UK Government Project to Test ZBLAN Optical Fibre Cables Made in Spaaace | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Space Agency has today awarded contracts to three companies to investigate the possibility of producing advanced materials in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which includes one project (SkyYield) that aims to design a payload to process ZBLAN fluoride glass in microgravity (i.e. a specialist optical fibre that can transmit light with up to 100 times less signal loss than traditional silica fibre). Space is a unique environment because the conditions –...
GoFibre Begin Next Phase of UK Full Fibre Broadband Rollout in Scottish Borders | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Edinburgh-based UK network operator GoFibre, which is deploying a gigabit-capable broadband (FTTP) ISP network across remote rural parts of Scotland and Northern England, has today announced that they’ve begun the next stage of their rollout in the Scottish Borders region – reaching 2,000 more premises – as part of their Project Gigabit contract. Just to recap. GoFibre’s Project Gigabit contract for the Scottish Borders and East Lothian regions, which...
HBO Max Streaming Service Confirms UK Launch and Prices for 26th March 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The popular American TV and Movie streaming service, HBO Max, has today confirmed that it will finally go live in the UK and Ireland on 26th March 2026. Customers of Sky TV with access to the Sky Atlantic channel will also be carrying the content (here) and so will Amazon Prime, but others will now be able to subscribe directly. Historically, if you wanted to watch HBO’s content in the UK (e.g. “It: Welcome to Derry,” “House of the Dragon,” “The Last of...
Macquarie Hires Advisors to Prep Hull UK Broadband Operator KCOM for Sale | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new report claims that Australian investment group Macquarie has hired business advisors at Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP) to prepare KCOM for sale in Q2 2026. The operator is the incumbent broadband and phone provider for Hull, although their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network also extends into other parts of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Just to recap. Macquarie Infrastructure (MIRA / MEIF 6 Fibre), following a fierce bidding war with the...
The Silklink project: STC pledges to help reconnect war-torn Syria | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The project includes the deployment thousands of kilometres of fibre cables as Syria looks to become a regional digital hub This week, Saudi Arabian communication giant STC Group has announced it has won a roughly $800 million contract to lead Syria’s Silklink infrastructure project. Silklink is a joint venture with the new Syrian government aimed at improving communication both regionally and internationally. It includes the deployment of around...
Netgem TV Drops UK Price of PLEIO Freely Streaming Box Back to £99 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Digital entertainment platform Netgem TV appears to have responded to British company Manhattan TV’s recent launch of Aero (here), which is a budget friendly (£69.99) 4K set-top-box that supports the new broadband-based live TV streaming service – Freely, by dropping the price of their own rival PLEIO box back from £109.89 to its original launch price of £99. Until a few short months ago there weren’t any streaming set-top-boxes with support for Freely,...
Concern for O2 UK’s 5G Mobile Small Cells as IONX Networks Suffers Administration | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More O2’s (Virgin Media) joint deployment with IONX Networks (formerly Dense Air), which last year claimed to have become one of the first mobile operators in the UK to successfully integrate a neutral host Small Cell into their live 5G Standalone (SA) core network (here), has been cast into doubt after IONX fell into administration at the end of last year. Small Cells are typically mini shoebox sized mobile (radio) base stations, which are designed to...
O2 UK and Ontix Enhance 4G and 5G Mobile Network Capacity in North Wales | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) and network technology provider Ontix have this morning reported that they’ve successfully deployed their first 4G and 5G Small Cells in North Wales, which have apparently gone live across Flintshire to boost data capacity (mobile broadband), including around Deeside Industrial Park. Small cells are mini shoebox sized mobile (radio) base stations, which are designed to deliver limited coverage (usually up to around 100...
Wessex Internet Revise Dorset and Somerset UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Government (DSIT) appears set to revise their Project Gigabit contract with rural UK ISP Wessex Internet for Dorset and South Somerset (Lot 14.02), which originally aimed to build a full fibre (FTTP) broadband network to cover “around” 21,400 hard-to-reach premises. But the contract value has now been increased to £38.2m and fewer premises are set to be reached. Before we get started it’s important to understand that Project Gigabit’s contracts...
Ookla 2026 Study Finds Starlink UK Broadband Speeds Poor vs Europe | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet benchmarking firm Ookla, which operates the popular Speedtest.net broadband connection testing website and app, has published a new study that examines the performance of Starlink’s (SpaceX) LEO satellite broadband service across the world. Overall, performance in the UK has improved, but we continue to lag most of Europe. Starlink currently has around 9,600 satellites in Low Earth Orbit (c.6,150 are v2 / GEN2 variants) – mostly at altitudes of...