UK Street Works Firm M Group Services Rebrands to.. M Group | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Civil engineering firm M Group Services, which was last year acquired (here) by Private equity firm CVC (Fund IX) and also harbours a telecoms (broadband and mobile) focused division via several familiar brands (Avonline Networks, magdalene, Morrison and waldon), has today announced that they’re re-branding to just plain ‘M Group‘ (sans the ‘Services’ part). With the legacy of over a century, M Group Services was formed from Morrison Utility Services in...
Private equity backers could cash in on MasOrange with IPO | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News KKR, Cinven, and Providence – now joint owners of MasOrange alongside Orange – could fully exit the newly formed mobile giant According to sources speaking to the Financial Times, private equity firms KKR, Cinven, and Providence are considering launching an initial public offering (IPO) of newly formed MasOrange as early as next year. The almost €22 million merger to combine Orange and MasMovil’s Spanish operations was agreed in 2022. The deal,...
Three UK Business Mobile Customers Top 1 Million Milestone | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Three Business, the business-to-business arm of mobile network operator Three UK, has today revealed it has reached 1 million customers. This might not seem like a big number for an operator with an overall base of 10.9 million customers (mostly residential / domestic users), but it reflects rapid growth over the last 4 years “from a virtual standing start“. Mike Tomlinson, MD of Three Business, said: “We are delighted to achieve this significant...
Streetwave Data Casts Doubt on Ofcom’s 4G UK Mobile Coverage Claims | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network analyst firm Streetwave, which is harnessing bin lorries to map the coverage and performance of 4G and 5G mobile (broadband) networks across 113 UK councils, has said its data “calls into question” Ofcom’s claim that 88-89% of the UK’s landmass (geographic coverage) can access a 4G network if you look across all operators. Accurately measuring mobile network coverage and performance is a notoriously difficult task, not least because end-users are...
Embracing the mobile AI opportunity | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Partner Article At MWC 2025, we spoke with Huawei’s Vice President of Wireless Product Line, Mr Fang Xiang, about the paradigm shift facing operators in the mobile AI era and what this will mean for their networks ‘With the explosive growth of mobile AI, operators are facing significant changes and new opportunities. For Huawei’s Fang Xiang, speaking after the company’s co-located Mobile AI Network Summit, mobile operators should take a proactive...
GoFibre Adopts Calix Platform to Support UK FTTP Broadband Rollout | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Edinburgh-based UK alternative network operator and ISP GoFibre, which is primarily focused on deploying their new full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of remote rural Scotland and Northern England, has announced that it’s adopting more of Calix’s cloud, software, and appliance-based platform to help boost their roll-out. GoFibre is currently busy building their gigabit-capable broadband network across rural parts of Scotland, the Scottish...
Cornwall ISP Wildanet Completes Training of First In-House Engineers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Rural UK ISP Wildanet, which is building a gigabit speed full fibre broadband (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cornwall and Devon in England, has today celebrated the graduation of their first cohort of five apprentices (telecommunication engineers etc.) from their new training academy. The Wildanet Technical Training Academy was first setup in 2023 and is naturally intended to support the operator’s own full fibre deployments. An initial group of...
Ciena survey reveals AI’s strain on data centre connectivity | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Interview As the adoption of AI continues to surge globally, the data centre interconnect (DCI) networks underpinning this transformation are undergoing rapid change. A recent global survey from US-based vendor Ciena has highlighted that data centre bandwidth demands are set to increase by at least sixfold over the next five years, driven largely by AI workloads. Total Telecom sat down with Jürgen Hatheier, Chief Technology Officer for Ciena’s EMEA...
Superdrug Mobile Cuts Prices on UK 4G and 5G SIM Only Plans | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile provider Superdrug Mobile, which is a virtual operator (MVNO) on Three UK’s national network, has today kicked off April 2025 by bucking the industry trend of annual price hikes and instead discounting the prices of several 4G and 5G capable SIM Only plans. In short, the virtual operator has lowered its prices until 20th May 2025, meaning customers who order before that can now get 30GB of data for £7 per month (previously £10) or unlimited data...
Legal Dispute Over Mast Disconnects Strathspey Broadband Customers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Fifa-based ISP Transmitair, which specialises in rolling out ultrafast Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) broadband networks to rural parts of Scotland, has confirmed that homes and businesses across their coverage patch in Strathspey (Highlands of Scotland) have been left disconnected for around 5 days due to a legal dispute over a mast. The issue appears to centre around the Laggan Hill mast, which sits nearby-ish to Dulnain Bridge and appears to be owned by...