O2 UK Deploys 4G and 5G Freshwave Small Cells to 13 Sites in Cornwall | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today continued to boost the provider’s 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) capacity and coverage by deploying Freshwave’s small cells across 13 holiday resort locations in Cornwall (South West England). Most of these are being deployed across the towns of St Ives and Newquay. Small cells are akin to small shoebox sized mobile (radio) base stations, which are designed to deliver limited coverage (usually up...
Giffgaff Offers 100GB Mobile Data SIM to UK Students for £10 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile provider giffgaff, which is owned by Telefónica and harnesses O2’s virtual network operator (MVNO) platform in the UK, has today launched a new mobile plan specifically for students that offers them 100GB (GigaBytes) of mobile broadband data for just £10 per month on a 12-month term. The new deal can be snapped up by any student with an .ac.uk email address. Plus everyone that activates their eSIM or SIM with an ac.uk email address will also gain...
Trump rattles Asian chip market with threat of 100% tariffs | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Samsung and TSMC are notably exempt from the tariffs due to their US manufacturing investments Edited by Harry Baldock, Total Telecom Donald Trump’s announcement of a 100 percent tariffs on imported semiconductors has triggered a major shift across the Asian chip markets, with a distinct divide between firms punished by the measure and those benefiting from exemptions linked to U.S. investment. The announcement underlines the intensifying global...
Nexfibre Publish Q2 2025 UK Full Fibre Broadband Build Update | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of its parentage with ISP partner Virgin Media (O2), has published their latest quarterly (Q2 2025) build update and confirmed that their new 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network now covers 2.3 million UK premises. But its future remains uncertain. Just to recap. Back in 2022 Telefónica, Liberty Global and InfraVia Capital Partners setup nexfibre as a new £4.5bn joint venture (here),...
Plusnet, Sky and EE Win UK Broadband Awards in Telegraph Readers Survey | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new survey of broadband ISPs by Telegraph readers has handed out awards across several categories to Sky Broadband, EE and Plusnet, with the latter scooping wins across three categories. But neither BT, Vodafone, Virgin Media nor TalkTalk were deemed good enough to win anything, which is despite Virgin technically being the fastest provider. The survey itself, which was conducted between 6th June and 14th July 2025, was fairly small (i.e. take it with...
Ofcom Shame TalkTalk and O2 for UK Broadband and Mobile Complaints in Q1 2025 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Ofcom have today published their latest quarterly (Q1 2025) study of UK consumer telecoms complaints, which names TalkTalk as attracting the most negative feedback from customers for fixed broadband, while O2 took the most heat for Mobile and Virgin Media were put on the naughty step for Pay TV services. Take note that the regulator’s report only covers complaints that Ofcom itself has received and not those sent directly to an ISP, the ISPA or an...
New Civil Engineering Firm Allestra Group Setup to Tackle UK Telecoms | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The former MD of street works firm Light Source, Steve Hill, this week announced that he’d established the Nottingham-based Allestra Group to serve the telecommunications (broadband etc.), renewable energy, multi-utilities, network design, and traffic management sectors with similar engineering solutions. The core focus of the new company will initially be on telecommunications and multi utility services, where they already appear to be working with the...
Broadband ISP Fusion Fibre Group Joins F&W’s UK Full Fibre Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Rural network builder and ISP Fusion Fibre Group, which has deployed a few of its own FTTP broadband networks to various remote communities, has today entered into a new strategic partnership with alternative network operator F&W Networks (Fibre and Wireless) to “accelerate the rollout of ultrafast, reliable full-fibre broadband across Southern England“. Just to recap. F&W claims to have so far managed to extend their gigabit-capable broadband...
Tele2 to spin off Baltic towers with GCI | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The new joint venture will own 2,700 sites in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania Today, Swedish telco group Tele2 has announced that it will spin off its Baltic tower assets, forming a joint venture with Global Communications Infrastructure (GCI). The newly formed business will include own 2,700 telecoms towers and rooftop sites across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The business will be split 50:50 between the two owners, with Tele2 to serve as an...
EchoStar teams up with MDA Space for LEO satellite plans | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News EchoStar has taken another critical step towards plans to launch a new constellation of low Earth orbit satellites by 2029. By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities MDA Space has been selected as the prime contractor for EchoStar’s low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation, which has an estimated price tag of $5 billion. Colorado-based EchoStar announced the decision to land with MDA Space for an initial contract, valued at approximately $1.3...