Gov Set to Update 2022 UK Telecommunications Security Code of Practice | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) has proposed to update their Telecommunications Security Code of Practice (2022). This sets out what sort of specific security measures public telecoms providers (broadband, mobile etc.) must take in order to protect their networks from attack and data breaches. The code is an extension of the wider Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 (summary), which itself was originally...
Leadership for a Digital Era | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Empowering the Workforce Through Digital Infrastructure: NETS International’s Vision for the UK The UK’s fibre and telecoms landscape is evolving rapidly. In just the past 18 months, the market has shifted from aggressive network builds to a sharper focus on operational efficiency and customer experience. In this new phase, empowering the workforce is more than a necessity – it is the foundation for sustaining Digital Britain. At the heart...
Korean regulator hits SKT with $97m fine over data breach | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The fine is the largest ever imposed by South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Committee (PIPC) This week, South Korea’s privacy regulator has announced it will fine SK Telecom 134.8 billion won (~$97 million) in response to a data breach the company revealed in April. The fine is the largest in the PIPC’s history to date. Prior to this, the committee’s largest fines were those levied against Google and Meta in 2022 for collecting consumer...
Broadband ISP Vodafone UK Now LIVE via CommunityFibre’s FTTP in London | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator and broadband ISP Vodafone UK (VodafoneThree) has today confirmed that they’ve now gone live on CommunityFibre’s alternative Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based fixed line network in London. The provider says this means that 550,000 “additional” homes across all 32 boroughs can now access their broadband plans at speeds of “up to” 2.2Gbps. Until now it’s generally only been possible to take Vodafone’s home broadband packages via Openreach...
Sparkle Expands Its Reach in Europe with a New Point of Presence in Helsinki | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Rome/Helsinki, 28 August 2025 Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, announces the opening of a new Point of Presence (PoP) in Helsinki, Finland, to expand its footprint and guarantee further redundancy and diversification of international connectivity for the Northern European market. Located at Digita Data Center, a state-of-the-art and fast-growing internet hub, the new PoP in Helsinki follows...
Openreach Adds New Non-Executive Member to its UK Board | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and network access provider Openreach, which remains a distinct “legally separate” company away from BT, has today appointed a new independent non-executive member (NED) and expert in corporate strategy to its Board in the shape of Michael Jary. At present Openreach are primarily still focused on delivering their c.£15bn project to deploy a new multi-gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network to 25 million UK...
Openreach MD Calls for Softer Ofcom Regulation in Competitive UK Areas | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Managing Director of Regulation at UK broadband operator Openreach (BT), Mark Shurmer, has called on Ofcom to ensure that they soften market regulation on them in areas of the UK deemed to be competitive due to the presence of either Virgin Media’s fixed broadband network or those where there are three or more full fibre (FTTP) network providers present. At present Openreach is already deemed by Ofcom to hold Significant Market Power (SMP) in a...
Starlink’s Broadband Network Preps Mini Laser to Link Third-Party Satellites | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More SpaceX’s Starlink service, which sells ultrafast broadband to the UK and globally via a mega constellation using thousands of compact satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has revealed the development of a new “mini laser” that will enable their satellites to connect with “third party satellites and space stations“. Starlink currently has around 8,190 satellites in orbit (c.4,500 are v2 / V2 Mini) – mostly at altitudes of c.500-600km – and they’ll add...
Fibrus Confirm Completion of £200m Northern Ireland Fibre Broadband Contract | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Infracapital-backed UK ISP Fibrus today confirmed the completion of their £200m (state aid) Project Stratum contract in Northern Ireland, which helped to spread their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to 81,000 addition premises in poorly served rural areas “on time and within budget.” At present around 97% of premises across Northern Ireland can already access a full fibre broadband network (here), which makes it by far the...
Connexin’s LoRaWAN Wireless Network Connects 250,000 UK Water Meters | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Fixed wireless and broadband provider Connexin, which is in the process of being acquired by CityFibre (here), has today revealed that their existing Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) network has already connected 250,000 smart water meters across parts of the UK. Fixed wireless LoRa networks harness only a small slice of lower frequency radio spectrum (usually in the sub-1GHz bands) in order to support relatively slow, but extremely low power, data...