Matthew Hare Steps Back from Executive Chairman Role at FullFibre | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Matthew Hare, the Executive Chairman of alternative UK broadband operator FullFibre Limited, has announced that he is “stepping back” from the role after only being appointed to the post in January 2025 following the merger with fellow altnet Zzoomm (here), where he was previously the CEO. The combined Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network currently reaches 600,000 premises (RFS) and 80,000 customers (up from 70k in March 2025) across England – serving...
Grain Secures £225m Funding to Accelerate UK Full Fibre Broadband Rollout | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator and ISP Grain (Grain Connect) has this afternoon announced that they’ve secured a £225m funding boost (mostly debt and some equity), which will enable them to expand the reach of their gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover c.600,000 UK premises. This is said to be the “next step” on the road to 1 million premises. The operator’s broadband network currently covers over 250,000 premises (RFS) across the...
EE’s 5G Standalone Mobile Network to Cover Half of the UK as 45 New Areas Go Live | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) has this morning announced that their latest 5G Standalone (5GSA) mobile network will, from the end of August 2025, be able to reach over half of the entire UK population (more than 34 million people) as more than 45 new UK locations go live. The figure is up from 40% coverage in March 2025. The majority of 5G mobile networks today are still Non-Standalone (NSA), which means they are partly reliant upon older and...
Openreach Makes UK Fibre Broadband Checker a Bit More Informative | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband access provider Openreach (BT) appears to have recently made their “Fibre Checker” a bit more informative via the addition of several new status messages to reflect different stages of network availability. This is primarily useful for those still awaiting the arrival of their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network. According to some of our forum members (main credit to squarecrumpets via Thinkbroadband’s forum), the Openreach checker has been...
Most MPs Expect UK to Miss Targets for 5G Mobile and Gigabit Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new survey of 108 Members of Parliament, which was conducted by consultancy firm Cluttons and polling company YouGov, has revealed that only 34% of MPs currently believe the UK will achieve the government’s target of delivering Standalone 5G (5GSA) mobile coverage to all populated areas by 2030. The figure drops even lower for the gigabit broadband target. Most 5G networks today are still largely Non-Standalone (NSA), which means they’re partly reliant...
Business ISP Onecom Acquires UK Broadband and VoIP Provider Gradwell | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Business cloud, IT and telecoms provider Onecom, which is backed by private equity firm LDC, has today announced that they’ve acquired rival UK internet provider Gradwell Communications for an undisclosed sum – the company’s thirteenth acquisition since 2020. This acquisition affords Onecom additional capability through its direct and channel teams, as well as further geographic reach via Gradwell’s Bath and Leeds offices, and the addition of an...
Broadband Router Giant AVM Rolls Out FRITZ!OS 8.20 Firmware | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network kit manufacturer AVM, which is a well-known German developer of home networking products (e.g. FRITZ!Box routers are used by various UK consumers and several ISPs), has begun to deploy their latest FRITZ!OS 8.20 software update (Firmware) that includes various new features. But it’s not without the odd bug. At the time of writing, AVM has already started the first non-beta rollout with the FRITZ!Box 7590 router, but updates for other models will...
Ofcom to Make Q and V Bands Available for UK Satellite Broadband Gateways | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today unveiled their proposals for allowing broadband satellite operators (e.g. Starlink and Amazon) to harness the Q and V radio spectrum bands (37.5–43.5GHz, 47.2–50.2GHz and 50.4–52.4GHz) to help boost the backhaul data capacity of their ground-based gateway sites. This will also support the deployment of future satellites. Satellite operators SpaceX (Starlink) and Amazon (Project Kuiper) are currently known to be...
Openreach List Next 137 UK Areas for Copper to FTTP Switch – Tranche 21 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Openreach (BT) has today published the next (Tranche 21) batch of 137 exchanges in their “FTTP Priority Exchange Stop Sell” programme, which reflects areas where over 75% of premises are able to get full fibre lines and will thus stop selling copper based legacy phone and broadband products (i.e. FTTP becomes the only product option). Currently, there are two schemes for moving away from old copper lines and services, which can sometimes cross over. The...
Ofcom UK Reviews 2GHz Band for Use by Mobile Satellite Services | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK telecoms regulator has today launched a new ‘Call for Input‘ to help it decide on the future of the 2GHz radio spectrum band (1980-2010MHz and 2170-2200MHz), which could potentially open it up to wider use for providing broadband connectivity to aircraft and drones, direct-to-device services (4G/5G mobile), and or IoT etc. At present this spectrum is already harmonised across the EU and the UK for Mobile Satellite Services (MSS). Since 2009 the...