Investments in higher-speed upstream plant can pay dividends for Fibre and DOCSIS broadband providers, according to the Q4 2025 edition of the OpenVault Broadband Insights (OVBI) report. A first-ever point-in-time comparison of Fibre vs DOCSIS subscribers in a selected broadband system provided insights into usage when consumers have access to increased upstream speeds. OVBI reports […]

Over 1.6 million customers have switched landline or broadband provider using One Touch Switch process since it launched a year ago, reports media regulator Ofcom. One Touch Switch allows simple switching for broadband and landline customers, regardless of which network they are with. Under a ‘one touch’ process, customers now only have to contact their […]

Global broadband subscribers surpassed 1.56 billion in Q3 2025, marking a 1.46 growth, only slightly lower than in Q3 2024, according to the Q3 2025 Broadband Subscriber Trends from Point Topic. Broadband subscriptions declined in 13 countries, compared to 24 in Q2 2025. In some of these markets consumers are migrating to mobile broadband, others […]

Zayo Europe partnered with Reintel, a dark fibre operator in Spain, to expand its service offering across Iberia. The partnership sees Zayo Europe brings its 400GE enabled wavelength network to the Iberian Peninsula as well as expanding its Tier-1 IP offering to Portugal and to more Spanish cities. Carriers and enterprises in the region can […]

Millions of UK households are facing telco price rises up to four times the rate of inflation this April, as the industry marks one year since the launch of Ofcom’s ‘pounds and pence’ pricing rules. Analysis from Uswitch, the comparison and switching service, reveals that while inflation currently sits at 3.2 per cent, some mobile […]

Enabling connected devices in homes across Europe to enter standby mode will potentially save enough energy to power up to 70 new small data centres across the continent or the equivalent of a mid-size city, the Broadband Forum predicts. The outcome of new power management standardisation efforts will mean devices such as home gateways, repeaters, […]

Point Topic has released its latest forecasts for fixed broadband subscribers by technology. They are based on on the Global Broadband Subscriber figures for up to Q2 2025. By 2030 Point Topic is projecting a total of 1.54 billion subscribers to a fixed broadband connection in the 30 largest broadband markets in the world, compared to […]

More than half of households globally (57 per cent) are worried about annual broadband price increases and, crucially, the majority think these increases are unfair, unreasonable (60 per cent) and difficult to understand (48 per cent), according to the latest EY decoding the digital home study. The survey examined the views of 20,500 consumers on […]

A new industry-led initiative is set to equip Broadband Service Providers (BSPs) with high-level guidance and a holistic vision of how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be implemented in broadband networks. The ‘AI in Broadband Networks’ project from Broadband Forum will outline a framework for BSPs to better develop their services-led broadband networks to align with […]

The world’s online population grew by more than 240 million people in 2025, according to Facts and Figures 2025 released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The new estimates confirm continuing progress in expanding digital connectivity, while pointing to differences in quality that impact how users benefit from Internet use. Globally, an estimated 6 billion people […]