The rapid UK rise in “full fibre” (FTTP) broadband ISP networks and related VoIP style connectivity for home phones has one irritating drawback over older analogue copper phone services – if your house suffers a power cut then your services will all go down. But there are some simple solutions. Under the current plan, it’s […]
Brace for HUGE UK Broadband and Mobile Price Hikes in 2022
The surge in UK inflation is threatening to result in one of the biggest annual price hikes in broadband ISP, phone, mobile and calling charges seen in years, which could hit customers of BT, EE, Plusnet, Vodafone, O2, TalkTalk, Shell Energy, KCOM and others with rises of around 9% come March-April 2022 (double the usual […]
A Snapshot of Openreach’s UK Network Traffic – Past 13 Months
Openreach (BT) has kindly provided ISPreview.co.uk with some new network traffic data, which shows the average monthly UK data consumption of broadband users across their network for the past 13-months – from September 2020 to October 2021. Interestingly, traffic actually declined through the spring and summer. The network access provider typically supplies numerous broadband ISPs […]
2021 vs 2015 Netflix UK Video Streaming Broadband ISP Speed Index
Once again, we’ve taken our annual look back to see how video streaming speeds via different broadband ISPs have changed for UK users of Netflix’s popular internet movie and TV service. Once again, the top spot continues to be held by Virgin Media (VMO2), but this doesn’t mean what you might think. Overall, the performance […]
Smarty Plans Early 2022 Launch for 5G Mobile Service
Mobile operator Smarty has this week started to inform their UK customers that they’ll finally get around to switching-on an ultrafast 5G mobile (mobile broadband) service during the “early 2022” period, although an exact date has yet to be revealed. Smarty, which is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on Three UK’s platform, has made […]
Open Fibre Networks Ltd Boosting FTTP Speeds to 1Gbps in 2022
Open Fibre Networks Limited (OFNL – formerly IFNL), which deploys Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based ultrafast broadband ISP networks to UK new build home developments, finally looks likely to boost the download speeds of their top residential packages to 1Gbps (1000Mbps) during 2022. The open access fibre infrastructure that OFNL builds is usually ordered by consumers through […]
Shropshire Council in GBP1m Boost to Gigabit Broadband Vouchers
The Shropshire County Council (SCC) in England has this week allocated another £1 million (total so far of £2m) to help boost the value of the Government’s local rural gigabit broadband vouchers, which now offers grants worth up to £4,000 (homes) or £7,000 (small businesses) to cover the costs of installing such a network. The […]
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Total Telecom
After almost a full year spent in lockdown in 2020, 2021 brought with it the heady expectations of live events once again and at Total Telecom we rose to the challenge.
Despite initial uncertainty, it quickly became clear to us that the appetite to see each other face…
Etisalat launches healthcare platform to enhance hospitals
The platform provides seamless, secure and practical solutions to enhance day-to-day operations in all business phases of the various departments.
This falls in line with UAE’s leadership’s vision and the Department of Health’s (DoH) overall objectives of enabling the use of digital health supporting clinics utilising digital technologies to improve health, care delivery, and informed decision-making for a better patient experience…
AIS strikes 5G partnerships to help fuel Industry 4.0
This week, Thailand’s largest mobile operator, AIS, announced that it had launched a range of industrial 5G solutions and services, teaming up with a number of public and private Thai companies to bolster their manufacturing processes.
The new deals include a collaboration with the TARA, with AIS hoping to leverage the partnership to encourage national industrial players to adopt 5G industrial solutions, a move which AIS says will help them &ldquo…