the internet works. That means static IPs, no throttling, no traffic shaping, bring-your-own-router if you want, and real-time visibility of how our network is running – all on simple rolling terms so you can leave any time (where our partners allow flexibility with contracts we try and give everyone monthly rolling, and where we haven’t yet we are working with partners to try and get this done).”
Liam originally helped to found another internet provider, Yayzi, before moving away at the start of 2025 to setup his own independent ISP in the shape of Olilo with a new team and ideas etc. (company details). The provider currently appears to be running its own core network (after initially using Velox).