UK Broadband ISPs Should Stop Making Service Status Pages Useless | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The ability of a broadband provider to offer an effective and informative ‘Service Status‘ page, which can be useful for keeping customers updated about developments during network outages, is a crucial but often overlooked feature of modern internet provision. Yet in recent years’ ISPs seem to have been making them less and less effective or removing them entirely. In the past it was fairly normal for any ISP worth their salt to include a Service Status...
Openreach’s UK Fibre Broadband Checker Offline for Second Day UPDATE3 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Several of ISPreview’s readers have indicated to us that Openreach’s fibre broadband checker has been down since yesterday morning or thereabouts. The popular tool is currently still offline at the time of writing today and returns the following message on use: “Service request failed. Please try again later“. The network access provider is clearly aware of this, as their website now carries a status message to inform visitors that they are “experiencing...
Broadband Speed Lifts Table of Top 60 UK Cities for Remote Working | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new study from researchers at RemotePeople, which is an international remote recruitment agency, claims to have identified some of the sixty best and worst UK locations for working from home (WFH). One of the key metrics here is broadband speed (download and upload), which helped to lift Southampton into the top spot. But London ranked last. In order to determine which cities make the “ideal remote work destinations“, the research team evaluated...
du and Microsoft sign AE $2 billion hyperscaler deal | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The facility will be delivered in phases and is aimed at meeting rising demand for AI, cloud, and digital services in the region UAE operator du has unveiled plans for a new hyperscale data centre worth AED 2 billion ($544.54 million) with Microsoft confirmed as the lead tenant at AI week in Dubai. “This marks a significant investment in digital infrastructure, reinforcing Dubai’s leadership in adopting the latest technologies, innovations, and...
Virgin Media O2 to continue 3G switch off in Norwich, Telford, Guildford and Torquay | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Following the successful pilot in the city of Durham in April, Virgin Media O2 has confirmed that Norwich, Telford and Guildford will be the next UK locations to have 3G withdrawn on 16 July, with Torquay to follow on 4 August While the vast majority of customers will not need to take any action, the operator is directly contacting all customers across the UK who currently don’t have a 4G or 5G device to provide information and support...
Oxford Named First of Three UK Cities to Get New 5G Small Cell Mobile Boost | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile infrastructure services provider Cornerstone (CTIL), which handles the UK network sharing agreement between O2 (Virgin Media) and Vodafone (Vantage Towers), has announced that Oxford will be the first of three major UK cities set for “enhanced [5G] mobile connectivity” in 2025 as they deploy a new “city-wide” small cell network. Small cells are akin to mini shoebox sized mobile (radio) base stations, which are designed to deliver limited coverage...
CEO of Broadband Operator F&W Networks Eyes Return to FTTP Build | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The CEO of alternative UK broadband operator F&W Networks‘ (Fibre and Wireless), José Luis San Martín, has today spoken to ISPreview, as part of a new interview, about his ambition for the company to ramp-up their roll-out of full fibre (FTTP) lines “once the market stabilises and financial conditions improve“. But they also remain “open” to discussions over consolidation. F&W has so far managed to extend their gigabit-capable broadband network...
BT Fail to Get CityFibre Ad Banned Over Full Fibre Availability Complaint | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has declined to uphold a complaint against one of CityFibre’s direct mailing adverts for their new UK FTTP broadband network. The complaint was lodged by the BT Group after they suggested it “misleadingly implied there was no existing full fibre broadband at the address.” The ad itself was one of CityFibre’s normal leaflets, which merely acted to notify homeowners (i.e. usually those within their targeted build...
Investing in the North: How Virgin Media O2 is powering a more connected, inclusive future | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News As the telecoms industry descends on Manchester for this year’s Connected North conference, I wanted to reflect on the great work we have done to deliver a more connected and inclusive future in the North At Virgin Media O2, we believe that connectivity is more than just cables, masts and signals: it’s the foundation of opportunity, innovation and community. That’s why we’re proud to be investing heavily in the North of the UK, ensuring that homes,...
Amazon reassesses data centre expansion | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The shift comes as cloud providers face growing investor scrutiny over AI-related infrastructure spend Amazon Web Services (AWS), is reassessing its approach to data centre leasing, with a particular focus on international markets, according to analysts at Wells Fargo. The report suggests AWS has paused some leasing discussions, indicating a short-term slowdown in large-scale infrastructure expansion. Rather than cancelling existing agreements,...