TalkTalk Survey Claims Wi-Fi is Most Popular UK Name for Home Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new online survey of 2,000 UK adults, which was commissioned by Axicom on behalf of broadband ISP TalkTalk and conducted by OnePoll, claims to have found that “Wi-Fi” is the “most popular name” for home internet connections. One third of those asked said they use Wi-Fi to describe their internet connection, pipping “broadband” and “internet” to the post. In addition, some 76% of respondents say they “confidently understand” the term Wi-Fi, although...
Mobile Operator GiffGaff Launch UK Full Fibre Broadband Packages | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network provider giffgaff, which is owned by Telefónica and uses O2’s associated virtual operator (MVNO) platform, has today officially taken their home broadband products – powered by nexfibre and Virgin Media’s full fibre networks – out of trial and made them available as commercial products for consumers to order. Just to recap. The trial of this service was first unveiled in mid-April 2025 (here), which meant that giffgaff would become the...
Mobile Operator Talkmobile UK Finally Introduce eSIM Support | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator Talkmobile, which is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on parent Vodafone’s (VodafoneThree) national UK 4G and 5G network, has finally begun to offer eSIM (Electronic SIM) support to new customers who join by taking one of their SIM Only plans. The eSIM standard is an alternative to physical SIM cards, which works by essentially embedding an electronic SIM into your device (Smartphone) that could – once fully implemented – make it...
BBC Expands Low Latency Video Streaming Trial on iPlayer Service | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The BBC’s Research & Development division has extended the testing period and increased the number of devices able to take part in their beta trial of “low latency streaming” on their iPlayer service. This aims to reduce the delay on live TV shows/events that exists between terrestrial broadcasts and streamed content. The delay on iPlayer, which partly occurs due to all the extra processing and connectivity that’s needed to stream a live broadcast,...
Newcastle to Deploy Free City-Wide Public WiFi Wireless Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Newcastle City Council has announced the launch of a pilot scheme with digital connectivity provider Purple, which will see an “extensive city-wide Wi-Fi” network being rolled out for residents, students and visitors to help them connect to the internet. The service is expected to be free to access. The new wireless network is expected to be deployed across Council buildings and other participating venues, including gyms, libraries, commercial...
Rural Wales Village of Rhydlewis Raises £1.4m to Complete FTTP Broadband Build | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Residents covered by the Rhydlewis Exchange in Ceredigion (Wales), which serves 1,058 premises across 127 postcodes, may be pleased to learn that their stop-start deployment of a new Openreach based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network can now finally complete after they worked together to raise £1.4m in pledges. The exchange previously had some of the lowest fibre (FTTP) coverage in the county, with just 30% of local homes and businesses...
Starlink Suffers Another Global Broadband Outage of Satellite Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More SpaceX’s popular Starlink service, which offers ultrafast low-latency broadband speed across the world via a mega constellation of compact satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), suffered another global outage this morning that started at around 5am. But services now appear to be returning to normal for many, but not all, users. Starlink currently has around 8,400 satellites in orbit (c.4,800 are v2 / V2 Mini) – mostly at altitudes of c.500-600km – and...
Bharti Bosses Join BT Group’s UK Board as Non-Executive Directors | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Telecoms and broadband giant BT Group has this morning announced that Bharti Mittal, the Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, and Gopal Vittal, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Airtel Limited, will both join the company’s Board as non-independent non-executive directors. In case anybody has forgotten. Last year saw Bharti Global (via Bharti Televentures UK Ltd), the Indian multinational conglomerate, agree to acquire French...
Broadband ISP TalkTalk Follows Brand Refresh with FTTP Price Cut and TV Campaign | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More UK ISP TalkTalk has followed last week’s launch of their refreshed branding (here) by kicking off a nationwide marketing and TV campaign. The campaign will run across social media, video-on-demand, outdoor, and audio channels, and features the provider’s new tag line: “Now you’re TalkTalkin“. They’ve also cut the price of their 150Mbps full fibre package. According to the announcement, TalkTalk’s 150Mbps broadband package has now been reduced to just £25...
Sky Mobile UK Offers Discounted £1 Pay Monthly 5G SIM Only Plan | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More New customers looking to join mobile operator Sky Mobile (Sky Broadband), which is a virtual provider (mvno) on O2’s national 4G and 5G network, may like to know that they’ve launched a bunch of new discounts on their SIM Only plans. For example, you can now get 1GB of data, including unlimited calls and texts, for just £1 per month (down from £3). In addition, Sky Mobile’s 10GB data plan has been reduced to £10 per month (down from £14), while 60GB is...