LEO Broadband Satellites in Serious Danger of Making Telescopes Obsolete | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Astronomy is under threat like never before. A significant new study, which was conducted by astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO), has warned that if the number of satellites in Earth’s orbit exceeds 100,000 (i.e. those with below naked eye visibility) then the human race may lose its ability observe the night sky with modern telescopes. The issue of satellite streaks appearing in astronomical photos taken from telescopes on the...
SpeedGeo Q2 2026 Study Rank Virgin Media Fastest for UK Broadband and Three for Mobile | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The SpeedGeo project, which compares internet connection quality by benchmarking the speeds of real users, has published their Q2 2026 results and once again named Virgin Media as the fastest fixed broadband ISP. At the same time they’ve also named Three UK as the fastest mobile broadband (4G, 5G) operator. But there are caveats. The latest Q2 2026 study is based on data gathered from real measurements conducted by users of their V-SPEED applications,...
Mobile Operator iD Mobile Tops 2.6 Million UK Subscriptions | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Low-cost mobile provider iD Mobile (Currys), which piggybacks off VodafoneThree’s (Three UK) national 4G and 5G network via a virtual operator (mvno) partnership, has reported seeing subscribers grow by +18% over the last year to total 2.6 million (up from 2.3m in January 2026) – putting them ahead of their 2.5m target for the year. The operator, which is now aiming to reach 2.8 million subscribers before the end of this year, also revealed that they ate...
Runnymede Council Says BT Cut Off their Phone and Internet Connections | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Runnymede Borough Council (RBC) in Surrey (England) appears to be claiming that “BT have cut off the phone and internet connections“, which a council account on Facebook said had left “as many as 2000 vulnerable residents without their Community Alarm service which summons help in an emergency“. But the reality may be more complex. The incident, which was first spotted by Thinkbroadband this afternoon, was perhaps initially being a bit miscategorised...
Minister joins industry to champion the people behind the world’s critical subsea cables | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Government, industry and education unite to inspire the next generation of professionals who will build, maintain and protect critical digital & energy infrastructure While recent headlines have focused on the importance of protecting submarine cables, government and industry leaders gathered at London’s BT Tower this week to highlight another vital part of the story: the people who build, install, maintain, repair and protect the...
CMA skips to Phase 2 of nexfibre–Netomnia review | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The regulator is exploring whether the £2 billion merger between the fibre network players will harm competition The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced it will move directly to the more in-depth Phase 2 of its competition review into the of nexfibre–Netomnia merger. The decision follows requests from both nexfibre and Netomnia, both of whom are keen to see the process progress as quickly as possible. “We requested a fast-track to...
Five Alternative UK Broadband Networks Ranked in ORESA Growth Index 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The latest annual ORESA Growth Index 2026 has just been published and this year’s edition includes five alternative full fibre broadband networks – Toob, Netomnia, Grain Connect, CommunityFibre and Fibrus. The full list ranks the UK’s 100 fastest-growing private companies by compound annual growth rate (CAGR) – those with at least £5m in recent sales. One caveat to consider here is that being one of Britain’s fastest-growing private technology companies...
Quickline Connect 10,980 North Yorks Premises to Subsidised Gigabit Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More UK ISP Quickline has announced that they’ve covered “almost” 11,000 premises across North Yorkshire (England) via their gigabit-speed full fibre (FTTP) broadband network, which has occurred two months ahead of schedule as part of their £70m+ publicly subsidised contract under the government’s Project Gigabit scheme. The North Yorkshire (Lot 31 – £73.5m) contract was first signed back in mid-2024 and originally contracted the operator to expand their...
Virgin Media UK Add 14 Asian Themed TV Channels At No Extra Cost | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of UK broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2), such as those who take their pay TV service via one of the operator’s TV 360 or STREAM box platforms, may like to know that the provider has today added “up to” 14 new “premium” Asian Mela TV channels at no extra cost. The channels included, which are intended to help celebrate South Asian Heritage Month, are normally part of Virgin Media’s Asian Mela bundle – this usually costs £12 per month and offers...
VodafoneThree Deploy AI Video Intelligence to Help Upgrade UK Mobile Sites | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) have today become the latest telecoms operator to adopt Vyntelligence’s AI technology (Agentic Video Intelligence) to help speed up the roll-out of thousands of new masts for their 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) network, as well as to cut costs via efficiency improvements. Over the past year or so we’ve seen a number of UK mobile and broadband operators adopt the same technology, such as Gigaclear and...