Quickline Connect 7 More East Yorkshire Communities to Gigabit Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Rural UK ISP Quickline, which is building a new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) network across parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England (3-Year Rollout Plan), has revealed that a further 7 communities in East Yorkshire (England) have now been connected as part of their associated Project Gigabit contract. Just to recap. The provider holds several contracts under the Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit scheme, including the...
Broadband ISP Gigabit IQ Partners Careline365 to Support UK Digital Phone Switch | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet access and online security provider Gigabit IQ (formerly Grayshott Gigabit) has this morning announced that they’ve partnered up with telecare alarm provider Careline365, which aims to help protect vulnerable and elderly households during the UK’s transition away from analogue landlines and on to digital phone services with a new package. Just for some context. Back in 2024 the big legacy phone switch-off was delayed from the end of 2025 to 31st...
FCC clears Amazon Leo to launch 4,500 more satellites | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More (Image credit: Amazon) News The approvals bring Amazon’s planned constellation to 7,700 satellites This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has given Amazon Leo the green light to launch a second tranche of low Earth orbit (LEO) communications satellites. The approval will allow the company to launch 4,504 additional satellites, bringing the burgeoning constellation’s full complement to 7,727 devices. Of the newly approved satellites,...
O2 UK Expand 5G Standalone Mobile Broadband Network to Greater Manchester | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced that they’ve switched-on their next-generation 5G Standalone (5GSA) mobile broadband network in the Greater Manchester area. The operator’s 5GSA network is now live across a total of more than 500 locations (70% of the UK’s population, or c.49 million people). Just to recap. 5GSA networks are pure end-to-end 5G that can deliver ultra-low latency times, greater energy efficiency, better speeds...
Wildanet Withdraws from Project Gigabit Broadband Rollouts for Cornwall UK | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative broadband provider Wildanet, which has built a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cornwall and Devon in South West England, has today become the latest altnet to withdraw from some of the Government’s publicly funded Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contracts, this time in Cornwall. Until today Wildanet held the following Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contracts for Cornwall Central (Lot 32.03) and South West...
Elevate Complete Build of New Full Fibre Broadband Network in St Helens | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network operator Elevate, which back in April 2025 won the contract to build a new “hyperfast” full fibre broadband network in the Merseyside (England) town of St Helens (here), has today confirmed that they’ve completed the roll-out in the town centre – paving the way for local residents and businesses to get faster internet speeds and better reliability. The new network, which was supported by £2.5 million of funding from the previous...
Navigating the multilayer wholesale era | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Whitepaper For years, the telco wholesale model was a predictable, linear affair. It was a world of minutes and megabytes, defined by simple value chains where connectivity was the sole currency. But as the global industry evolves, MDS Global is highlighting a shift toward something far more intricate: the value network. In this new “Wholesale Plus” era, the boundaries between operators, mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), hyperscalers, and...
Boom Telecom Networks Plan UK Rollout of Full Fibre and Wireless Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A relatively new telecoms company called Boom Telecom Networks has revealed that it’s planning to build and operate a UK broadband network, which would be a Fibre-to-the-Premise (FTTP) and Gigabit Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) hybrid, although the details are currently quite limited. The plan was revealed as part of the company’s application for Code Powers from Ofcom, which are typically sought in order to help speed-up deployments of new fibre networks...
ISP BT Business Launch Tailored AI Training for All UK Employees | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Communications and broadband provider BT Business has today announced that they’re working alongside global IT consultancy Avanade and Microsoft to launch a tailored AI training for all 11,000 of its employees, which they say aims to “radically transform how we work and to better serve our customers“. Cost-cutting probably has a role to play too, we’d imagine. Under the plan, all staff will receive a course of training modules that support people at all...
Mobile UK Tower Provider Cornerstone to Deploy Micro-Edge Compute Capabilities | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile infrastructure company Cornerstone (CTIL), which was originally established as part of a UK network sharing agreement between O2 (Virgin Media) and Vodafone (Vantage Towers), has today announced a new strategic partnership with StonesThro to deploy a nationally distributed Micro-Edge cloud infrastructure via their estate of c.16,000 mast / cell sites. The idea of installing what are effectively mini data centres on such infrastructure, across...