Opus Broadband allegedly tables £100m offer for broadband ISP TalkTalk | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new report claims that UK ISP Opus Broadband, which was previously reported to have been working with investment firm Alchemy Partners on a potential c.£250m bid for TalkTalk’s consumer business, before later walking away, has now allegedly tabled a cut price bid of around £100m for the debt-strained internet provider. The offer, which Sky News said today was unlikely to be accepted by TalkTalk’s Board, reflects the extremely difficult situation that...
nPerf study names EE best for 4G and 5G mobile coverage in the UK | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More France-based benchmarking firm nPerf has today published the results from a new study they conducted into 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) coverage across the United Kingdom, which found that EE delivered the best reach for both network technologies. The results took account of both population and geographic network coverage. The study is based off data gathered from masses of mobile internet connection tests carried out during 2026 by users of the...
Virgin Media O2 UK launch a new AI voice agent to support broadband fault calls | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More UK ISP Virgin Media (O2) have this morning followed yesterday’s news from Liberty Global by announcing the expected launch of a new AI voice agent, which will initially be deployed to support selected broadband fault calls (i.e. helping customers get routine issues resolved more quickly) and will later “gradually” be expanded to cater for other issues. At present the “routine broadband fault calls” that Virgin Media seem to be targeting are only said to...
Sept 2026 Contract Progress of UK’s Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) office has today published the September 2026 update on the delivery progress of contracts awarded under their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme. The update reveals that some 318,000 contracted premises (up from 296,770 in Aug 2026) have so far been covered out of a planned total of 846,770 (38% complete). Just to remind. The figures in this update are not directly comparable to the figures...
Ofcom UK probe Vonage and Voxbone after scammers misuse phone numbers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, has today opened two separate investigations into cloud and VoIP phone providers Vonage (Vonage Business Limited) and Voxbone SA – here and here, which centres on a concern that telephone numbers held by the companies are being “misused, including to perpetrate scams“. Readers might recall that Ofcom launched an enforcement programme in 2024 to ensure that UK telephone and text companies were using phone...
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...