INCA Oppose Ofcom UK Proposals on Openreach Wholesale Broadband Pricing | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents many of the UK’s alternative broadband networks, has today warned Ofcom “not to relinquish statutory price regulation” on Openreach via recently proposed changes (here) to their Wholesale Local Access (WLA) pricing remedies under the 5-yearly Telecoms Access Review 2026 (TAR). Just to recap. The regulator recently proposed an alternative approach to setting charge controls for...
Amazon Leo Launch 1Gbps Satellite Broadband Beta for Enterprise Customers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) has today announced that they’ve opened up their new constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to early testing by selected enterprise customers. The move is being supported by the launch of their new Leo Ultra terminal, which offers download speeds “up to” 1Gbps (400Mbps uploads). The company currently has approval to deploy and operate their own constellation of 3,236 LEO satellites as...
VMO2 upgrades motorway 5G across the UK | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The mobile operator says the upgrades will help facilitate the rollout of electric vehicles across the country Virgin Media O2 (O2) has announced 4G and 5G coverage improvements on more than 40 major UK motorways and A roads, spanning almost 600 miles. The improvements cover routes including the M1 (London to Leeds), M4 (London to Bristol), M6 (Coventry to Carlisle), and M8 (Glasgow to Edinburgh). The improvements include the improvement of 4G at...
Pulse Fibre Offer £100m Rebate for UK Property Developers to Boost Full Fibre | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More London-based broadband provider Pulse Fibre, which focuses on deploying Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) internet connections into new build UK home developments and MDUs (here), have recently enhanced their existing financial support incentives by launching a £100 million rebate programme for property developers. Pulse Fibre have long offered a rebate program, primarily for property developers, to help offset costs when integrating their full fibre...
Google adds Thailand–Australia route to its growing subsea cable portfolio | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The system, dubbed TalayLink, will connect South Thailand to Western Australia, with a stop at Christmas Island, where Google is building an AI data hub Today, Google Cloud has unveiled TalayLink, a new subsea cable linking Australia and Thailand. The system, Google says, will help improve digital connectivity, reliability, and network resilience across the Asia-Pacific region. This initiative builds on Google’s earlier announcements under the...
Openreach Remove ADSL and FTTC from Broadband Checker in UK FTTP Areas | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Some of ISPreview’s readers have spotted that the broadband availability checker on Openreach’s UK site has stopped displaying results for older ADSL and FTTC (VDSL2 / SOGEA) technologies, albeit only in areas that now have access to full fibre (FTTP) lines. This occurs even if the older services aren’t yet on a “stop sell” due to existing switch-off programmes. The move makes sense as it aligns with Openreach’s overarching move toward the gradual...
Rural UK Broadband ISP Quickline Appoints New Chief Commercial Officer | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative provider Quickline, which is building a mix of full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) broadband networks across rural parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England (3-Year Rollout Plan), has today continued their recent changes in senior leadership (here) by appointing Becki Smith as their new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Becki is said to have held senior leadership positions at a number of major UK brands including Three UK, TalkTalk...
EE Expand 5G Standalone Mobile Broadband Cover to 20 New UK Locations | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) has this morning announced that they’ve just expanded the coverage of their latest 5G Standalone (5GSA / 5G+) mobile network to reach 20 new UK locations – reflecting a total additional population reach of more than 1.6 million people. Just to recap. Earlier deployments of 5G were largely Non-Standalone (NSA), which meant they were partly reliant upon slower 4G infrastructure. But SA networks are pure end-to-end...
Enders Analysis Warns Largest UK Broadband Altnets Lost £1.5bn in 2024 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The latest annual report from analyst firm Enders Analysis – seen by ISPreview – has calculated that the UK’s largest alternative gigabit broadband networks (i.e. BT / Openreach challengers) collectively suffered losses of £1.5bn in 2024 (up from £1.304bn in 2023 and £755m in 2022) – driven by high interest rates and rising build costs. But it suggests that many may never make a profit. According to Enders, the industry has now accumulated a total debt...
GoFibre Complete Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout Contract for Teesdale UK | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Edinburgh-based UK alternative network GoFibre, which is rolling out a gigabit broadband (FTTP) network across remote rural parts of Scotland and Northern England, has today announced that they’ve completed a second publicly funded contract – worth £7m – under the government’s Project Gigabit scheme for Teesdale (Lot 4.01 in County Durham). The original Type A (Local Supplier) deployment contract for Teesdale was first announced all the way back in late...