Ofcom Publish Final Results of UK 5G Mobile Auction for 26GHz and 40GHz | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has this morning revealed the final (assignment stage) results of last week’s auction of the 26GHz and 40GHz millimetre wave (mmW) spectrum bands for use by 5G mobile broadband operators, which sets out precisely which frequencies within each band will be allocated to EE, O2 and VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK). Just to recap. The three mobile operators won a combined 800MHz of spectrum frequency in the 26GHz band...
Beyond the Cable: Rethinking connectivity with Rob Chambers | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Podcasts The public shouldn’t have to think about connectivity. It should just work, says Rob Chambers, the managing director of Total Telecom. By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities Rob Chambers, the Managing Director of Total Telecom, says Connected Britain has evolved with the growth of the connectivity market in the United Kingdom. “What started as being a conversation purely about fibre rollout has now moved on to a more complete discussion about...
O2 UK Increases Mid-Contract Price Hikes for Mobile Customers UPDATE | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of mobile operator O2 may be displeased, if not surprised, to learn that the provider has today followed sibling Virgin Media’s recent increase to their existing mid-contract pricing policy on broadband packages (here), by announcing a similar hike for their own mobile subscribers. Effective from today, O2 will now apply a new fixed annual price rise to Pay Monthly (airtime) mobile customers of £2.50 every April, which is up from the current...
Vodafone UK Discounts Family Device Insurance by 15 Percent | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator Vodafone UK has today introduced a new multi-line discount, which entitles customers to 15% off when they insure additional phones, tablets, laptops and watches. Customers can also benefit from half-price device insurance for the first 2 months, available until 11th November 2025. The new offer is said to be available on all levels of cover, meaning insurance starts from just £1.70 for Screen Damage only cover (dependent on your...
Tim Creswick Departs as CEO and Founder of London Full Fibre ISP Vorboss | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More London-focused ISP Vorboss, which has built and operates a 100Gbps speed fibre optic network for businesses in the UK’s capital city, has this afternoon informed ISPreview that long-serving company Founder and CEO, Tim Creswick, will be stepping down from the role after 19 long years. Just to recap. The operator has so far completed the deployment of a 700km long dedicated point-to-point fibre optic network across Central London (covering most of zones 1...
Survey Claims Half of UK Broadband Users Leave Routers Open to Cyberattack | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new survey of 3,242 UK internet users, which was conducted on behalf of Broadband Genie and supported by McAfee’s cybersecurity researchers (inc. threat intelligence data), has claimed that millions of people could be leaving their home networks open to hackers because 47% fail to change ANY of their router’s default settings. The survey also found that 69% of respondents had never changed their WiFi password, while more than 80% have left both their...
Energy Smart Meters May Soon Link via UK Home Broadband Connectivity | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new Government consultation has revealed that the Data Communications Company (DCC), which is in the process of working to upgrade existing Smart Meters in UK homes with a new 4G Communication Hub (here and here), will in 2026 also launch a Virtual WAN service. This will mean that home broadband can be used to connect premises not covered by their normal wireless network. Just to recap. The ongoing efforts to switch off older 2G and 3G based mobile...
Internal Auditors Seek Greater UK Telecoms Role via New Security Code | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (CIIA), which recently complained that some of the UK’s major broadband ISPs operated without an internal audit (here) – potentially exposing them to “unchecked risks and increasing the likelihood of corporate collapse“, has now sought to drum up new business by pressing the government to make it a requirement of their revised telecoms security code. The government are currently in the process (here) of...
Tech giants’ strategic shift to boost margins | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Finnish vendor Nokia reported a third-quarter profit that surpassed market expectations, driven by strong demand in optical and cloud services, including sales related to AI-focused data centres following its acquisition of US optical networking firm Infinera. The company’s comparable operating profit reached 435 million euros in the quarter through September, significantly exceeding the 342 million euros analysts had forecast. This profit beat...
Applied Digital secures $5bn Hyperscaler lease | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Applied Digital has signed a lease with a US investment‑grade hyperscaler for roughly $5 billion of contracted revenue over an estimated 15‑year term, covering 200 megawatts (MW) of critical IT capacity at its Polaris Forge 2 campus near Harwood, North Dakota. The agreement, announced on 22 October 2025, phases the initial 200MW across two buildings that are expected to begin coming online in 2026 and reach full commissioning in 2027. The...