Manhattan TV to Launch Cheap Freely Capable Aero 4K TV Streaming Box | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More British device manufacturer Manhattan TV has just become the latest such firm to announce the imminent launch of their next generation IPTV box – the Manhattan Aero, which is another one that includes support for the new broadband-based live TV streaming service – Freely. Best of all, it’ll only set you back £69.99 (RRP). Until recently there weren’t any streaming set-top-boxes with support for Freely, but over the past few months we’ve seen new hardware...
World Broadband Lines Top 1.56bn as UK Full Fibre Growth Slows in Q3 2025 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More New research from Point Topic has revealed that global fixed broadband lines grew by 1.46% or 22.42 million in Q3 2025 (up from 1.12% in Q2 2025) to total 1.56 billion connections. The subscriber growth rate of “full fibre” (FTTP/B) networks also remained strong in the UK at almost 7%, but this is down from 11.7% in Q4 2024. Once again South and East Asia has continued to claim the largest share of global fixed broadband subscribers, having increased...
Broadband Altnet Fibrus Surpasses 30 Percent UK Full Fibre Take-up | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Infracapital-backed alternative broadband ISP Fibrus, which is building a full fibre network across parts of Cumbria (England) and Northern Ireland, recently revealed that their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) infrastructure had now achieved a customer take-up of 30% (up from 28% in March 2025) – we make that roughly 135,000+ subscribers. The operator’s full fibre infrastructure currently covers over 450,000 UK premises (up from 440k in Sept 2025), mostly...
Virgin Media Start Opening FTTP Upgrade Areas to Existing UK Customers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2) has confirmed to ISPreview that they’ve finally started to make their new XGS-PON powered full fibre (FTTP) network upgrade (aka – Project Mustang or Fibre Up), which is being deployed alongside their existing coaxial cable (HFC / DOCSIS 3.1) areas, available to existing customers too. Just to be clear. The change being referenced above is NOT to be confused with nexfibre’s separate roll-out of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP)...
BT Backs New Apple iOS 26.3 Feature to Limit UK Location Data on Mobile | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Apple’s next major iOS software update for iPhones – v26.3 – looks set to include an interesting new feature, which aims to improve user privacy by limiting the amount of location data available to mobile network operators. The move is apparently set to be supported by EE (BT) in the United Kingdom, although no other UK operators are currently named. The issue of location data on mobile networks is one we’ve touched on before in a very different context...
Netomnia Expand FTTP Broadband to 3 Million UK Premises as Take-up Rises | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More One of the UK’s largest alternative broadband networks, Netomnia (Substantial Group), has today reported their latest Q4 2025 results. The figures reveal that revenues on their full fibre (FTTP) network increased to £104m (up 168% year-on-year) and take-up reached 15% (up 28% YoY). Some 3 million premises are now covered (up by 245k in Q4 vs 241k in Q3). The provider also ended the quarter with a total of 445,000 customers (up by 49k in Q4 and 207k YoY)....
Gov to Streamline England’s Building Controls for Fibre Broadband and Mobile Builds | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government appears to have responded to recent concerns over the Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) approval processes, which are known to have been causing delays and increased costs for broadband and mobile operators trying to deploy new digital infrastructure into large buildings (MDUs etc.). But a new consultation is proposing changes that may address some of the issues. Just to recap. The cross-party House of Lords Industry and Regulators...
Intracom Telecom Expands Strategic Collaboration with Nova to Enhance Enterprise Connectivity | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Intracom Telecom, a global technology systems and solutions provider, and Greece’s largest network infrastructure manufacturer, announces the expansion of its collaboration with Nova, a member of United Group the leading telecommunications and media provider in Southeast Europe and a pioneering provider of mobile, internet, and video services. Nova will begin deploying Intracom Telecom’s WiBAS™ G5 Smart and WiBAS™ G5 GigaConnect FWA platforms to deliver...
TalkTalk hunting for buyers for PXC and consumer units | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News VodafoneThree and Virgin Media O2 are among those expected to bid, according to reports According to a report from Sky News, TalkTalk has begun negotiations for the sale its consumer ISP unit and wholesale platform business (PXC). Sources suggest that potential buyers could include VodafoneThree and Virgin Media O2 (VMO2), though this remains unconfirmed. TalkTalk appointed bankers to oversee the sale process in August. TalkTalk was split into...
Ofcom Examines Impact of AI on the Experience of UK Telecoms Customers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK communications and media regulator, Ofcom (Office of Communications), has today kicked off a new consultation that aims to gather feedback in order to examine the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the experience of broadband and mobile customers – both its positives and negatives. Over the past few years we’ve seen network operators and retail service providers adopting AI in all sorts of different ways, such as to make their network...