Airspan Networks acquires assets of wireless UK broadband firm Cambium Networks | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Over a week has now passed since Cambium Networks, which specialised in providing wireless broadband (FWA) and Wi-Fi style technologies globally and to broadband ISPs in the UK, collapsed into administration. But Florida-based Airspan Networks Holdings has now acquired several of the company’s key product assets and hired over 135 of their employees. Under the new deal, Airspan has purchased Cambium’s point-to-multipoint access with the PMP 450 platform;...
Sharp developing universal satellite broadband dish to connect with Starlink | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Japanese electronics giant Sharp has revealed that it’s developing a compact satellite terminal (dish / antenna) that will technically be able to connect to multiple different satellite communications networks, potentially including Starlink, OneWeb, SES and others. The goal is to make it easier for customers to switch between different networks as competition grows. Easier said than done. The new terminal is being developed as part of Sharp’s proposal...
Vodafone UK partners under pressure from Oct 2026 withdrawal of legacy copper services | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The wider industry is currently heavily focused on Openreach and BT’s looming end date for the old analogue phone and legacy broadband network (PSTN/WLR), which is due to be switched-off on 31st January 2027. But wholesale provider Vodafone (VodafoneThree) has set a more ambitious target of 1st October 2026 and it’s putting pressure on some of their ISP partners. Broadband, phone, telecare providers and councils are currently working feverishly to...
Government considers £11 monthly UK broadband fee to fund BBC TV | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government is reportedly considering the introduction of an £11 (monthly) “Home Internet Levy” on existing consumer broadband bills to replace the existing BBC TV licence fee. The idea is understood to have been proposed to the Culture Secretary, Lisa Nandy, by the cross-party Social Market Foundation (SMF) think-tank. At present a standard colour TV licence fee costs £180 per year, although many view the charge as being increasingly difficult to...
Orange ditches MásOrange brand for Spanish unit | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The decision follows Orange taking full control of the business earlier this year Orange has wasted no time in dropping the MásOrange brand after taking full control of the business earlier this year. The unit will now be known as Orange España, bringing the brand in line with Orange’s international portfolio of network operator businesses. The companies’ commercial brands – Orange, Yoigo, Jazztel, MásMóvil, Pepephone, Simyo, Euskaltel, R, and...
Virgin Media UK co-parent Liberty Global adopt new AI chatbot for support | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The co-owner of UK broadband, pay TV and mobile giant Virgin Media (O2), Liberty Global, has today announced that they’ve signed a 3-year “strategic partnership” to adopt Sierra‘s conversational AI platform across their various operating companies, which is intended to make customer interactions “easier, more intuitive and more effective“. The use of AI chatbots and related solutions in a support setting has become increasingly common over the past few...
Grain expands 2Gbps UK full fibre broadband network in Oldham, Manchester | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Carlisle-based alternative broadband provider Grain (Grain Connect) have begun a new phase to expand their 2Gbps speed point-to-point full fibre (FTTP) network in the the large town of Oldham (Greater Manchester), which already covers areas such as Failsworth, Limeside, Hollins, Coppice, Glodwick, Spring Hill, and Moorhey. At present Oldham, which is home to a population of around 111,000, already has wide access to several gigabit-capable broadband...
Southern Water harness Openreach’s UK fibre broadband network to detect leaks | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Utility company Southern Water, which supplies drinking water to millions of customers across the South of England, has announced that they’ve deployed Lightsonic’s technology that works by harnessing Openreach’s (BT) existing fibre optic broadband network to help detect underground water leaks in pipes. As we’ve reported before (here, here, and here), fibre optic cables aren’t only useful for transmitting data using pulses of laser light. Such cables...
Scaling industrial 5G from technical capability to measurable business value | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Contributed Article by Masarra Mohamed, Senior Research Analyst, Communications Platform as a Service, at IDC On September 9th, at Connected Britain 2026 in London, I moderated a panel discussion that highlighted a clear evolution in the industrial 5G market, with enterprise interest moving beyond validation toward a more disciplined assessment of where 5G drives meaningful operational performance. As panelists discussed deployment economics, and what’s...
CommunityFibre doubles UK broadband speeds for new customers at no extra cost | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator and UK ISP CommunityFibre, which has built a full fibre broadband (FTTP) network to cover 1.4 million homes (across London and the South East) and aims to reach 2m by 2028-2029 (here), has launched a new promotion that doubles their package speeds for new customers “at no extra cost“. The new promotion, running for orders made between now and 11:59pm on 14th October 2026, is available on their 24-month packages (excluding the Essential...