FBRE · Commercial Layer of the UK Broadband Network
A small UK team running 20 live UK sites: seven commercial switching and deals sites, seven free, ad-free consumer tools, and six public-interest sites including ParentalControl.uk. Built for UK consumers, funded by the commercial side, in active engagement with Ofcom on accreditation.
Live network 12,000,000+ verified impressions / yr | 2,000+ clicks / day, rising fast | Sources: GA4, GSC, Bing Webmaster, Meta, YouTube, Ahrefs
What we owe UK consumers
Free where it matters
Speed tests, a "what speed do I actually need" calculator, a postcode coverage tool fed by Ofcom data, and a privacy-first password generator. No ads. No signup. No data kept.
Honest where we make money
Named editors, a published ranking methodology, public corrections log. We rank deals on Total Contract Value, not commission. The commercial side is what funds the rest of the network.
Working with Ofcom on accreditation
Ofcom has agreed to engage on their Price Comparison Accreditation Scheme and has issued us the Due Diligence pack, which we are actively completing. We do not yet hold accreditation. We will publish the submission and the outcome.
Three ways to work with us
Pick the route closest to your goal. We will run with it from there, with weekly check-ins and a named human you can call.
01 · Advertise
Sponsorships, banners and editorial placements across our 20 live UK broadband and tool sites. Capped inventory, dofollow links where appropriate, a real monthly report by email. Network authority up to DR 74.
£99 to £999 per month
See the rate card
02 · Build
A working broadband or mobile comparison site you can put your brand on: live deal feed, postcode FTTP and FTTC checks, One Touch Switch journeys, full CMS. Built on the trusted industry-leading platform we use ourselves.
£6,500 to £27,950 build, plus retainer
Browse builds
03 · Buy
14 in-build .com, .uk and .co.uk names with real backlinks, age and a starter content stack. Buy outright, lease to own, or partner with us on a joint venture. Escrow on every transfer.
Offers over £2,500 to £35,000 per domain (combined floor £169.5K+)
Browse the portfolio
FBRE at a glance
The network at a glance
Every cell links to the live site. Authority is real and current. In-build domains sit on the portfolio page.
| Domain | Category | Funding | Status | DR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BroadbandSwitch.uk | Comparison | Affiliate | Live | 74 3,000 / day |
| Fibreswitch.com | Comparison | Affiliate | Live | 73 |
| UKSpeedTest.co.uk | Speed test | Free, no ads | Live | 73 High flyer |
| SearchSwitchSave.com | Multi-utility | Affiliate | Live | 72 |
| BroadbandBoost.co.uk | Speed test | Free, no ads | Live | 47 |
| Laggy.uk | Speed test | Free, no ads | Live | 47 |
| HowFast.uk | Speed test | Free, no ads | Live | 46 |
| RightSpeed.co.uk | Speed planner | Free, no ads | Live | 46 |
| BroadbandMap.org.uk | Coverage map | Free, no ads | Live | 46 |
| BroadbandNow.co.uk | Deals | Affiliate | Live | 46 |
| BroadbandHunter.co.uk | Deals | Affiliate | Live | 46 |
| NewcastleBroadbandDeals.co.uk | Local | Affiliate | Live | 45 |
| HotBroadbandDeals.co.uk | Deals | Affiliate | Live | 45 |
| FibreRush.co.uk | Community game | Public interest | Live | 45 |
| FibreBlast.co.uk | Community game | Public interest | Live | 44 |
| NewPasswordGenerator.co.uk | Security tool | Free, no ads | Live | 44 |
| BroadbandInsights.co.uk | Explainer | Public interest | Live | 42 |
| FBRE.uk | Network hub | Public interest | Live (hub) | 42 |
| PauseDesk.com | Wellbeing | Public interest | Live | 29 |
| ParentalControl.uk | Safeguarding | Public interest | Live (May 2026) | 2 New · May 26 |
What we build
Six ship-able pieces, used in production across the network. Combine them or buy one. Built on trusted industry-leading comparison software. We name the underlying vendor under NDA on a qualified call.
01 · Comparison · from £15,950
Live deal feed, address-level FTTP and FTTC availability, ranked by total cost over term.
02 · Comparison · from £7,950
PAYG, SIM-only, contract and handset tariffs from the major UK MNOs and MVNOs.
03 · Tool · from £6,500
Multi-server, low-latency speed test. Brandable. Used at scale on UKSpeedTest.co.uk.
04 · Tool · from £7,950
Aggregates Openreach, CityFibre, Virgin Media and altnet APIs into one call.
05 · Journey · from £27,950
Ofcom OTS journey, audit trail, gaining-provider-led switching, cancellation handling.
06 · Platform · from £27,950
Editorial CMS, deal management, partner feeds, multi-brand theming, analytics.
