Business ISP 4Com Criticised Over UK Broadband and Phone Contracts | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Bournemouth-based communications, IT and broadband provider 4Com has come in for criticism from some of their UK customers, who have complained about being hit by dramatically higher prices than they originally agreed over the phone. Sadly, business-to-business contracts lack many of the same protections as consumers enjoy, leaving some small firms in a dire situation. According to the BBC News report, the owners of the Ashleigh Residential Home in...
Gov Push Ofcom to Tackle Mid Contract UK Broadband and Mobile Price Hikes | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), Liz Kendall, has now joined the chorus of displeasure at O2’s recent decision (here) to increase their annual mid-contract price rises beyond what customers agreed when they signed-up. In response, the minister has directed Ofcom’s CEO, Dame Melanie Dawes, to “look at in-contract price rises again“. At the start of 2025 the industry regulator began requiring telecoms providers to adopt...
Fibrus Launch Black Friday Broadband Sale in N.Ireland and Cumbria UK | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Infracapital-backed broadband ISP Fibrus, which is rolling out a full fibre network across parts of Northern Ireland and Cumbria (England), has joined other internet providers in launching their Black Friday sales for new customers. The provider is also offering up to £400 of buyout credit if your old ISP hits you with Early Termination Charges (ETC). Customers looking to join the provider will now pay from just £17.99 per month for their entry-level...
Community Fibre Offers 6 Months Free Full Fibre Broadband in London | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network builder and broadband ISP CommunityFibre, which has invested c.£1bn to deploy a 5Gbps speed full fibre (FTTP) network across 1.342 million UK homes (inc. 185k businesses within 200 metres of their network) – mostly in London, has launched their Black Friday discounts and begun offering the first 6 months of service for free on ALL of their packages. The special offer means that prices will now start at £21 per month (after the first 6 months of...
Giffgaff Expands Full Fibre Broadband Availability to Include Chester UK | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile and internet provider giffgaff, which is owned by Telefónica UK (VMO2), has today informed ISPreview that their recently launched (here) full fibre broadband products for homes – powered by nexfibre and Virgin Media’s networks – have now been made available to people living in the Cathedral City of Chester (Cheshire, England). Just to recap. giffgaff are offering three unlimited plans on a monthly rolling (30-day) term – the 200Mbps (symmetric)...
Guernsey Switches Off Copper Network as Full Fibre Rollout Nears Completion | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile and broadband operator Sure has today started the process of switching off their old copper line telecoms (phone and broadband) network on the English Channel Island of Guernsey, which comes as the network operator’s roll-out of a new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) network on the island nears imminent completion. Just to recap. Sure is working alongside the States of Guernsey on a joint £37.5m project (£12.5m of public investment) to build a...
Openreach Expand Project Gigabit Broadband Build in Staffordshire and Lancashire UK | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator Openreach (BT) has issued a progress update on their ongoing roll-out of a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network in rural parts of Staffordshire and Lancashire (England), which forms part of their Project Gigabit contracts with the government (these entered the construction phase earlier this year). We’ll start with the usual recap. Over the past 1-2 years Openreach has been selected to deliver all of Project...
Huawei takes aim at distributed data centre challenges with Xinghe AI Fabric 2.0 | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Partner Article The solution provides data centre operators a more holistic approach to their entire portfolio, providing unified security and network optimisation The global data centre (DC) industry is experiencing a surge in investment and expansion, driven by escalating demand for cloud services, AI workloads, and edge computing. Once dominated by vast, centralised hyperscale facilities, the market is now shifting toward a more distributed model...
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...