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telecommunications ISPreview UK 3d ago

Rural Full Fibre Broadband ISP Gigaclear Publish Annual UK Accounts

Abingdon-based alternative network Gigaclear, which have built a full fibre (FTTP) network across 618,000 premises in rural parts of England and is home to 170,000 customers, has published their annual accounts after lenders recently took control of the business (here). The results reveal that their c.£963m senior debt facility was revised to a principal amount […]

telecommunications ISPreview UK 4d ago

Freely on Track to Overtake Freeview and be in 10.5 Million UK Homes by 2034

Broadband-based live TV streaming service Freely, which is backed by the major UK TV broadcasters and is an evolution – not (yet) a replacement – for the existing Freeview platform (inc. Freeview Play and Freesat), has revealed that they now have well over 1 million users (up from 500,000 from Sep-Dec 2025) and the number […]

telecommunications ISPreview UK 4d ago

YouGov Find Limited Support for Nationalisation of UK Broadband and Phone

A new YouGov survey, which was conducted during late May 2026 with an unspecified number of UK respondents, has claimed that 82% of Britons believe water companies should be run in the public sector, with 70% saying the same of energy companies. But only 38% said the same for broadband “internet and phone providers” (16% […]

telecommunications Light Reading 4d ago

Optimum attempts to scale its big debt wall

Tied to a plan to manage a pile of debt, Optimum is pursuing a series of transactions, including moving its East footprint and Lightpath unit into a new, operationally independent subsidiary.

telecommunications Light Reading 4d ago

DriveNets raises $410M more

DriveNets said it has wrapped a $410 million Series D round that pushes its total raise beyond $1 billion. #pressrelease

telecommunications ISPreview UK 4d ago

Zen Internet Start Selling Broadband via MS3’s UK Full Fibre Network

Rochdale-based UK broadband ISP Zen Internet has confirmed that MS3’s alternative full fibre (FTTP) network, which has so far covered 215,000 premises (Ready for Service) in the North of England (mostly in Hull and Lincolnshire), is now live on their service for business and consumers after being almost fully integrated following last year’s wholesale deal […]