According to a new survey by Which? magazine, close to half of broadband customers in the UK experienced a problem with their internet service provider (ISP) over the past 12 months. The survey, which polled close to 4,000 UK customers, found that 49 per cent had experienced an issue within the last year, with common problems including slow speeds, drop outs and outages.

The Education Secretary has announced that all schools in England will have access to high-speed internet by 2025.The roll-out, which forms part of the government’s plans to make lightning-fast gigabit broadband accessible across the UK, will be supported by a £150 million fund for the most in-need schools.

According to a survey from Uswitch, there are currently 22 million unused broadband ISP routers in UK homes, many of which people don't know how to properly dispose of.

Over 650 of Openreach’s poles were badly damaged in the storms that hit the UK last month, necessitating “time-consuming” repair work and disruption, which is still ongoing.

Virgin Media O2 has announced the completion of its gigabit upgrade meaning that 15.5 million homes can now access hyperfast gigabit speeds. The upgrade to Virgin Media’s Gig1 Gigabit broadband has taken just over two years and is ahead of the Government’s target to bring gigabit-capable speeds to a minimum of 85 per cent of the UK by the end of 2025.

Research from price comparison site Uswitch has revealed the top 10 fastest and slowest streets for broadband ISP download speed in the UK. The slowest street has been named as Wistaston Road, Crewe in Cheshire, which has a speed of just 0.24Mbps. Meanwhile, Haul Fryn, Birchgrove in Swansea topped the fastest list with a speed of 882Mbps.

Openreach has announced that it will allow UK ISPs to waive broadband connection fees for households which receive universal credit as their only form of income and that haven’t been connected to Openreach’s network for the past 90 days.

According to a new study from YouGov, commissioned by streaming supplier Netgem, a lack of gigabit-capable broadband is driving a streaming divide between urban and rural areas across the UK.

The UK government has announced that it will seek election to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the governing council for the UN’s telecoms agency. If elected, the UK would serve a four-year term on the council, which is responsible for allocating global radio wave spectrum, satellite orbits and technical telecoms standards.

UK households require more than just speed promises, a new survey of 2,500 UK consumers has revealed. The new research, conducted by EY found that more than half of homeowners prioritise the reliability of their broadband service over speed, with 29 per cent stating that they have struggled with connectivity problems during the Covid-19 pandemic due to the shift to homeworking.