Openreach Faces Protest in Lincoln Over Rollout of 40 Broadband Poles | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Street Works and Permitting Manager at Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) in England, Ashley Behan, has asked network access provider Openreach (BT) to “pause” the roll-out of 40 new telecoms poles – needed to expand the coverage of their full fibre (FTTP) broadband network – until they can explain how they’re going to respond to local complaints and engage with the community. The use of poles to run overhead cables (telecoms, electricity etc.) is a...
ISP KCOM Start Black Friday SALE on UK Broadband Packages | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Macquarie-backed network operator KCOM, which has already deployed their own full fibre (FTTP) network across 305,000 premises in parts of East Yorkshire (primarily Hull) and Lincolnshire in England, has finally kicked off their big Black Friday sale and slashed the monthly rental on their broadband packages for new customers. Customers will now pay from just £21.99 per month on a 24-month term for symmetric speeds of 100Mbps (£37.99 thereafter) and this...
Nexfibre Publish Q3 2025 UK Full Fibre Broadband Build Update – 2.44M Premises | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator nexfibre, which shares some parentage with ISP partners Virgin Media (O2) and giffgaff, has published their latest quarterly Q3 2025 build update and confirmed that their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network now covers 2.44 million UK premises. But future deployments beyond 2025 remain uncertain. Just to recap. Back in 2022 Telefónica, Liberty Global and InfraVia Capital Partners setup nexfibre as a new...
Sky UK in Talks to Acquire ITV’s Media and Entertainment Divisions | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and media giant Sky UK (Comcast) is reportedly engaged in “preliminary” talks over the possible £1.6bn acquisition of ITV’s broadcasting business, specifically the company’s Media and Entertainment divisions, which include both their free-to-air TV channels and the ITV X video streaming service. The traditional TV broadcasting business is currently coming under immense pressure from both a rise in the use of video streaming services (Netflix,...
Ofcom Predict 97 Percent of UK Covered by Gigabit Broadband in Jan 2028 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Somehow, we overlooked that the telecoms regulator had published the fourth edition of their forecast for Planned Network Deployments, which has revised down its expectations of future coverage after UK broadband operators did the same. The report now predicts that full fibre (FTTP) lines will reach 86-95% of homes by January 2028 – rising to 91-97% for gigabit-capable networks (i.e. FTTP and Cable). According to the regulator’s latest data to January...
AST SpaceMobile and Vodafone pick Germany for new SatCo’s home base | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News AST SpaceMobile and Vodafone have selected Germany as the location for their principal Satellite Operations Centre to serve their satellite joint venture, SatCo The centre will be responsible for allocating and mapping satellite connectivity used by SatCo to serve mobile network operators across the continent. It will also host one of several ground gateway stations that link the planned satellite constellation to terrestrial 4G and 5G networks....
Why CEO Rahul Puri says STL will keep its competitive edge | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Podcasts Rahul Puri, the CEO of STL, says the UK’s next phase of connectivity growth is visible at Connected Britain. Find out what he means. By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities Few have seen the evolution of connectivity in the UK better than Rahul Puri, the CEO of STL. As a longtime attendee of Connected Britian, Puri said he’s seen the event grow with the UK market. Speaking to Beyond the Cable this fall at Connected Britain, Puri also talked...
ISP LightSpeed Broadband Drops 2000Mbps Package to £33.99 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network operator and UK ISP LightSpeed Broadband, which has already deployed their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 250,000 premises across the East of England and Midlands, have just launched their Black Friday deals – headline by their 2Gbps package being cut to £33.99 per month for the first 12 months, then £39.99 for the remaining 12 months. In terms of LightSpeed’s other offers, 150Mbps (symmetric speed) is now £20.99 p/m for the first...
ISP Connect Fibre Offer 3 Months Free Broadband and £50 Cashback | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative broadband operator and UK ISP Connect Fibre, which has been rolling out their gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) network across the East of England, has launched a series of new Black Friday discounts on certain packages that will give you the first 3 months of FREE service and £50 cashback. The special offers, which are only available to new customers, are expected to remain available to take until 5th December 2025. Customers will also...
Pop Telecom Joins Freedom Fibre’s UK Broadband Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet provider Pop Telecom has today become the latest ISP to join Freedom Fibre’s alternative open access network, which has so far grown their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) based infrastructure to cover 350,000 premises and connected 24,000 customers across various parts of England and North Wales. The announcement doesn’t provider much further information, other than to confirm that customers covered by the network will be able to access...