NTT DATA leads consortium to launch $1bn Intra-Asia Marine Cable | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News A new joint venture between NTT DATA, Sumitomo, and JA Mitsui Leasing will deploy an 8,100km, 320Tbps network to bolster digital infrastructure and regional connectivity across Asia by 2029 This week, NTT DATA Group, Sumitomo Corporation, and JA Mitsui Leasing have formed a new joint venture, Intra-Asia Marine Networks Co., Ltd. (I-AM NW), to build and operate a new submarine cable system that will link Japan and South Korea to Malaysia and...
Virgin Media O2 Says AI Saved UK Customers 400,000 Hours in Support Calls | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and mobile provider Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) has today stated that their adoption of AI-based improvements to their automated phone system, as well as cross-skilling 5,000 agents and simplifying team structures, has reduced the number of calls transferred by its agents by 1.3 million in 2025 – saving customers around 400,000 hours of their time. Historically, all customers calling Virgin Media or O2 would have been prompted to press a number...
Grain Expand UK Full Fibre Broadband Network into Goole, East Yorkshire | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Carlisle-based alternative broadband ISP Grain, which in 2025 secured a £225m funding boost (here) and has already built their point-to-point full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 270,000 UK premises (aiming for 600,000 in the future), has today continued the drip feed of new network expansion announcements by adding Goole in the East Riding of Yorkshire (England) to their list. The port town of Goole, which is home to around 20,000 people, is an...
Starlink UK Introduce Cheap £35 100Mbps LEO Satellite Broadband Plan | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Starlink service (SpaceX), which offers ultrafast broadband speeds to the UK and globally via a massive constellation using thousands of compact satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has introduced a new package for residential customers that costs just £35 per month and will offer you download speeds of up to 100Mbps. Starlink currently has around 9,500 satellites in Low Earth Orbit (c.6,000 are v2 / GEN2 variants) – mostly at altitudes of between...
O2 UK Expand 5G Standalone Mobile Broadband Network to Gloucester | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has this morning announced that they’ve switched-on their next-generation 5G Standalone (5GSA) mobile broadband network for the city of Gloucester in Gloucestershire (England). The operator’s 5GSA network is now live across a total of more than 500 locations (70% of the UK’s population, or c.49 million people). Just to recap. 5GSA networks are pure end-to-end 5G that can deliver ultra-low latency times, greater energy...
Broadband ISP YouFibre UK Set to Block Email Internet Port 25 from Friday | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet service provider YouFibre, which is one of the main retail outlets for Netomnia’s growing national Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband network, has informed customers that they intend to impose a block against internet traffic on Port 25 (SMTP) from Friday (16th January 2026). Broadband ISPs usually try to steer clear of blocking internet connectivity and services if they can help it, although it should be said that port 25 has been...
Virgin Media O2 Notifies Some 300 UK Staff of Potential Redundancies | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Several sources have informed ISPreview that broadband and mobile operator Virgin Media (O2) has today notified staff, specifically those in the Fixed Wholesale and Customer Delivery side of their business, that c.300 of them could be facing redundancy in the near future. The move follows a slowdown in the expansion of their full fibre (FTTP) network via nexfibre. The move shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise given the turbulent year that VMO2 has...
Virgin Media O2 gives Chelsea stadium a mobile infra upgrade | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The upgrades will provide customers with more reliable service during busy football matches O2 has carried out a targeted upgrade to its mobile network in and around Stamford Bridge, aiming to improve connectivity for the tens of thousands of fans who attend Chelsea FC matches and other events at the west London stadium. The development will reportedly increase mobile capacity and performance across the stands, concourses, and hospitality areas....
Ofcom Tell Internet Connect TV Platforms to Make UK PSB Content More Prominent | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, has today launched a new consultation that sets out their plan to introduce a new code for designated connected TV platforms (e.g. Freely, Android TV, Roku OS, Sky Stream, Virgin Media Horizon etc.), which will require them to ensure that content and services (e.g. iPlayer) from Public Service Broadcasters’ (PSBs) are made “prominent” on their services. The proposed changes reflect the latest phase of Ofcom’s...
UK ISP Glide Upgrade Broadband for Student Homes at the University of Exeter | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Clevedon-based broadband ISP Glide Group has today announced a new multi-year contract extension with the University of Exeter in Devon (England), which will deliver a “major upgrade” to their wired and wireless internet connectivity – focused upon the educational establishment’s student accommodation estate. The announcement, which follows after last year’s funding boost from banking giant NatWest (here), will see Glide provide fully managed...