Popular Image Sharing Site Imgur.com Blocks Access to UK Visitors UPDATE4 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The popular online image sharing website Imgur.com, which was first founded in 2009 and has been widely used to host viral images, short videos and memes that can be linked to from other sites, appears as if it may have responded to a recent Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) investigation by blocking UK IP (Internet Protocol) addresses. People on UK internet connections who try to visit the website, or who wish to view imgur.com hosted images via...
Broadband ISPs Brsk and YouFibre Launch Black Friday Sale – Make WiFi 7 Standard | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Sister UK ISPs Brsk and YouFibre (Netomnia) will today launch special Black Friday pricing across their range of broadband packages. On top of that, Brsk also confirmed that their new WiFi 7 routers will, from today (1st Oct 2025), be included as standard for all new customer orders (YouFibre did the same in August – here). In terms of the early Black Friday discounts, we note that Brsk’s symmetric speed mid-tier 500Mbps package on an 18-month term has...
New ISP Orbus Broadband Launches and Promises Best WiFi Across UK | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The United Kingdom’s existing market for internet service providers is already quite an overcrowded place, but today it got a little busier after a new ISP called Orbus Broadband (a trading name of London-based AnyLead Ltd) launched with a promise to deliver “Better Broadband and the Best WiFi Across the UK“. According to the announcement, Orbus aims to “bring households faster speeds, stronger WiFi coverage, and fairer pricing. At a time when millions...
CityFibre Report 730K UK Broadband Customers as FTTP Covers 4.6M Premises | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK’s largest alternative full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network, CityFibre, has today published their latest results and revealed that they now cover 4.6 million premises and have seen record growth in customer connections, with 108,000 customers connected in Q3 2025 (up from 58k in Q2) to total 730,000. CityFibre has long aspired to reach up to 8 million UK premises – representing c.30% of the UK, but their original target of hitting that by the...
Disney+ Internet Video Streaming Service Hikes UK Prices for 2025 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet video streaming provider Disney+ has followed its usual annual trend by once again hitting new UK customers with a fresh round of price hikes, which are due to all be introduced from on or after 4th November 2025 (or 25th November 2025 if you have an annual plan). In terms of the actual price changes. The “Standard with Ads” plan has increased by +£1 to £5.99 per month, while “Standard” increases by +£1 to £9.99 (or £89.90 to £99.90 annually)...
Broadband ISP Brillband Launch WiFi 7 Routers as Standard on UK Plans | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Glasgow-based full fibre broadband ISP Brillband, which was acquired by AllPoints Fibre Networks (APFN) back in October 2024 (here) and sells packages to homes over the same wholesale platform, has today announced that “every new Brillband customer” will receive their next-generation Wi-Fi 7 router as standard. No price hikes needed. A number of broadband providers have launched WiFi 7 capable routers over the past year, although only a very few have...
O2 UK and Freshwave Expand 4G Small Cells in Perth, Scotland | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) and partner Freshwave have today revealed that they’ve expanded their 4G mobile (mobile broadband) network coverage in the centre of Perth (Scotland). This has been achieved via the deployment of six new 4G outdoor small cells. Freshwave typically deploys small cell style solutions, which are akin to small shoebox sized mobile (radio) base stations that are designed to deliver limited coverage (usually up to...
Mobile Operator Lebara UK Finally Starts Introducing eSIM Support | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator Lebara, which harnesses Vodafone UK’s mobile virtual network operator (mvno) platform, today finally confirmed to ISPreview that they had begun rolling out eSIM (Electronic SIM) support in a phased manner. But initially this will only be available to new customers joining with an Apple iPhone Air, although support will soon expand. The eSIM standard is an alternative to physical SIM cards, which works by essentially embedding an...
Taliban shuts down internet in Afghanistan to ‘prevent immorality’ | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Fibre optic networks across the country have been deactivated, causing widespread disruption This week, the Taliba have imposed a nationwide internet blackout in Afghanistan, largely cutting off the country’s 42.65 million people from the outside world. The internet shutdown began with little warning yesterday, with citizens waking up to find they were no longer able to get online. According to internet watchdog Netblocks, a watchdog organisation...
No fiber, no AI: Why advanced optical networks are critical for digital transformation | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Partner Article The rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud services, coupled with the new emerging high-capacity use cases, such as ultra-high-definition video streaming, telemedicine, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Gaming, are placing unprecedented demands on networks. The recent Huawei Optical Summit, themed “No Fiber, No AI: All Optical Networks Power AI for All Industries,” highlighted the growing relevance of...