Ofcom Study Examines UK Speed and Coverage of 4G and 5G Mobile Networks | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has today published their 2025 Mobile Matters report, which uses Opensignal’s crowdsourced data (collected between October 2024 and March 2025) to benchmark the performance of UK mobile broadband networks by both technology (2G to 5G), nation and operator choice – including Three UK, O2, Vodafone and EE. The results hold few surprises, but do still reveal some interesting details. For example, 71% of cellular...
Openreach Recycles UK Home Broadband Kit to Help Slash Plastic Use | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today announced the launch of a new range of new Optical Network Terminals (ONT) from Nokia – the wall-mounted optical modems that get installed alongside their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP lines, which use re-engineered casings made from 85% recycled plastic. The development was actually touched on a bit last month after we summarised a range of the operator’s new ONTs (here), although at the time...
UK Ranks Poorly in Ookla’s European Study of 5G Mobile Availability | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband network benchmarking firm Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular internet Speedtest.net website and App, has published the results of a new Q2 2025 study that ranks European countries by their level of 5G mobile network availability. But the UK somewhat unsurprisingly comes in near the bottom with an availability level of 45.2%. The worst performing European country in the ranking was Belgium, which sits on a truly abysmal...
CityFibre UK Lays 286km of Fibre for FTTP Broadband Build in Bognor Regis | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Roughly three years have passed since CityFibre first started rolling out their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network across the West Sussex seaside town of Bognor Regis (here). But the operator has today revealed that they’ve so far laid over 286km of new fibre in the town. Large sections of Bognor Regis have already been completed and have been designated ‘Ready For Service’ by supportive broadband ISPs, including across...
Virgin Media O2 Connect 1,000 Residents in Newcastle to Free Internet | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) and UK tech charity Jangala have worked with the Newcastle City Council (NCC) to connect more than 1,000 local residents living in housing plus schemes at 30 different locations to a “free internet” service, which harnesses their special GetBoxes (a type of portable WiFi broadband router that uses mobile data). Just to recap. Jangala’s approach typically involves providing internet-enabling “GetBoxes” to charities and...
30 Government Funded 4G Mobile Mast Upgrades Now Live Across Wales | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Government has this morning revealed that a total of 30 publicly-funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have now gone live across Wales as part of the industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project, which recently succeeded (here) in extending geographic 4G coverage to 95% of the UK (aggregate) by the end of 2025. The SRN – originally supported by £501m of public funding from the government and £532m of private investment from UK...
Which? Name Virgin Media and EE as Biggest UK Consumer Letdowns of 2025 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Consumer magazine Which? has this morning named the winners of their Shoddy Awards 2025, which lists the companies that have done poorly through the year. The bad news is that broadband ISP Virgin Media was awarded a Shoddy for the third year running due to poor ratings and price rises, while EE picked up an award for its mid-contract price rises on mobile bundles. Just to be clear. In order to be nominated for a “Shoddy“ companies must typically fall...
O2 UK Boost 4G and 5G Mobile at 2,000 Postcodes in Coventry | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today revealed that over the last 12-months they’ve upgraded the network capacity and coverage of their 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) services at a total of over 2,000 postcodes across the West Midlands (England) city of Coventry. The upgrades form part of O2’s Mobile Transformation Plan, which is investing around £700m this year into their mobile network – “ensuring it is fit for the future and can...
Broadband ISP Yayzi Deploys IPv6 Addressing Across UK Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet provider Yayzi Broadband has this afternoon informed ISPreview that they’ve begun to deploy Internet Protocol v6 (IPv6) addressing across their entire network as part of a step toward “future-proofing our infrastructure and enhancing network performance, scalability, and connectivity“. But it will take a few “days” longer before it reaches every user. Just for context. IP addresses help to connect your software and devices with others around the...
Government Set Six Standards to Tackle Digital Divide in UK Schools | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Government’s Department for Education (DfE) has today set out “six standards” that it hopes will end the “postcode lottery of school technology” and help to close the digital divide. The standards cover broadband internet, wireless networks, network switches, digital leadership, plus two safety requirements: cyber security and filtering and monitoring to keep pupils safe online. The government states that, across the country, there are still...