The Partnership Paradox: How collaborative infrastructure can accelerate Germany’s fibre future | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Viewpoint Germany stands at a decisive inflection point in its digital infrastructure journey. Fibre rollout is now officially deemed of overriding public interest until 2030 — yet the country’s deployment remains uneven, delayed by fragmented execution, overlapping jurisdictions, and competing incentives. While billions have been committed and technology keeps improving, progress is constrained by a deeper paradox: the fibre challenge is no longer...
Altnet Broadband ISP Lightning Fibre Launches UK Black Friday SALE | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Eastbourne-based broadband ISP Lightning Fibre, which is building a new multi-gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of Sussex and Kent in England (they also hold a partnership to harness CityFibre’s network around the South Coast – here), has today launched a range of early Black Friday sales on their packages. Customers covered by the service can now take their entry-level 150Mbps (symmetric speed) package for just £22 per month...
Virgin Media O2 Appoint Kate Dohaney as CEO of UK Mobile Provider giffgaff | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The parent(s) of mobile network operator giffgaff, which is controlled by Virgin Media and O2, have today announced that outgoing Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ash Schofield, who announced he was stepping down back in July 2025 (here), is to be replaced by Kate Dohaney. Giffgaff has come a long way since Ash first took it on in 2018 and recently expanded beyond their O2 based virtual operator (mvno) offerings to include a full fibre broadband service...
Broadband ISP Gigaclear Kicks Off UK Black Friday Discounts | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Abingdon-based rural broadband ISP Gigaclear, which covers 612,000 premises (c.160,000 customers) across parts of England via their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, has launched a range of new Black Friday discounts that look set to be available for new customers to order until 2nd December 2025. The discounted prices now start at £17 per month on an 18-month term for symmetric speeds of 200Mbps, which rises to £19 per month for 469Mbps and £29 for...
Boss of UK Rural Broadband ISP Quickline Exits as New Top Team Formed | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The current CEO of alternative rural broadband provider Quickline, Sean Royce, has today announced that he’s retiring after nearly 5 years leading the business and is to be replaced by their Chief Transformation Officer, Mark Bowden. At the same time, the provider has promoted Martin Cook to Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Just to recap. Quickline’s full fibre (FTTP) network rollout is currently aiming to extend gigabit-capable broadband to a further...
Ofcom Warns UK Phone Providers to Ensure Customers Can Contact 999 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has opened a new compliance programme to assess whether regulated UK phone providers are meeting their obligations concerning the need to ensure access to emergency calls (e.g. 999 and 112). The move comes after a string of broadband and VoIP providers, including BT, Gigaclear and Vonage, were fined over various related failings (here, here and here). The regulator’s existing General Conditions rules (e.g. General Condition...
Rural UK Broadband ISP Quickline Discounts 1Gbps Plan to GBP 32 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Homes covered by Quickline’s new gigabit full fibre (FTTP) broadband network, which by the end of 2025 will have covered 200,000 premises across rural parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (up from 65,000 premises in Nov 2023), may like to know that they’ve discounted the price of their top 1Gbps tier from £49 to just £32 per month. New customers of the service can expect to get a 24-month minimum contract term, free installation, an included wireless...
O2 UK Reach Grim Milestone as Mobile Network Blocks 1 Billion Scam Texts | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today revealed that over 1 billion scam text messages have been blocked by their network and prevented from reaching customers. The provider is now calling on the government to ensure that their forthcoming Fraud Strategy helps to tackle this by empowering law enforcement with the tools and resources needed to crackdown on the problem. Like other broadband and mobile providers, VMO2 already uses various types of...
Virgin Media O2 Integrate Neutral Host Small Cell into Live UK 5G SA Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More O2 (Virgin Media) has partnered with IONX Networks to become one of the first mobile operators in the UK to successfully integrate a neutral host Small Cell into their live 5G Standalone (SA) core network, which supports the ongoing expansion of their new ultrafast mobile broadband service (currently available to more than 70% of the population). Just to recap. 5GSA networks are pure end-to-end 5G connections that can deliver ultra-low latency times,...
October 2025 Progress Update on BT 10Mbps UK Broadband USO | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More ISP BT has published the biannual (October 2025) progress update on their delivery of Ofcom’s somewhat unpopular 10Mbps Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband. The provider has so far helped to build a USO connection to over 8,553 premises (up from 8,411 in April 2025), with 186 further builds in-progress (down from 349). The USO is a legally-binding and industry-funded obligation that falls on BT across the UK and KCOM in Hull. In short,...