ISP Ogi Launch New Pro Broadband Plan and eero Router for Biz Users | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Infracapital-backed network operator and UK ISP Ogi, which is rolling out a 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across South Wales (100,000 premises are covered / RFS), has today launched a new ‘Pro’ package for business customers that comes with eero’s TrueMesh WiFi technology from Amazon. The official announcement actually tells us very little about the new router and package, except to state that it offers “eero’s cutting-edge TrueMesh...
Spanish government invests €13.8 million in Sateliot | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The Spanish government agency Society for Technological Transformation (SETT) has invested €13.8 million in satellite company Sateliot The investment, approved by the country’s Council of Ministers, is part of Sateliot’s ongoing Series B funding round, which aims to raise €70 million. The funds will be used to expand Sateliot’s existing constellation of six LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites by over 100 additional satellites, which will support...
Ofcom wants UK to be ‘first in Europe’ to use direct-to-device satellite services | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The regulator is proposing that direct-to-device (D2D) satellite services make use of spectrum already licenced by mobile operators for 4G and 5G This week, UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has proposed new rules that would allow D2D satellite services to be provided using the same spectrum and terrestrial mobile networks. The regulator says the rules would make the UK the ‘first country in Europe’ to adopt such an approach, giving the nation a lead in...
Point Topic Launch UK Maps of Broadband Cover by Local Authority | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Telecoms analyst firm Point Topic has today introduced a new interactive map of broadband connectivity across UK Local Authorities (LAs), which is said to “reveal significant disparities in digital infrastructure” and aims to support LAs by helping to inform their local digital strategies. The maps are also freely available to the public (recent data only). A quick look at the new maps appears to show various data points being split by LAs and districts,...
AT&T mulls acquisition of Lumen’s consumer fibre unit | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News AT&T has entered into acquisition talks with Lumen Technologies’ consumer fibre operations, according to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter A potential transaction between the two companies could value the unit at $5.5 billion. Sources say that discussions are still in the early stages and no formal decision has yet been made. As of the start of the year, Lumen’s residential broadband network covered 21.97 million premises...
Viasat joins ESA’s Moonlight project for lunar connectivity | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The satellite operator will serve as the project’s ‘end-to-end communications lead’, helping to deploy a satellite communications network orbiting the Moon This week, satellite connectivity provider Viasat has been selected to design the lunar orbiting satellite communications system for the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Moonlight project. The Moonlight Initiative was formally announced by ESA in 2021, aiming to deliver uninterrupted satellite...
O2 UK and Ontix Expand 4G Mobile Small Cells into Plymouth | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) have this morning announced that they’ve begun to enhance 4G mobile (mobile broadband) capacity across the Devon (England) port city of Plymouth, which has involved the deployment of several small cells from network technology provider Ontix. Small cells are akin to mini shoebox sized mobile (radio) base stations, which are designed to deliver limited coverage (usually up to around 100 metres) and thus tend to be...
Cross Party MPs Warn Risk to Life Still Exists with UK Digital Phone Switch | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new report from the Digital Communities All-Party Parliamentary Group (DC APPG) has been published, which examines the ongoing industry-led switchover from Openreach, BT and KCOM’s legacy phone lines to new digital (IP / VoIP based) networks. But it warns that, despite recent efforts, vulnerable users still face a “risk to life” from the switch. Just to recap. The big switch-off was recently delayed to 31st January 2027 in order to give broadband ISPs,...
ASA Ban EE UK Broadband Ads for Misleading Wi-Fi 7 Router Claims | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned several TV, radio, paid-for social media and digital poster adverts for UK ISP EE’s (BT) home broadband service. This occurred after they were found to have made “misleading” claims about the capabilities of the provider’s new Wi-Fi 7 Smart Hub Pro router and Smart Wi-Fi Pro device. The new Wi-Fi 7 capable router and wireless booster hardware was officially introduced in September 2024 (here). At the...
Segro and Pure DC form £1bn data centre JV | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The partners say they expects to pre-lease the new London colocation facility to hyperscalers This week, real estate investment firm Segro has announced a new joint venture with Pure Data Centres to build a £1 billion data centre facility in Park Royal in west London. The 30,000sqm facility will have a capacity of 56MW, which will be leased to tenants that provide and manage their own server equipment. The data centre will be owned equally by Segro...