Starlink Says Global Broadband Outage Caused by Internal Software Failure | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The VP of Engineering at satellite broadband operator Starlink (SpaceX), Michael Nicolls, has revealed that last night’s 2.5 hour long network outage of their mega constellation – impacting all terminals (business and residential) – was caused by a “failure of key internal software services” in their core network. The outage, which appears to have begun at just after 8pm last night (British Summer Time), is not the first such disruption that has hit...
Outbound Mobile Calling Problems Strike EE’s National UK Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Some customers of mobile operator EE (BT), as well as those on other networks who might be trying to contact them, are currently experiencing a partial service outage that is disrupting their ability to make calls (others complain they also can’t receive calls). The operator has declared this to be a priority 1 incident. The issue also seems to be impacting some landline calls. The sporadic problem, which doesn’t seem to affect everybody, appears to have...
How MDU connectivity is becoming more competitive | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Podcasts Adlane Fellah, of Maravedis, joined Beyond the Cable to discuss why MDU connectivity has become attractive for market disruptors. By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities Speaking to Beyond the Cable at Broadband Communities Summit last month in Houston, Maravedis’ chief researcher, Adlane Fellah, says he sees a big opportunity for MDU brownfield deployments in the coming months and years. According to Fellah, there remains a large stock of...
Openreach Pole Replacement Triggers Long Broadband Outage in Welsh Village | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Residents in the tiny rural Gwynedd (Wales) village of Llangwnnadl have been left without access to fixed broadband and phone services for several weeks. Local news reports claim that the situation began after a telecoms pole replacement was carried out by Openreach, which is unusual as normally such work is carried out to fix and not cause a fault. According to the BBC News, the situation, which impacts around 40 homes across the small community,...
T-Mobile takes potshots at AT&T and Verizon as it launches ‘T-Satellite’ service | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The direct-to-device (D2D) satellite service is powered by SpaceX’s Starlink constellation This week, T-Mobile has concluded the open beta phase of its D2D satellite service, officially launching it under the name ‘T-Satellite’. The service, powered by 650 next-generation low Earth orbit satellites from Starlink, provides coverage across the continental US, Hawaii, parts of southern Alaska, and Puerto Rico, theoretically eliminating ‘not spots’ in...
BDUK Issue First 2025 Update on UK Project Gigabit Broadband Progress | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government’s (DSIT) Building Digital UK agency has today published their first 2025 progress report on the £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme, which covers the April to December 2024 period. The data reveals that some 1,188,400 UK premises have received gigabit-capable broadband coverage by BDUK’s gigabit programmes since their inception. At present around 88% of UK premises can already access a gigabit-capable network (here) and Ofcom...
5G-A is a necessity for capitalising on the AI boom | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Partner Article As AI becomes increasing ubiquitous, the capabilities of 5G-Advanced (5G-A) is growing vital to operator success Since the release of 3GPP’s Release 18 last year, the mobile industry’s adoption of 5G-A has been steady. Over 30 mobile operators worldwide have already launched the technology commercially, with many more expected to follow in the coming year. As expected, China has taken an early lead in this regard, with China Unicom,...
O2 UK and Ontix Expand 4G Mobile Small Cells to Bristol’s Clifton Area | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) and network technology provider Ontix have this morning announced that they’ve enhanced 4G mobile (mobile broadband) capacity in the city of Bristol in South West England, specifically the historic Clifton area, by extending their deployment of several small cells. Small cells are mini shoebox sized mobile (radio) base stations, which are designed to deliver limited coverage (usually up to around 100 metres) and thus...
BT See Loss of 169k Openreach UK Broadband Lines and Appoints New CFO | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Telecoms giant BT Group just published a short trading update to the end June 2025 (Q1 FY26), which reveals that Openreach lost another 169,000 total broadband lines to rival networks over the past quarter (down from 243k in the previous quarter). But they also saw their “full fibre” (FTTP) coverage grow to over 19 million premises (up by 1m) and take-up increased to 37% (up from 36.13%). Firstly, our usual reminder that the BT Group now only publishes a...
VodafoneThree UK Hits 1.65 Million Broadband Users as Mobile Tops 28.76m | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and mobile operator Vodafone has published their first combined Q1 FY26 financial results with Three UK. The figures show that the merged entity has 1.654 million fixed broadband customers (up by 44k in Q1 vs 61k in the previous quarter) and a huge combined mobile base of 28.765m – making them the “biggest mobile network operator in the UK“. In terms of their fixed broadband services, Vodafone reported more growth, with a quarterly addition of...