Ofcom launch Consumer Hub with money saving tips for UK broadband, mobile and TV users | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK telecoms, media and internet content regulator, Ofcom, has today launched a new Consumer Hub that is said to feature “practical money-saving tips and tools” for every mobile, fixed broadband and pay-TV customer. The launch comes as new research claims that many out-of-contract customers who bundle services from the same provider could save over £100 a year by switching. According to Ofcom’s data, communications services are “affordable for most...
Alternative UK broadband network Toob secures debt investment from Ares | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Hampshire-based alternative network toob, which has built their own gigabit speed full fibre broadband network in South England and also harnesses CityFibre’s network in other UK areas, has today announced a “successful follow-on investment” into the company by Ares Infrastructure Debt strategy. But the exact financial details of the deal have not been disclosed. Just to recap. Last month we reported that one of toob’s main backers, the Guernsey-based...
Lincolnshire County Council trials Starlink broadband for rural farms | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) in England has launched a new pilot project that aims to address rural broadband “not spots” across the agricultural sector by helping farms deploy Starlink’s satellite based broadband service. If found to be successful, the initiative could be rolled out “across the county” to farms where fibre-based solutions are unlikely to be delivered in the near future. Starlink currently has around 11,140 satellites in Low...
Public Accounts Committee call for stronger regulation of UK broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which is responsible for examining the value for money of UK Government projects, is this morning expected to find that water, energy and broadband regulators (e.g. Ofcom) are not doing enough to support vulnerable customers, and will call on them to act more urgently to ensure people get the standard of service they deserve. Just to recap. The PAC launched an inquiry earlier this year to examine the effectiveness of...
3.5 million UK people have switched broadband via One Touch Switching | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Two years have passed since UK fixed broadband and phone providers began using Ofcom’s new One Touch Switch (OTS) process, which was designed to make it easier and quicker to change ISP. The latest data supplied to ISPreview shows that 3,481,323 consumers have now switched provider using this process (up from 1.62m in the first year). The OTS system, which went live on 12th September 2024 via a central messaging platform (Hub) that is run by the...
Shareholders of Virgin Media O2 UK reportedly target £600m in cost cuts | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The owners of UK broadband, mobile and TV provider Virgin Media (O2), Telefónica and Liberty Global, are reportedly set to move forward with earlier proposals for a significant round of cost-cutting (i.e. a mix of job cuts and reducing capital expenditure) and are reportedly aiming to calm investors by cutting c.£600m. As we reported in July 2026, the situation was partly triggered after the price of Virgin Media and O2’s c.£1.1bn of senior unsecured...
Eutelsat buys further 229 OneWeb LEO broadband satellites from Airbus | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Eutelsat has revealed that they’ve purchased an additional 229 satellites for OneWeb’s constellation of ultrafast broadband spacecraft in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which is in addition to the 440 already procured from Airbus. A total of 669 new satellites have now been procured and they’ve also chosen Arianespace to help launch some of these in 2027 and 2028. OneWeb, which readers may recall was originally rescued from bankruptcy by the UK government and...
Connected Britain Awards winners 2026 announced! | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More The Connected Britain Awards winners have been announced, following a highly successful Connected Britain conference With a record-breaking number of entries this year, the Connected Britain Awards 2026 showcased the most innovative and exciting elements of Britain’s ever-growing and rapidly evolving digital economy. This year’s shortlist included a fantastic array of diverse organisations and individuals, all of whom were highly deserving of praise. A...
BDUK reports on impact of gigabit broadband builds to UK libraries and GPs | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) office has today published a couple of new studies that evaluate the performance, delivery and value of its various public investments to help deploy gigabit-capable broadband (full fibre) connections to poorly served libraries and GP (Doctor) surgeries. The two reports – here and here – were conducted by Belmana and GC Insight. Both examined the publicly funded impacts of the government’s “Hub” (GigaHubs)...
Administrators reveal financial details of Voneus’ acquisition of Airband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The administrators for alternative UK rural broadband network Airband, which was recently acquired by Voneus (full summary), have published a report that reveals the financial details of the deal. Strikingly, it states that Voneus, which was the only bidder, paid just £4.6m for the company’s assets and customers. According to the administrators report, Airband had been struggling for a number of years and its attempts to restructure the business in 2024...