Liberty Global Boss Claims UK Gov Wants it to Rescue Broadband Altnets | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The boss of Liberty Global (Mike Fries), one of the parents behind UK broadband provider Virgin Media (O2) and associated network builder nexfibre, has reportedly claimed that the UK Government’s Business Secretary, Jonathan Reynolds MP, expressed that he was “anxious” for them to step in and rescue struggling alternative networks. The past couple of years have been more than a little bumpy for the market’s many altnets. On the one hand, they’ve...
AT&T surpasses 30 million premises with fibre across US | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News AT&T is celebrating after the company achieved a major goal of passing 30 million serviceable locations across the United States. By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities A major milestoe is being celebrated by AT&T after the company passed the halfway mark to their goal of reaching 60 million fiber passings across the United States. AT&T announced reaching the benchmark earlier this week, which accompanied a statement from John Stankey,...
Quickline hits first milestones in fast and reliable broadband rollout to West and South Yorkshire | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More For customers like Colin Walker, who lives in the hamlet of Willitoft to the South of York, the difference has been life-changing. “It’s like winning the lottery. It has given me access to the world, within a second,” said Colin. “Getting full fibre broadband has made us part of the rest of the world, but I can still live in the countryside and keep my distance.” Quickline, the rural broadband provider, was awarded the contracts for West Yorkshire and...
MLL Telecom makes DfE approved Everything ICT Framework | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More The award followed a thorough evaluation of MLL’s business, financial and compliance credentials, including adherence to education standards, as well as the quality, innovative features, value for money and breadth of its portfolio of services. These are now available via the DfE approved Everything ICT service including not only networks provision and professional services but also its wide range of market leading cyber, voice, cloud and broadband...
Openreach call to UK business – “Unchain your network: The digital world won’t wait.” | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Openreach is calling on businesses across the UK to accelerate their migration to digital networks as the January 2027 PSTN switch-off deadline approaches. With the transition now in its final phase, businesses and Communications Service Providers (CSPs) still relying on legacy systems risk being left behind. Many businesses continuing to rely on outdated PSTN infrastructure risk both their operational effectiveness and bottom lines. As legacy...
Rural Tower Cooperative Launches Pre-Screened Rural Parcels for Broadband Deployment | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Indianapolis, IN – June 11, 2025 – Rural Tower Cooperative, a for-profit agricultural cooperative dedicated to bridging the digital divide, announces its portfolio of GIS-qualified rural parcels available for telecom companies seeking to expand broadband infrastructure. With pre-screened sites across the midwest including Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Ohio, and Virginia, the cooperative offers telecoms a streamlined path to deploy 5G towers and...
VodafoneThree sets big goals for 5G standalone and broadband services | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The newly merged operator has rival BT (EE) firmly in its sights, dubbing itself ‘The Nation’s Network’ Last week, after nearly three years of regulatory scrutiny, the £16.5 billion merger of Vodafone UK and Three finally closed. The move creates the UK’s largest mobile operator, with 27 million customers, and reduces the number of national operators from four to three. But what does this all mean for customers? Quite a lot, as VodafoneThree’s CEO...
Broadband ISP Carnival Internet UK Integrates Audra Security | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More New ISP Carnival Internet UK, which first went live last month (here) and is being backed by global tech company Dotlines (Dotlines UK), has announced that it’s integrating a new suite of hardware and software security products from fellow company Audra Security to “deliver a seamless and secure online experience for households“. Audra is apparently designed to protect families and small businesses without the hefty price tag or the need for extensive IT...
INCA Summarises its Response to UK Gov’s Digital Inclusion Action Plan | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents many of the country’s alternative broadband operators, has today set out how it believes the UK should deliver on the government’s recently proposed Digital Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP) to help get more UK people using the internet and improve digital skills. Just to recap. At the start of 2025 the UK government proposed to address the lack of digital inclusion in some areas via a...
Falkland Islands Government Clears Way for Starlink Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has, after plenty of confusion earlier this year (here), finally agreed to introduce a number of key changes that will allow both residents and businesses on the remote Falkland Islands, which is a British Overseas Territory, to finally be allowed to use Starlink’s (SpaceX) ultrafast LEO satellite broadband network. The islands, which reside nearly 500km off the South American coast and are home to 3,700 people, have...