Broadband Altnet CityFibre Notifies 200 UK Staff of Possible Future Redundancy | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK’s largest alternative full fibre broadband network, CityFibre, has this morning proposed organisational changes that could result in 200 roles being impacted, subject to consultation. The move is said to be a response to the current environment, where market conditions remain difficult and there has been “slower progress on consolidation“, impacting their near-term growth. At present CityFibre’s 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband...
Starlink Reveals Details of New V5 Dish Terminal for Consumer Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Starlink (SpaceX) service, which operates a massive constellation of low latency and ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for the UK and the world, has finally published the specifications for their next generation V5 dish terminal. In short, it’s smaller, lighter weight and doesn’t gobble as much power, but peak service speeds are slightly slower. Regular readers will know that we’ve been hearing about the looming launch of a new...
Grain Restarts 2Gbps Full Fibre Broadband Rollout in UK Town of Swindon | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Carlisle-based broadband ISP Grain (Grain Connect) appears to be in the process of restarting the roll-out of their 2Gbps speed point-to-point full fibre (FTTP) network in the Wiltshire (England) town of Swindon. The provider previously built to a small number of premises around 5 years ago and then stopped. At present Swindon, which is home to a population of around 225,000, already has wide access to several gigabit-capable broadband networks via...
Ofcom Introduce New UK Rules to Tackle Mobile Messaging Scams | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK internet content, telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, has this morning published a “comprehensive package of practical measures” to help UK mobile network operators “block, limit and disrupt scammers” from sending messaging scams. In addition, they’ve strengthened rules to help protect people from international calls that imitate – or “spoof” – UK mobile numbers. Most of the United Kingdom’s major broadband, phone and mobile network operators...
ASA Bans EE Broadband Ad After Sky UK and Vodafone Complain | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a digital poster advert for EE’s fixed broadband packages after several rival providers, including Vodafone and Sky (Sky Broadband), complained that part of its claims were misleading because they were not verifyable. The poster, which was seen on 5th June 2025 and 31st October 2025, contained two headline claims in large print – “MORE PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING EE BROADBAND” and “SWITCH TO THE UK’S FASTEST...
Gov Sets Out More Detail of UK Social Media Curfews and Restrictions for Under 16s | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government has tonight set out more details of how they intend to implement their recently announced internet Social Media ban for children under 16 (original news), which among other things includes new details on overnight curfews and breaks in infinite scrolling for under 18s. In case anybody has forgotten. Last month saw the government confirm their intention to adopt an Australia style model of online censorship, which required the most popular...
New Report Shows Network Benefits of the Vodafone and Three UK Merger | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new “independent” report from Frontier Economics claims to show, after its first year of operation, that the merger between mobile operators Vodafone and Three UK (VodafoneThree) is already “delivering tangible consumer benefits, driven by greater scale, faster integration and improved efficiency“. Just to recap. VodafoneThree quickly established a post-merger plan to invest £11bn into upgrading the UK’s 5G mobile infrastructure and coverage over the...
Grain Deploying UK Full Fibre Broadband Network to Doncaster in South Yorkshire | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Carlisle-based broadband ISP Grain (Grain Connect), which has already built their 2Gbps speed point-to-point full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 270,000 UK premises (aiming for 600,000 in the future) and in 2025 secured a £225m funding boost (here), appears to have confirmed that they’ve started a new roll-out across the South Yorkshire city of Doncaster. At present Doncaster, which is home to a population of over 87,000, already has wide access to three...
EE UK Set to Zero-Rate Data Across its UK Mobile Network All Day on 15th July | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile and broadband operator EE (BT) has announced that they will help football fans stay connected by zero-rating data (mobile broadband) across their UK mobile network all day on Wednesday 15th July, which is intended to help celebrate the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final match between England and Argentina at 20:00. In short, EE Pay Monthly, PAYG and even “SME consumer” customers (confusingly the latter does not include business plans) will be able to...
Zayo brings in Verizon’s Sampath as CEO | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Sowmyanarayan Sampath appointed CEO to drive the company’s next phase of AI-related and enterprise growth; Steve Smith to remain on Board following retirement Zayo (“the Company”), the leading digital infrastructure network provider, today announced a planned CEO transition, appointing former Verizon executive Sowmyanarayan Sampath as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective September 1, 2026. Sampath will succeed Steve Smith, who will...