Premium domain portfolio
Each domain is owned, aged, and built on. Offers over £2,500 to £35,000 per domain, with the combined portfolio floor sitting at £169,500+. Buy outright, lease to buy, or joint venture. Escrow on every transaction.
Cross-utility .com
Vertical-agnostic switching .com that spans broadband, energy and telecoms.
Offers over £35,000
View domain ›Premium .com
Category-defining .com for the UK full-fibre market.
Offers over £25,000
View domain ›Premium .com
Cross-utility switching .com with B2C and B2B fit.
Offers over £20,000
View domain ›Premium .com
Short, deal-focused .com built for paid-social and performance marketing.
Offers over £12,000
View domain ›Datasets we publish
All datasets release under CC-BY-4.0. Cite as: FBRE.uk, 2026. Attribution and link to the source page is all we ask.
Safeguarding moat
ParentalControl.uk is the safeguarding spine of the SearchSwitchSave Group and the 20th site in the live network (launched May 2026). It has reached more than 28,000 UK schools and PTAs with practical online safety guidance, aligned to the Ofcom Online Safety Act Children's Codes of Practice that came into force on 25 July 2025. This is not a commercial line and the site carries no advertising or paid placements. It is a public-interest programme that materially strengthens our editorial standing across the rest of the network.
Frequently asked
Three things, in order of priority. Tenancy and advertising across our live network of 20 UK sites (19 broadband-and-tools plus ParentalControl.uk safeguarding). Comparison-site builds for broadband and mobile. Premium UK broadband domains from our in-build inventory of 14.
It is the sum of organic, paid and social channels for the 12 months to 24 May 2026. Organic comes from Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools. Paid and social comes from Meta Ad Manager, YouTube and the network social profiles. The full breakdown lives on the methodology page and is regenerated each quarter.
FBRE.uk is the commercial hub for the portfolio, not a consumer comparison destination. Consumer authority sits on the operating sites: BroadbandSwitch.uk (DR 74), Fibreswitch.com (DR 73), UKSpeedTest.co.uk (DR 73) and SearchSwitchSave.com (DR 72). We report both honestly. Vague claims do not win B2B mandates.
No. Our build studio uses trusted industry-leading comparison software with more than two decades of UK broadband production. We name the underlying technology under NDA on a qualified call, with a written brief and signed mutual NDA in place.
White-label speed test from £6,500 ships in two to three weeks. Postcode availability checker from £7,950 ships in two to four weeks. Switching journey from £27,950 ships in six to eight weeks. Full CMS comparison platform from £27,950 plus £2,000 monthly ships an MVP in six to eight weeks, then iterates.
Yes. Each domain in the portfolio is registered, hosted, indexed, and has a starter content stack. Backlink counts and last-refresh dates are published per domain. Transfer completes within seven working days of cleared funds, via a recognised escrow service.
It is the 20th site in the network but it is not part of the commercial offer. ParentalControl.uk is the safeguarding spine of the SearchSwitchSave Group, launched May 2026. It runs as a public-interest programme aligned to the Ofcom Children's Codes that came into force on 25 July 2025. It carries no advertising or paid placements, and it materially strengthens our editorial standing across the rest of the network.
Dr Alex J Martin-Smith. Founder, author of record, and the direct contact for tenancy, builds, domain sales, and partnership enquiries. Reach him at hello@searchswitchsave.com or 0330 122 1223. Full bio on /about.
Seven of the twenty. The seven commercial sites (BroadbandSwitch.uk, Fibreswitch.com, SearchSwitchSave.com, BroadbandNow.co.uk, BroadbandHunter.co.uk, HotBroadbandDeals.co.uk, NewcastleBroadbandDeals.co.uk) carry an affiliate disclosure on every page. Thirteen sites carry no advertising at all: seven free consumer tools, one safeguarding scanner, one wellbeing site, one explainer site, two community games, and the FBRE network hub. See /commitments for the full classification.
Not yet. We have approached Ofcom directly about the Price Comparison Accreditation Scheme. Ofcom has agreed to engage and has issued us their Due Diligence pack, which we are actively completing. We will publish the submission, the assessor's findings and the outcome (positive or negative) when complete.
They do not. The seven free consumer tools (UKSpeedTest.co.uk, Laggy.uk, HowFast.uk, RightSpeed.co.uk, BroadbandBoost.co.uk, BroadbandMap.org.uk, NewPasswordGenerator.co.uk) carry no advertising, no signup walls, no email capture and no resold data. They are funded by the seven commercial sites in the network.
Ready to talk? Talk to a human.
Tell us the goal. We will tell you, honestly, whether tenancy, a build, a domain, or a combination is the right path. Or point you to someone better suited. Fifteen minutes, no demo theatre.
