Rural UK Broadband Network Truespeed Merges with Freedom Fibre | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Aviva-backed alternative gigabit broadband operator Truespeed, which has rolled out their full fibre (FTTP) network across 177,000 premises (44k customers) in rural parts of South West England, has today confirmed that they’ve reached a major merger agreement with Freedom Fibre to consolidate their two networks. Just to recap. Truespeed, which only last year went through a merger with County Broadband (here), has so far deployed most of their combined...
Rural England ISP Gigaclear Discounts 900Mbps Broadband to Just £24 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Abingdon-based alternative broadband provider Gigaclear, which has built their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 612,000 premises in rural parts of England and is home to c.160,000 customers, has this week slashed the price of their top 900Mbps (avg. speed) product from £39 a month to just £24 for new customers “until further notice“. The 900Mbps package (current price point is an online exclusive) itself typically offers symmetric speeds, unlimited...
UK Mobile Operators Blocked 97.1 Million Scam SMS Messages in Jan 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Industry trade body Mobile UK, which represents EE, O2 and VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK), has revealed that mobile operators have, to date, blocked an overall total of 2.7 billion scam SMS (text) messages (2,761,912,183 to be exact) from reaching customers and 97.1 Million of that total occurred in January 2026 alone. Most of the United Kingdom’s major broadband, phone and mobile network operators have already implemented various technical...
AllPoints Fibre Partners with Sky Business Wholesale to Share UK Ethernet | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The AllPoints Fibre Network (APFN), which is a wholesale platform that aggregates connectivity from several different UK full fibre networks, has today announced that they’ve signed a new partnership with Sky’s business broadband and wholesale division – Sky Business Wholesale – to make their Ethernet services available through APFN’s aquila platform. The partnership means APFN’s partners, such as various retail ISPs, can now consume Sky’s Ethernet...
FarrPoint Study Finds UK Councils Still Prioritise Gigabit Broadband in 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Consultancy firm FarrPoint has published their fourth annual (2026) survey of digital leaders at councils across England, Scotland and Wales. The results reveal that expanding the coverage of gigabit broadband remains the top priority for most local authorities, just as it was last year. But ensuring better digital inclusion, a key aim of the current government, has now also become a priority. The report – UK Local Government Connectivity Survey 2026...
Telefonica makes $1.2bn exit from Chile | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The sale to NJJ and Millicom marks the latest step in Telefonica’s Latin American retreat This week, Telefonica has announced it has sold its Chilean mobile unit to Millicom and NJJ, a pair of companies both owned by French billionaire Xavier Niel. The deal, valued at $1.2 billion, will see NJJ take a 51% of the business and Millicom a 49% stake. Despite holding the smaller stake, Millicom will operate the business on a day-to-day basis. “This...
ITS Technology Complete Deployment of 10Gbps XGS-PON Full Fibre in Crawley | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The ITS Technology Group, which have deployed various open access and business-focused full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks across parts of the UK, has today announced that they’ve completed the rollout of their XGS-PON powered Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across Crawley (West Sussex), giving more than 1,500 organisations access to gigabit-capable broadband. The Crawley Borough Council (CBC) awarded ITS with the contract for their new £1.5m...
Sparkle, ASN and Elettra to build GreenMed subsea cable in the Mediterranean | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, announces the construction of GreenMed, a next-generation subsea cable system designed to enhance route diversity, resilience and low-latency connectivity between Europe and the Middle East. The system will be engineered and manufactured by Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), a major player in the submarine cable industry, and installed by Elettra...
Government Launch Review of UK Mobile Network Market to Help Boost 5G | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has today opened a call for evidence to support their new ‘Mobile Market Review‘, which aims to ensure that their policy and regulatory frameworks are updated to support investment, innovation, competition and consumers. The review could help to boost the rollout of fast 5G and future 6G mobile broadband networks. Regular readers will know that Mobile Network Operators (MNO),...
ISPA Starts Hunting for the Best UK Broadband Providers of 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has today kicked off their annual hunt for the best broadband ISPs and internet companies ahead of their forthcoming 2026 awards event (the 28th one they’ve held), although this time around they don’t appear to have made too many changes to the categories. The winners of the previous 2025 awards event were unveiled back in November last year (here), which among other things saw several alternative...