Ookla Maps Size of Starlink’s Direct to Cell 4G Mobile Satellite Beams | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network benchmarking giant Ookla (Accenture), which collects data from consumers via their popular broadband and mobile Speedtest.net service, has cleverly used data collected from Smartphones using Starlink’s 4G mobile satellite data connectivity to map the size of their individual Direct-to-Cell (DTC) beams in the real-world. Granted, this is probably more of interest to those with a strong technical interest in such things, but if that’s you then read...
New AI system set to triage non-emergency police calls | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The system will automatically redirect non-emergency calls to the correct agency, freeing up crucial time for handling crime According to the Home Office, the non-emergency police 101 service receives around 20 million calls per year, roughly 20% (4 million) of which are in fact intended for other services, like local councils. Now, a new AI software is being introduced to assess calls and redirect callers to relevant services without needing to...
New National Planning Policy Framework Lends Support to Broadband and Mobile | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government has published its new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) for England, which finally appears to have laid the foundations for planning authorities to give “substantial weight” to the benefits of “maintaining or improving network coverage, capacity, reliability and resilience” of modern gigabit broadband and 5G mobile networks. The NPPF is designed to set out a foundation for how the government’s policies for plan-making and for...
Rail Wi-Fi and farming sensors: UK govt awards £13m to 16 satellite projects | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The supported projects include providing broadband on rural Scottish rail lines and powering agricultural sensors on commercial farms With the explosion of interest in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites and direct-to-device (D2D) satellite services in recent years, the UK government is racing to secure the country’s place as a space innovator. Between 2024 and 2025, the UK government said it catalysed £2.2 billion in investment and revenue for the UK...
Broadband ISP Exascale Saves You £3 Monthly for Using Your Own Router | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More UK ISP Exascale, which has built their own gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) network to a few thousand premises in parts of Shropshire (Telford and Wrekin) and also sells packages via other network operators (CityFibre), have announced that they’ll reduce their broadband prices by £3 (monthly) for UK customers that bring their own router. But that’s not the only change. At present the broadband provider’s packages already include a Wi-Fi 7 router by...
KCOM Launch Amazon eero Wi-Fi 7 Routers for UK Broadband Customers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and telecoms provider KCOM, which has built their own full fibre (FTTP) network across parts of East Yorkshire (mostly Hull) and Lincolnshire in England, has this week become the latest ISP to adopt Amazon’s Wi-Fi 7 capable eero 7 (and eero 7 Pro) routers for new broadband customers of their internet access packages. According to the announcement, both the eero 7 and eero Pro 7 deliver up to 186m² of wireless coverage per device, “meaning Wi-Fi...
GoFibre See 1,000 Customers Adopt Eyemouth’s New Full Fibre Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Edinburgh-based UK alternative network operator GoFibre, which is deploying a new full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across rural parts of Scotland and Northern England, has revealed that over 1,000 “customers [are] now connected” to their recent roll-out across the coastal Scottish Borders town of Eyemouth (the town is home to a population of c.3,600). Just to recap. GoFibre’s Project Gigabit contract for the Scottish Borders and East Lothian region,...
Partner ISPs of Zen Internet Get Simple Switch for Easier Broadband Migrations UPDATE | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Rochdale-based UK ISP Zen Internet has today announced the launch of a new capability for their Partners called Simple Switch, which is being introduced “at no additional cost” and makes it easier to migrate broadband customers without needing to reconfigure router usernames and passwords in “most scenarios“. Simple Switch is available by default across new broadband orders, upgrades, and migrations. It allows Zen’s channel partners (e.g. other retail...
Virgin Media O2 Has Provided 550,000 UK People with Free Mobile Data SIMs | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has revealed that their partnership with the digital inclusion charity, the Good Things Foundation, has so far helped to provide more than 550,000 UK people – those experiencing financial difficulties – with free mobile broadband data, calls and texts via SIMs supplied through the National Databank. In practical terms, the operator typically offers 25GB of free mobile data per month (this supports rollover) to...
Government Hands £13m to Boost Wi-Fi on UK Trains and Satellite Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Space Agency has this morning announced that they’ve spread £13m of public funding across 16 new projects under the ARTES (Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems) programme, which covers everything from deploying on-board Wi-Fi on remote Scottish railways to improving the availability of 5G and future 6G mobile networks – typically via satellite-based internet connectivity. The space sector is said to be one of the UK’s “strongest drivers...