TalkTalk’s Wholesale Arm PXC Reportedly Receives Bids from Several Parties | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The heavily indebted UK broadband focused TalkTalk Group has reportedly received bids for its wholesale arm, PlatformX Communications (PXC), which is said to value the company in the “hundreds of millions of pounds“. The interest is said to have come from Africa-focused Telecel, as well as others like private equity firm Epiris, which has teamed up with PXC executive chairman Tom O’Hagan. In case the name Tom O’Hagan seems familiar then that’s because he...
LSBUD and UK Government Collaborate to Make Telecoms Street Works Safer | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The LSBUD (Line Search Before You Dig) organisation, which provides an online asset search facility to UK civil engineering firms for underground pipes and cables, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government (DSIT), which is responsible for the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR), to develop a collaboration framework for improving safe digging practices. The government currently sees huge potential for NUAR’s mapping –...
O2 UK Expand its Inclusive USA Mobile Roaming to Classic Plan Users | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has announced that, in order to support England’s place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 football finals, they’ve extended their inclusive roaming benefit for eligible pay monthly customers travelling to the USA to include pay monthly Classic Plan customers. But only for a limited time, naturally. The offer means that pay monthly Classic Plan customers can now roam freely in the USA until midnight on 20th July (PT) alongside...
UAE Telecoms Group Sells 16.21 Percent Stake in Vodafone Group for £4.43bn | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Vodafone Group has this morning confirmed that Abu Dhabi-based E& (Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC) has sold its entire 16.21% stake – some 3,944,743,685 ordinary shares – in the global mobile operator to Vega, an acquisition vehicle wholly owned by the Niel family group (owner of French telecoms firm Iliad), for $5.95bn (£4.43bn). In a brief statement Vodafone said: “The relationship agreement dated 11th May 2023 between Vodafone...
Sky Broadband Discounts UK Packages and Cuts 5Gbps Price to £45 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More UK ISP Sky Broadband (Sky Mobile and Sky TV etc.), which sells their packages to consumers via both Openreach and CityFibre’s national full fibre (FTTP) networks, appears to have introduced some small discounts across several of their packages and also cut the price of their top 2.5Gbps (Gigabits) and 5Gbps tiers to £35 and £45 per month, respectively. Just for some context. The 2.5Gbps and 5Gbps tiers both offer symmetric speeds and are currently only...
Nexfibre appoints Openreach’s Ses Indy as CCO | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release The former BT Openreach executive brings more than 25 years of broadband and wholesale telecoms experience nexfibre, the joint venture between InfraVia Capital Partners, Liberty Global and Telefónica, today announced the appointment of Ses Indy as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), strengthening its senior leadership team as the company executes its mission to build a scaled national wholesale alternative to BT Openreach. Indy joins nexfibre...
Digicel and LoopUp partner to bring Microsoft Teams telephony to the Caribbean region | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Multinational cloud telephony provider, LoopUp, and leading Caribbean and Central America communications provider, Digicel, have formed a strategic partnership to sell LoopUp’s Operator Connect telephony platform and service for Microsoft Teams across the Caribbean region. Service will be offered to the enterprise market, leveraging Digicel’s extensive reach, in-country presence, and trusted business relationships. Customers will be able to integrate...
VodafoneThree Reveal Mobile Data Traffic for England’s World Cup Matches | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) has today revealed that mobile data (mobile broadband) usage hit “unprecedented heights” across England’s various FIFA World Cup 2026 football matches so far, with the recent win against Mexico in the early hours of Monday morning causing significant usage. Take note that communication providers use sophisticated Content Delivery Networks (CDN) and systems to help manage load from events...
Building Controls Updated to Fix Stalled Fibre Broadband Rollouts for Big Buildings | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Ministry of Housing (MHCLG) and UK ISP Association (ISPA) have today unveiled crucial changes to address the current problem with the Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) approval processes in England, which are known to have caused big delays and increased costs for broadband and mobile operators trying to deploy full fibre networks into large buildings (MDUs etc.). Just to recap. At the end of 2025 the cross-party House of Lords Industry and...
Nexfibre Appoints Ex-Openreach Veteran as New UK Chief Commercial Officer | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with Virgin Media and O2 (harnessing the same build teams), has today announced the appointment of ex-Openreach veteran Ses Indy – where he spent 17 long years and held various senior roles – to be their new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Indy has more than 25 years of experience across digital infrastructure and fixed telecommunications – mostly via Openreach and BT, holding...