ISP Sky Broadband and Sky TV Confirm Annual UK Price Hikes for 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of Sky UK’s (Sky Broadband, Comcast etc.) internet, phone and TV products are being informed about the provider’s latest round of annual price hikes, which will once again be introduced from 1st April 2026. For example, broadband customers will face a flat hike of £3 to their monthly bills, which is the same as or lower than most of their largest rivals. As for Sky’s Pay TV services, Cinema will be subject to a £1 increase per month when taken...
Broadband ISP Brsk Start Notifying UK Customers of YouFibre Merger | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Several weeks have now passed since ISPreview revealed that one of the UK’s largest alternative full fibre broadband networks, Netomnia (Substantial Group), had decided to merge their two retail broadband ISPs – Brsk and YouFibre – into a single brand (here). Brsk have now begun to notify customers that they’re adopting YouFibre’s name. Netomnia (YouFibre) and Brsk originally operated as separate companies – both with their own full fibre networks and...
Sky UK to Resuscitate Once Popular Sky One TV Channel on 24th February 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Sky (Sky Broadband, Sky TV etc.) has this morning announced that they’re bringing back the once popular Sky One channel to their Pay TV platform, which was the oldest non-terrestrial TV channel in the UK until Sky retired it in 2021 as part of a key branding and channel shake-up of their Electronic Program Guide (EPG). In case anybody has forgotten, Sky One used to be home to some of Sky’s most popular TV shows and originals, although in the years...
ISP Grain Doubles its UK Full Fibre Broadband Speeds to 2000Mbps | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Carlisle-based alternative broadband ISP Grain, which has so far rolled out their point-to-point full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 270,000 UK premises (aiming for 600,000 in the future) and in 2025 secured a £225m funding boost (here), has today doubled their top symmetric package speeds to 2Gbps (2,000Mbps). The new package starts at just £29.99 per month, plus a six-month introductory offer of £10 off, meaning six months at just £19.99. The new Full...
Common Wholesale Platform Sells UK Assets and Brand to Digital Destiny | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Common Wholesale Platform (CWP), which is a non-profit member-owned organisation that helps alternative UK broadband networks to connect with the retail ISP market, appears to have gone through a Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation. The company is now in the process of having its members, assets and brand scooped up by Digital Destiny Ltd. The CVL is a formal, director-initiated insolvency process, which is often used to close down a company that cannot...
Study Finds Amazon Leo’s Broadband Satellites are a Bit too Bright | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new study has provisionally found that Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper), which is in the early stages of launching a new mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for the UK and globally, suffers from an all too familiar problem of being a bit too bright – potentially enough to disrupt observational sciences (astronomy). The new service is currently in the commercial beta phase and will start to launch properly...
Broadband AltNet Aggregator Flexgrid Now Supports 24 UK Networks | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Brighton-based Flexgrid, which describes itself as the UK-focused connectivity aggregator for the channel market, has announced that they’ve launched a new website and now support the ability for partners to compare and order full fibre broadband services through a total of 24 alternative network (altnet) providers and suppliers. The list of current partners now includes the likes of Zayo, PXC, Openreach, Virgin Media, CityFibre, CommunityFibre,...
The Trouble with Switching from Virgin Media UK to Giffgaff Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Over four months have now passed since mobile operator giffgaff, which is owned by Telefónica UK, become the only other retail ISP after Virgin Media (O2) to start selling fixed broadband packages over nexfibre’s new full fibre (FTTP) network (here). But despite this welcome development, customers on Virgin Media are still struggling to switch. Just to recap. Nexfibre was established a few years ago as part of a £4.5bn joint venture between Telefónica,...
Virgin Media O2 UK’s Owners Close in on £2bn Broadband Deal for Netomnia | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More European telecoms giants Telefónica and Liberty Global, the joint owners of Virgin Media and O2 in the UK, have reportedly now joined with private equity firm InfraVia Capital to progress their previously proposed £2bn bid to buy alternative full fibre broadband network Netomnia toward conclusion. The deal is likely to offer the altnet more than rival CityFibre could muster, but competition issues could be raised. Just to recap. Netomnia (Substantial...
Openreach launches app to keep engineers safe from abuse | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The app provides GPS location tracking and an SOS button to quickly contact the police Today, Openreach has announced the launch of a new worker safety app aimed at tackling the rampant abuse its engineers face while on the job. The app, created in partnership with Peoplesafe, includes various safety features designed to support staff in the field. These include an SOS button and fall alarm connecting to a 24/7 control centre, GPS tracking for...