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,...
Falkland Islands Government Grants Licence for Starlink Satellite Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has, after plenty of confusion and debate earlier in the year (here and here), finally granted a VSAT Broadband Connectivity Licence to SpaceX’s Starlink service. The move allows homes and businesses on the remote islands, which are a British Overseas Territory, to take an ultrafast internet service via Starlink’s satellite network. Just to recap. The islands, which reside around 500km off the South American coast...
Rural UK Broadband Altnet Gigaclear Hunts Buyer to Tackle £1bn Debt | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new report has claimed that Abingdon-based broadband ISP Gigaclear, which has built a full fibre (FTTP) network across 612,000 premises in rural parts of England and is home to c.160,000 customers, have begun the process of hunting for a buyer as one of the preferred options for tackling their £1bn debt mountain. The provider, which back in 2010 took on the huge challenge of trying to expand FTTP across rural areas using a commercial approach,...
Broadband ISP Aquiss Prep 2025 UK Black Friday Discounts – 6 Months Half Price | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Shropshire-based independent broadband ISP Aquiss has this morning unveiled its planned Black Friday discounts early by offering new customers six months of half-price service on their Openreach (FTTP + FTTC/SOGEA) and CityFibre (FTTP) based packages, which will be available to order between 1st and 30th November 2025. All packages include unlimited usage, a 12-month minimum contract term, a pledge of no annual mid-contract price rises, a static IPv4...
Mobile Operator Spusu Launches New SIM Only Plans for UK Customers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The SIM-Only mobile provider spusu, which holds a virtual operator (MVNO) agreement via BTWholesale to harness EE’s national 4G and 5G network, has today announced the launch of several new mobile plans. But unfortunately their “unlimited data” plan seems to have vanished and it’s unclear when it will return. As usual, all of their mobile plans include unlimited UK calls and texts, 500 minutes to EU numbers from the UK, and 500 roaming minutes and 500...
Vodafone and Three UK to Cut Jobs from Network Development Division | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) has reportedly begun informing some staff members that they face redundancy in the future, due to their roles being outsourced to India under new contracts with network suppliers Ericsson and Nokia. On top of that, the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) – or TUPE – rules will not apply. Just to recap. Ericsson and Nokia were recently appointed as key partners to support the delivery...
Openreach Cuts UK Price of 1.2Gbps and 1.8Gbps FTTP Broadband Tiers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator Openreach (BT) has today informed ISPs about a “realignment of prices” on their top two fastest Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband tiers – 1.2Gbps and 1.8Gbps (both 120Mbps upstream), which in practice appears to mark a further price reduction. Rivals will perhaps remark that we’ve seen quite a few special offers from the incumbent of late. The changes apply to internet service providers that have joined the network operator’s...
US govt pushing to ban TP-Link over national security fears | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News U.S. federal agencies are reportedly considering a significant restriction on TP-Link, a company that produces widely used home internet routers, amid escalating concerns over national security linked to China. The U.S. Commerce Department, alongside the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and Defense, has proposed banning future sales of TP-Link Systems’ devices, a company whose routers reportedly comprise more than a third of the American...
WindTre and Iliad mull Italian merger | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison and the French telecommunications group Iliad, led by billionaire Xavier Niel, are reportedly in preliminary talks to merge their operations in the Italian telecom market. According to multiple sources cited by Reuters, the discussions could lead to a joint venture combining CK Hutchison’s subsidiary Wind Tre and Iliad’s Italian operations, which currently operate under the Free brand. Wind Tre, formed from...