Mobile Provider O2 UK to Remove Website Access for Priority Rewards | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) have recently been notified that, from 11th August 2025, they will no longer be able to access the provider’s “Priority” service via the website. Priority exists to reward loyal subscribers with various special offers and discounts. According to O2’s notice on the Priority web page: “From 11 August 2025, you won’t be able to access Priority through our website. Don’t miss out on exclusive rewards and...
Openreach Trial Panic Alarms for UK Broadband Engineers as Abuse Rises | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network access provider Openreach (BT) has begun to trial panic alarms for their staff after revealing that UK engineers reported 450 incidents of abuse and assault in the year to the end of March 2025, which is up 8% in the last year and represents a shocking 40% increase when compared with 2022-23. Other providers have seen a similar trend. The incidents themselves tend to vary – covering everything from verbal abuse to threats with scissors, assault...
PXC Cause Confusion with Shifting Withdrawal Dates for SMPF Broadband Lines | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator PlatformX Communications (PXC), which is a trading name of UK provider TalkTalk that sells wholesale solutions to ISPs and other network providers, has recently been causing some frustration among their partners. The problem began after they attempted to set an early date for the withdrawal of SMPF based broadband products (shared unbundled lines). Unlike fully unbundled copper lines (MPF – Metallic Path Facility), where ISPs installed...
T-Mobile to connect acoustic leak detecting IoT | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release T-Mobile today announced that Fluid Conservation Systems (FCS), an industry leader in advanced leak detection technology, has selected T-Mobile to enhance cellular connectivity for its award-winning acoustic monitoring solutions. By leveraging T-Mobile for Business Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and America’s best mobile network, FCS provides water utilities nationwide with insights that conserve millions of gallons of treated drinking...
Court Rejects Second Appeal vs Dismissal of BT UK Landline Overcharging Case | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The London Court of Appeal has refused permission for Justin Le Patourel to appeal against an earlier dismissal (here) of his £1.3bn class action claim against BT via the Collective Action on Land Lines (CALL) campaign. The organisation had accused the broadband and phone provider of overcharging several million of its landline-only phone customers. The latest decision this week follows a similar ruling by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in...
Fibrus Donate £57,805 to 32 Community Groups in Northern Ireland | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Infracapital-backed alternative network operator Fibrus, which is rolling out their full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across Northern Ireland and Cumbria (England), has today announced that they’ve so far donated £57,805 to 32 community groups across Northern Ireland as part of their 2025 Community Fund. Fibrus has so far extended their fibre optic lines to cover 410,000 premises (2nd May 2025) across the UK (inc. 113,500 customers connected to the...
Civil Engineering Giant M Group Completes Telent Acquisition | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Civil engineering firm M Group, which was itself acquired by private equity firm CVC (here) in 2024 and also harbours a telecoms (broadband and mobile) focused division, has today announced the completion of their deal to acquire rival UK and Ireland focused technology, telecoms and street works firm Telent for an undisclosed sum. The original agreement was announced in April 2025 (here) and at the time M Group said this would make them “even better...
Quickline Cover 2,000 North Yorkshire Homes Under Gigabit Broadband Contract | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Rural focused UK ISP Quickline has revealed that they’ve now covered 2,000 premises as part of their £73.5m state-aid supported Project Gigabit roll-out contract for North Yorkshire (Lot 31), which was awarded a year ago (here). The contract aims to extend gigabit-capable broadband to reach an additional 36,300 premises in some of the hardest-to-reach areas. Just to recap. The Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit broadband roll-out scheme aims to help...
Virgin Media’s Broadband Data Suggest Brits Clock Off Early on Fridays | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2) has published some new insights from their fixed line network, which among other things reveals a fall in UK data traffic on Friday afternoons during the summer months, with as much as an 8% dip between 3-5pm compared to the winter, as “remote workers clock off early“. Alongside the new network data, Virgin Media also asked an unspecified number of Britons – via polling insights based off a nationally representative survey...
Government Funded 4G Mobile Mast Upgrades Go Live in Yorkshire Dales | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Government has this morning revealed that a total of 58 government-funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have now gone live as part of the industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project. The most recent additions have occurred around the North Yorkshire town of Hawes – also impacting Hardraw, Appersett, Snaizeholme and Sedbusk. The SRN – originally supported by £501m of public funding from the government and £532m of private...