Three UK Closes Down Old Relish Wireless Broadband in Swindon | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator Three UK has notified the remaining customers still on their old Relish Wireless (Three Broadband) service in Swindon (Wiltshire, England), which was originally acquired from UK Broadband Limited in 2017 (here), that it is finally due to be retired by the end of May 2025. But the news came as a surprise to some users. At present only a tiny number of customers (Three UK puts the figure at 43) continue to use the old 4G based fixed...
TalkTalk to Shift 95,000 Origin Broadband UK ISP Customers to UW | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The TalkTalk Group has confirmed to ISPreview that some 95,000 customers of ISP Origin Broadband, which is a trading name for Origin Communications and OB Telecom (owned by TalkTalk), are being transferred to Utility Warehouse (UW / Telecom Plus) as part of a recently agreed partnership. At present UW already offers a variety of broadband services, which have long been powered by TalkTalk’s (PXC) network in the UK. Similarly, Origin Broadband was...
Zen launches The Fibre Hub altnet aggregation platform | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The platform launches with an initial partnership with CityFibre, with Trooli and Freedom Fibre to follow in the coming months This week, Rochdale-based ISP Zen Internet has celebrated the formal launch of The Fibre Hub, a platform that aggregates altnets and major network players. The idea behind The Fibre Hub is simple enough: combine access to numerous altnets onto a single platform, which ISPs can then access at a wholesale level. This means...
Ofcom Spring 2025 Data – Gigabit Broadband Covers 27.24 Million UK Premises | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Ofcom has today published its Spring 2025 update on UK fixed broadband and mobile coverage, which reveals that “full fibre” (FTTP) lines now reach 74% of homes (up from 69% in July 2024), while 86% are within reach of a gigabit network (up from 83%) and 62-85% of premises can get an outdoor 5G signal (up from 61-79%). The regulator’s latest report is based on coverage and service availability information that has been received from both fixed line ISPs...
VOXI UK Offer 5G Mobile Plan for £10 Monthly with 80GB of Data | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Contract-free mobile operator VOXI, which is the virtual network provider (MVNO) sibling of Vodafone, has launched a new promotion that offers their entry-level £10 per month SIM-Only plan with 80GB (GigaBytes) of mobile broadband data (usually 20GB), as well as unlimited access to social media, calls, text and picture messages. The plan, which also supports WiFi Calling, 4G Calling and Visual Voicemail, operates off a 30-day subscription and can also be...
6GHz for 6G, please: European operators petition regulators for more spectrum | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The operators warned that Europe’s 6G future could be in jeopardy if more spectrum is not made available to support emerging use cases This week, 12 of Europe’s largest mobile network operators have published a joint statement urging regulators to allocate the upper 6GHz band for mobile usage. The signatories, which include BT, Orange, Telefonica, TIM, and Deutsche Telekom, say this additional spectrum will be vital to supporting new technologies,...
Neos Networks Launch Rapid Activation Service for Fibre Optic Connectivity | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Neos Networks, which runs one of the biggest 34,000km long business fibre networks in the UK – spanning 550 exchanges, 90+ data centres and 600+ Points of Presence (PoPs), has this morning launched a new “rapid activation” service that makes it possible for customers to order and use their high-capacity optical connectivity in just 5-10 days. The new service appears to have come about as a result of Neos’ recently “re-architected network“, including its...
Broadband ISP Grain Build UK Full Fibre Network into Burton-on-Trent | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network builder and ISP Grain (Grain Connect) has informed ISPreview that their new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network is to be rolled out in the East Staffordshire market town of Burton upon Trent. The first works are due to get underway this month. The operator’s broadband network currently covers over 250,000 premises (RFS) across the United Kingdom and is home to 43,000 customers (data from the end of March...
ISP Pulse Fibre Commits to Fixed Price Broadband in the UK | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More London-based broadband provider Pulse Fibre, which focused on deploying Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) internet connections into new UK build home developments and MDUs (here), have this week said it is “proud to reaffirm its commitment to price stability” in light of Ofcom’s new regulations banning certain mid-contract price increases (here). Pulse Fibre said they had “never engaged” in mid-contract price hikes and will offer “clear, transparent pricing...
Broadband ISP Zen Internet UK Launch Fibre Hub – Becomes Altnet Aggregator | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Rochdale-base UK ISP Zen Internet has today officially launched The Fibre Hub, which essentially aggregates access to a number of major and smaller alternative full fibre broadband networks (Openreach, CityFibre, Trooli, Freedom Fibre etc.) and offers that up to partners (e.g. other ISPs) at the wholesale level. Zen previously only supplied services to homes and businesses using products from Openreach (BT) and CityFibre, but over the past couple of...