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World Communication Awards 2025 shortlist announced | Total Telecom

Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release [London, UK – 25 November 2025] – The World Communication Awards has announced its 2025 shortlist, highlighting the telecom industry’s leading innovators. Total Telecom, the global events company and organiser of the prestigious World Communication Awards, is proud to announce the official shortlist for the 2025 ceremony. The shortlist recognises the most innovative companies, projects, and leaders driving connectivity, technological...

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Virgin Media O2 UK Expand 5G and Gigabit Broadband in Scotland | ISPreview UK

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 has revealed that more than 50% of Scotland’s population can now be reached by their 5G mobile network, while its next generation 5G Standalone (5GSA) network has so far gone live across 54 Scottish towns and cities. On top of that, Virgin Media has invested £330m to expand gigabit broadband to more than 1.5 million Scottish premises. The updates were provided as part of a visit by Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney, to VMO2’s new...

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Full Fibre UK Provider ITS Technology Boost Biz Connectivity with euNetworks Deal | ISPreview UK

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The ITS Technology Group, which have deployed various open access full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks across the UK, has today announced that they’ve partnered with bandwidth infrastructure company euNetworks to provide enterprises with direct connectivity to Europe’s “most strategically important” data centres. The partnership brings together ITS’s business-grade full fibre network, which is already said to reach more than 25% of the UK’s...

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Full Fibre Broadband ISP Brsk Launch Netgem’s New PLEIO UK TV Box | ISPreview UK

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative UK broadband ISP Brsk, which harnesses Netomnia’s growing national full fibre network (here), has today officially started to make Netgem TV‘s new IPTV set-top-box and streaming service – PLEIO – available via their broadband and TV bundles. The new kit is both more powerful and features support for the new Freely live TV streaming service. The development won’t come as much of a surprise because Netgem TV already announced that Brsk would be...

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Utility Warehouse Prep UK VoIP Phone Service as 561,086 Take Broadband | ISPreview UK

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Energy and communications provider Telecom Plus, which trades as Utility Warehouse (UW), has just published their latest H1 FY26 Results to the end of September 2025 and revealed that their broadband ISP grew its total UK customer base to 561,086 (up by 176,196 in the year) and their mobile base grew to 698,054 (up by 171,887). As previously reported, the company’s broadband base has been given a particularly big boost this year after they took on 95,000...

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Sparkle and Planhotel Accelerate the Digital Transformation of the Group’s Resorts | Total Telecom

Original article Total Telecom:Read More Rome, 25 November 2025 Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, and Planhotel Hospitality Group, an international company managing a network of luxury hotels in Tanzania, Kenya, the Maldives, Switzerland and Italy, announce a project to accelerate the digital transformation of the Group’s properties through faster and more secure connectivity. Founded in Lugano, where it is headquartered, Planhotel...

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Proximus Global and Starlink partner to expand direct-to-cell satellite connectivity in Europe | Total Telecom

Original article Total Telecom:Read More Brussels – 25 November 2025 – BICS, a Proximus Global company, and Starlink have entered into a strategic partnership, appointing BICS as the preferred IPX provider in Europe for Starlink’s direct-to-cell satellite connectivity services. The collaboration enables Starlink to leverage the IPX network to connect mobile network operators (MNOs) today, while also paving the way for Starlink’s next-generation network that will be capable of providing...

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Telefónica considers axing ~5,000 Spanish jobs as streamlining continues | Total Telecom

Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The move comes as part of the company’s wider focus on efficiency under new CEO Marc Murtra According to anonymous insiders speaking to the Financial Times, Telefonica is proposing to cut up to 5,000 in its home market, Spain. Sources say that roughly 3,650 roles at Telefónica Spain could be cut, representing around 41% of the unit’s total headcount. Around 1,100 jobs at Telefónica Mobile an around 270 at Telefónica Solutions could also be on the...

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New Survey Claims 50 Percent of Broadband ISPs to Adopt WiFi 7 Within 12 Months | ISPreview UK

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new survey of 90 global internet providers, which was conducted by Heavy Reading (Omdia), in collaboration with eero (Amazon) and Qualcomm Technologies, claims that more than 50% of ISPs have already deployed or expect to deploy WiFi 7 based service plans within 12 months. Part of this is to support the roll-out of multi-gigabit speed packages, said to be growing at 20.5% a year (CAGR). In terms of what the ISPs currently support. A combined 63% of...

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Sky Glass and Stream UK Customers Get TV Remote Control via Mobile App | ISPreview UK

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of Sky’s broadband-based Sky Glass and Sky Stream pay TV streaming devices and service may like to know that the media giant has recently released an updated Sky Remote app for Android and iOS (Apple) based Smartphones, which finally turns your mobile phone or tablet into a remote control for both platforms. The new app recently popped up on both the Google Play Store (Android) and iTunes (Apple) as the v1.0.7291 release and comes in at around...

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