Broadband ISP Fibrus to Deploy Nokia Deepfield Across UK Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Infracapital-backed network operator Fibrus, which is building a full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network across rural parts of Cumbria (England) and Northern Ireland, has today announced a new 5-year agreement to deploy Nokia’s Deepfield solution across their UK network. This is a network monitoring, management and security solution. Fibrus has already conducted trials of the new Deepfield platform, which ingests data from many different sources within...
Hype or reality? Three AI themes from MWC | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Feature Week One month on from Mobile World Congress, we highlight a trio of key AI-related themes from the show with major promise AI was undoubtedly the unifying theme of MWC 2025, with the term appearing in a myriad of forms, from AI-powered kitchens to automated agents handling telco network operations. While some of these developments are undoubtedly overhyped by marketers trying to capitalise on the buzz word of the week, some of these concepts...
Wildanet details full fibre rollout strategy with Xantaro in Cornwall | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Wildanet is one of 40 altnets in the UK currently working with Xantaro to increase fibre broadband coverage across the country Wildanet has shared new details about the technology supporting its full fibre rollout in Cornwall, where the company is working to connect more than 35,000 rural premises through the Government’s Project Gigabit scheme. The rollout, backed by £77 million in public funding, targets rural and underserved communities...
Man Arrested for Knocking Out Openreach’s Broadband in Falmouth | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Devon & Cornwall Police (DCP) in England have arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of causing criminal damage to Openreach’s broadband network in the town of Falmouth over the weekend. The incident knocked out local internet connectivity to around 100 premises (inc. many local businesses) and could cost up to £100,000 to repair. At the time of writing the details are still quite thin. But it appears as if the man cut several telecoms cables at...
Operators Dispute Ofcom’s Proposed UK Corrections to Mobile Spectrum Fees | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile networks operators including EE (BT), O2 (Virgin Media), Vodafone and Three UK have warned that Ofcom’s proposals to change the cost of Annual Licence Fees (ALF) in the 900MHz, 1800MHz and 2100MHz radio spectrum bands – used to support 2G, 3G and 4G mobile (mobile broadband) services – still do not reflect reality. The cost of Annual Licence Fees (ALF) for mobile-friendly radio spectrum can be influenced by various different factors, such as the...
CityFibre UK Complete Primary FTTP Broadband Rollout in Dundee | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator CityFibre, which has so far built their 2.5Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 4.4 million UK premises (4.2m Ready for Service), have today confirmed the completion of their “primary” £40 million build in the city of Dundee (Scotland). The full fibre network deployment, which was originally started in October 2020 (here), has now built to over 58,000 premises (homes and businesses) in Dundee via over...
BDUK Close Gigabit Broadband Vouchers to Devon and Somerset UK | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More As expected, following our earlier report (here), the Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has today confirmed that their Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) has now closed for new voucher projects in Devon and Somerset (England). Just to recap. The GBVS usually offers grants worth up to £4,500 to help premises get a gigabit-capable broadband (1Gbps) ISP service installed, which is available to areas with speeds of “less than 100Mbps” –...
Vodafone Celebrate Connecting 200 Million Internet of Things Devices | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Global broadband and mobile giant Vodafone has today announced that they’ve made their 200 millionth Internet of Things (IoT) device connection, including more than a quarter of those located in Germany and some 13 million of the total coming from the United Kingdom. The Internet of Things (IoT) typically refers to special devices (inc. software and other technologies) that connect with other devices to exchange data, such as low power smart sensors....
O2 UK Complete 4G and 5G Upgrades for 5,700 Postcodes in Manchester | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today revealed that they’ve completed a project to upgrade the capacity of their 4G and 5G mobile services across “over” 5,700 postcodes in the city of Manchester (England), which should bring “faster” mobile broadband speeds and greater reliability to the area. The work, which the operator said began at the “beginning of last year“, forms part of O2’s effort to invest around £700m this year into their mobile...
A Tale of FTTP Broadband Delays and Availability on Openreach’s UK Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Imagine you’ve just moved into a house. You’ve done all the checking, so you already know the only viable network operator has listed “full fibre” (FTTP) broadband as being “available” to the property. But on the day of your install, the engineer tells you it needs a dig team and your ISP suggests you might have to wait nearly half a year for it to go live. Oh.. and there’s no other fixed line alternatives. The situation above is one that Andrew Butlin...