Telecommunications focused civil engineering firm Circet has announced the acquisition of Qube GB, which describes itself as an “in-home telecom maintenance specialist” that provides engineering services to UK broadband ISPs likes BT, TalkTalk, Sky Broadband and are also expanding their services for alternative full fibre networks. Qube was originally founded in 2007 by Raymond Kerr […]

As if 2022 wasn’t already devastating enough for the UK cost-of-living, the annual price hikes season is about to hit again for customers of the largest broadband ISPs and mobile operators, which for the second year running is expected to be driven by another huge increase in inflation. Expect hikes of around 14% or more. […]

As another year passes, ISPreview.co.uk has taken a look back over the past 12 months to see how the average UK broadband download and upload speeds have changed across the fastest nationally available fixed line ISPs, mobile operators and Starlink (satellite provider). Suffice to say, there’s been a huge performance jump between 2021 and 2022. […]

A new Freedom-of-Information (FoI) request has revealed that the Scottish Government‘s £600m Reaching 100% (R100) project with Openreach (BT), which is extending fixed “superfast broadband” (30Mbps+) across rural parts of the country (predominantly via FTTP), is now not expected to reach full completion until March 2028. Firstly, a recap. The R100 contract is split between […]

A new survey of over 3,000 UK people has revealed that Virgin Media is the top broadband ISP and mobile operator for haggling, which reveals how much success consumers have had in getting a cheaper price from providers by negotiating with their retentions department. Like it or not, it’s no secret that a bit of […]

Mobile operator Three UK has today followed the earlier announcements from EE and Vodafone by confirming that their 4G (mobile broadband) network is also now live across six new stations on the London Underground (tube) network (here), covering parts of both the Central and Northern lines. The latest expansion builds on the pilot coverage already […]

Total Telecom is delighted to share live footage of the Connected Britain 2022 Keynotes, featuring some of the UK telecoms industry’s biggest names discussing the sector’s most important issues

In the final Keynote session of Day 1 at Connected Britain, panellists set out to answer a fundamental question: how do we make a positive, meaningful impact to our customers lives?

CEO UK&I of Nokia, Phil Siveter, set the stage with a presentation, highlighting the difficult economic landscape facing UK customers right now, as well as how the telecoms industry can play a starring role in alleviating these pressures and improving lives.

Next, he was joined on stage by speakers from BAI Communications, Fibrus, CityFibre, and STL, to discuss the unique challenges being faced across each section of the telecoms industry and how they can collaborate to deliver positive outcomes for their customers.

You can view the full keynote session from the link below.

Presentation: Assumptions, Streaming and Positive Outcomes

Phil Siveter, CEO UK&I of Nokia

Panel

(Moderator) Phil Siveter, CEO UK&I of Nokia
Brendan O’Reilly, Group Chief Technology Officer at BAI Communications
Conal Henry, Founder & Chair of Fibrus
Elsa Chen, Chief Customer Officer at CityFIbre
Ashwani Bakshi, Chief Sales Officer at STL

Missed out on the previous Connected Britain Keynote sessions? Catch up with the discussions here and here

Join us for more in-depth discussion about the UK telecoms industry at Connected Britain’s sister conference, Connected North, in Manchester next year 

The company behind fixed wireless broadband ISP Bluewave (Bluewave Communications Cymru), which serves rural premises across parts of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire in Wales with claimed download speeds of “up to” 40Mbps for £29.99 per month, has this month entered voluntary liquidation. The details remain unclear because the update has only just been posted on Companies […]

Total Telecom is delighted to share live footage of the Connected Britain 2022 Keynotes, featuring some of the UK telecoms industry’s biggest names discussing the sector’s most important issues

After a series of shorter sessions outlining some of the biggest challenges in the UK telecoms industry, the sextet of CXOs took to the stage to locked horns over these key roadblocks to building a more connected Britain.

Led by the Financial Times’ Telecoms, Media, and Technology Correspondent, Anna Gross, the debate covered everything from government policy to the investment landscape and competition concerns.

You can view the full panel discussion, as well as a special Keynote Address from Ofcom’s Networks & Communications Group Director, Lindsey Fussell, from the link below.

Panellists

(Moderator) Anna Gross, Telecoms, Media, and Technology Correspondent at the Financial Times
Katie Milligan, CCO of Openreach
Lutz Schüler, CEO of Virgin Media O2
Greg Mesch, CEO of CityFibre
Ahmed Essam, CEO of Vodafone UK
Tristia Harrison, CEO of TalkTalk
Katherine Ainley, CEO UK&I of Ericsson

Ofcom Keynote Address

Lindsey Fussell, Networks & Communications Group Director at Ofcom

Keep your eyes peeled for our final Connected Britain Keynote video in which we’ll be sharing the final panel session from Day One, focussing on how to deliver truly positive outcomes for customers.

Join us for more in-depth discussion about the UK telecoms industry at Connected Britain’s sister conference, Connected North, in Manchester next year 

Openreach (BT) has published a summary of their network traffic for 2022, which among other things reveals the average monthly UK data consumption of broadband users across their network for the past year. For example, the busiest month in 2022 was actually January, when a total of 5,701PB (PetaBytes) passed over their network. The network […]