Read about Weekly Brief - 9th October 2026. Broadband news from the longest running independent information website.

Those attending Connected Britain 2026 at London Excel had the opportunity to listen to Lutz Schüller the Virgin Media O2 CEO being interviewed on the second day of the conference in a fireside chat.

The good news Wales has reached 90.37% Gigabit coverage (i.e. full fibre or Virgin Media O2 cable is available) taking the nation past a major milestone. Actual full fibre coverage is not far behind ...

Under the remit of the Online Safety Bill Ofcom has announced it is to investigate Instagram Instants with it looking at whether an appropriate content risk assessment and children’s risk assessment ...

Lutz Schüler, Virgin Media O2 Chief Executive Officer, has penned an open letter to Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport with the CEO’s concerns about the purchase of ...

It has taken since 4th July 2026 for this latest point increase in full fibre coverage across the UK, a period of 3 months and 2 days. This is a long way from the peak of the fibre rush when each ...

Richard Tang, CEO of Zen Internet, produces an interview series with a series of business leaders, and his latest guest is Katie Milligan, CEO of Openreach. The conversation included Openreach’s fibre ...

CityFibre has released its results for the quarter ending 30th September 2026. The alt-net has an over 1.1 million customers connected to the network and 260,000 have been added in the last 12 months.

Using powers granted under Section 42 of the Enterprise Act 2002 the Secretary of State Lisa Nandy has issued a Public Interest Intervention Notice. The short non civil service language version is ...

G.Network is pushing the advantage of its XGS-PON network they’ve built in various parts of London by launching 2.5 Gbps and 8.5 Gbps options for residential customers. Launch pricing for new fast ...

Vodafone has launched a new TV service that offers different plans from £10 per month, providing access to Freely. For an Extra £7/month, customers can subscribe to Vodafone TV Essential, combining ...

It looks like the TalkTalk saga is definitely reaching a peak, with the result either being a successful rescue or around 1.5 million customers learning what a provider of last resort means. Sky News ...