GoFibre Win Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout Contract for North East Scotland | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Edinburgh-based ISP and network builder GoFibre has secured a fourth contract under the UK government’s £5bn Project Gigabit scheme. The new deal is worth £105m (state aid) and will see them expand their gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to cover “around” 63,000 premises in hard-to-reach rural areas of North East Scotland. Just to recap. The Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit programme is currently working to extend 1Gbps...
Freedom Fibre Launch New 2500Mbps Broadband Tier for UK ISPs | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator Freedom Fibre, which has so far grown their FTTP (XGS-PON) based gigabit broadband network to cover 350,000 premises across various parts of England and North Wales, has today made a new 160Mbps and faster 2.5Gbps (2500Mbps) tier available to their broadband ISP partners at wholesale. The new speed options will join their existing 550Mbps and 1Gbps packages, which are already available from Freedom Fibre’s retail ISP partners (e.g....
First new subsea cable launched in the North Sea for in 25 years | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News After a series of strategic partnerships and network expansions throughout 2024, EXA Infrastructure has announced a significant advancement in Europe’s digital backbone with the deployment of a new high-capacity fibre route. This 1,200 km network connects key financial and data hubs in London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, and Brussels. It represents the first new subsea cable along the North Sea corridor in 25 years, an infrastructure milestone that aims...
Climate action specialist, Carma, partners with challenger broadband player | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Dotlines UK is embedding sustainability into its DNA from day one by partnering with Carma, a leading climate action platform that supports UK veterans. Dotlines UK will utilise Carma’s plug-in climate solutions across its brands; Audra Security, Catena and Carnival Internet UK. Each month, trees or kelp will be planted in alignment with sales volumes, directly contributing to biodiversity projects and helping to combat climate change....
Quickline Put FTTP Broadband Live in 3 More West Yorkshire UK Villages | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network operator and rural ISP Quickline has announced that their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network has just gone live in three more West Yorkshire (England) villages, including Southowram, Clifton and Holywell Green. The local deployment means that almost 3,000 homes and businesses across these three villages can now place an order for Quickline’s full fibre service. Further premises across the Calderdale...
Ookla Name Vodafone UK Best for 5G Mobile Video Streaming in H1 2025 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network benchmarking firm Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular broadband Speedtest.net website and App, have published the results of their Q1-Q2 2025 study into the video streaming performance of 5G mobile networks and awarded Vodafone the best on a score of 85.29 out of 100. But none of the operators performed particularly poorly. Ookla used data collected from around 211,000 samples (users) and 6.3 million tests to produce its...
ICO Rules BT and Openreach are Subject to UK Environmental Info Requests | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Telecoms giant BT and Openreach are appealing a recent decision by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which made them subject to public information requests about their UK broadband network under the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR). The decision could potentially provide communities and rivals with a new avenue for extracting useful info. The Environmental Information Regulations (EIR), alongside the Freedom of Information Act...
Environment Agency Recommends Deleting OLD Emails to Save Water | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More More hosepipe bans are now starting to come into force to help tackle water shortages during the increasingly dry summer months. Partly as the response to that, the UK Government’s Environment Agency (EA) has recently begun recommending that people help to save water by “deleting old emails to reduce pressure on data centre servers“. The latest water saving tip of wonder comes alongside a list of all the usual suspects, such as a recommendation for...
BT Study Claims UK Makes it Too Hard to Install New 5G Mobile Masts – Missing £230bn Boost | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and telecoms giant BT (EE) has published a new report from Assembly Research, which suggests that the UK is one of the hardest countries for building new mobile broadband infrastructure and has called for more reform of the planning rules (e.g. allowing taller masts). The prize, claims the report, could be to unlock up to £230bn in economic benefits by 2035. The current Labour government previously made clear that they would be making a...
EE UK Upgrades Indoor 4G Mobile Network at Manchester Airport | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator EE has today announced that they’ve worked with the Wireless Infrastructure Group (WIG) to deliver “enhanced connectivity” across all three terminals at Manchester Airport. The upgrade involved the deployment of a new Distributed Antenna System (DAS) to boost indoor coverage and capacity. The new system has been engineered specifically for the demands of a busy international airport, particularly at peak times. It’s not just the sheer...