Telia cuts 900 jobs to save $100m | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Swedish telco giant Telia has announced plans to cut around 900 jobs by the end of the year The move comes as part of the company’s wider cost-cutting measures aimed at saving SEK 1 billion ($100 million) in annual gross savings. The job losses will impact all Telia’s markets, with 260 jobs cut in Sweden, 280 in Finland, 150 in Norway, 110 in Lithuania, and 100 in Estonia. All cuts will be confirmed by the end of the year. In addition to the...
Broadband ISP Virgin Media says Sunday is the busiest UK online day | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and mobile provider Virgin Media (O2) has this morning published new data to reveal that Sunday is currently the busiest day of the week online for their customers, with broadband traffic 12% higher than the average day. Apparently this traffic is dominated by social media, streaming, life admin and other task involved with preparing for Monday. The figure may come as a surprise to some as in the past it wasn’t uncommon for internet traffic...
Broadband altnet CityFibre reportedly preps up to £2bn UK haircut on debts | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new report claims that the UK’s largest alternative Full Fibre broadband network, CityFibre, is preparing to ask lenders (NatWest, Lloyds and Société Générale) to accept a huge write-down on their debts as part of efforts to “establish a strong, long-term capital structure for the business“. The move is predicted to cost lenders up to £2bn. CityFibre has so far built their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband network to cover 4.8 million UK...
Scotland set to close Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme in Nov 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Scottish Government (SG) has announced that, following a “review of market conditions“, they will close their own Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme (SBVS) to new applications on 20th November 2026. The move comes shortly after the UK Government closed their own voucher scheme (GBVS) to new projects last month. Just to recap. The SBVS previously offered vouchers worth up to £5,000 per property to help homes and businesses in poorly served areas pay...
Virgin Media UK expand trial availability of 2Gbps broadband on coax network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Back in July we revealed that broadband ISP Virgin Media were running a small trial that had made their top 2Gbps (200Mbps upload) speed package available over their older Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC / DOCSIS 3.1) network, albeit only in a few UK locations (e.g. parts of Oldham). Previously you could only access 1Gbps speeds in such areas. The good news is this seems to be expanding. At present anybody who wants 2Gbps speeds (including symmetric) on Virgin...
VOXI UK discounts 5G mobile plans and offers extra data boosts | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Contract-free mobile operator VOXI, which is the virtual network provider (MVNO) sibling of Vodafone, has enhanced their existing promotions across several packages with even cheaper monthly pricing and an additional data boost. For example, their entry-level plan is now £10 a month for 80GB of data (inc. unlimited Data for Social Media). All of VOXI’s mobile plans typically come in the form of a rolling 30-day subscription that also supports features...
Connect Fibre expands NE Staffordshire Project Gigabit UK broadband build | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) unit has agreed a contract modification for alternative network ISP Connect Fibre’s (Fibre Assets) Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract for North East Staffordshire (Lot 19.01) in England, which means it will now reach an additional 739 premises in hard-to-reach rural areas (total of 6,702). The contract, which was first announced back in November 2023 (here), originally aimed to cover “up to” 6,000...
Broadband ISP Exascale prep UK wholesale access to on-net and off-network partners | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband provider Exascale, which has built their own full fibre (FTTP) network to a few thousand premises in parts of Shropshire (Telford and Wrekin) and also sells packages via other networks (e.g. CityFibre), this week unveiled Exascale Atlas – a new fibre infrastructure management platform – and advanced its Nexus wholesale platform, while also investing in AI-driven network operations. Firstly, Nexus, Exascale’s previously announced wholesale...
Alternative network ISP Briant Broadband launch UK 5G mobile service | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator and UK ISP Briant Broadband, which has deployed their own Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network in the seaside town of Worthing (West Sussex, England), have announced the launch of their own eSIM and physical SIM based mobile service via a selection of flexible 5G mobile plans on a simple 30-day rolling contract. The Briant Mobile service, which is being powered by data2go.mobi‘s platform, is said to be intended to support customers far...
North Norfolk MP calls on locals to expose mobile notspots and broadband failures | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The North Norfolk MP, Steff Aquarone, has this week called on local residents and businesses to report problems with their mobile reception and broadband, as he prepares to take the constituency’s “connectivity crisis” directly to the UK Government next week. But anecdotal consumer surveys may not be the most effective way of identifying such problems. The Government has already acknowledged that not a single project to improve 4G or 5G mobile reception...