New study benchmarks Malware blocking by free third-party DNS providers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new study has been published that attempts to benchmark the effectiveness of several popular and free third-party Domain Name Service (DNS) providers to see how effective they are at blocking 100 malware and phishing websites (whittled down from an original list of 41,000 to reduce the risk from false positives). The results make for an interesting read. For context. DNS providers typically convert Internet Protocol (IP) addresses into a human-readable...
Pine Media extends FTTP broadband to 40,000 premises in South Yorkshire | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network builder and UK ISP Pine Media, which has been steadily deploying their own gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband infrastructure across parts of Sheffield and South Yorkshire (England) for quite a few years now, has just revealed that they’ve now covered 40,000 premises. The milestone, which is a notable increase from the 36,700 premises they reported roughly five months ago, represents one of the network provider’s...
Vodafone and Ericsson trial AI-powered real-time translation and noise-free calls | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Vodafone and Ericsson have successfully demonstrated two AI-powered voice services, real-time noise cancellation and language translation, running directly within the mobile network. Vodafone Group and Ericsson have successfully trialed two pioneering, network-native AI-powered voice services that will transform the experience of a standard mobile phone call. The trial demonstrated real-time noise cancellation for crystal-clear audio, and...
JioHotstar comes to Sky Q, Sky Glass and Stream as part of UK launch | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Sky has announced that customers of their broadband-based Sky Glass and Sky Stream pay TV streaming devices and service, as well as those on their older satellite-base Sky Q platform, can how also access JioHotstar, which is often described as being India’s largest premium streaming platform. JioHotstar, which boasts of having more than 530 million monthly active users, offers more than 160,000 hours of programming across 12+ Asian languages via its...
Temporary Vodafone UK mast brings some relief to Lancaster after network attacks | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The government MP for Lancaster and Wyre, Cat Smith, has today confirmed that mobile operator Vodafone has finally erected a new but temporary mobile mast in central Lancaster, which became necessary after the old site was taken offline in April 2026 following repeated attacks of vandalism by gangs of youths. The problems appear to have started well over a year ago after the original mast site, which was shared with O2 (Virgin Media) and sat on top of a...
European Institutional Investors Pact aims to boost bloc’s tech startups | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The scheme, cocreated by the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, aims to direct more institutional investment into European innovation Thirteen institutional investors have expressed their intent to invest in large EU-based funds focussed on tech start-ups and scale-ups, following the introduction of the European Institutional Investors Pact (EIIP). The EIIP is a voluntary framework led by the European Commission and...
Broadband ISP Aquiss calls on Ofcom and TOTSCo to fix One Touch Switching | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Shropshire-based independent UK ISP Aquiss has today called on Ofcom and the The One Touch Switching Company (TOTSCo) to fix the One Touch Switch (OTS) process, which was designed to make it easier and quicker to change internet provider, but sadly still suffers from a problem with “unsolicited transfers” due to some ISPs trying to game the system. The OTS system, which went live on 12th September 2024 via a central messaging platform (Hub) that is run...
Finance network Klarna adds free unlimited 5G mobile plan for UK Max users | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Digital payment provider Klarna have today announced that existing UK members of their Max tier can now sign-up for an unlimited 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) phone plan in their app “at no additional cost when switching over an existing number“, which makes them the latest in a string of finance and banking organisations to launch an eSIM style mobile plan. The Klarna Mobile service says it offers unlimited data, calls and texts, plus 20GB of...
Broadband network Voneus put UK staff on redundancy notice after Airband deal | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Macquarie-backed rural broadband provider Voneus, which has built a mix of full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) networks across remote rural parts of Wales and England, are understood to be preparing to cut a significant portion of jobs following the recent acquisition of struggling altnet Airband. Just to recap. At the end of August Voneus announced that they’d acquired the “assets and customers” of struggling alternative network provider Airband...
Alternative UK home broadband network Trooli launches 5Gbps speeds | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network operator and broadband ISP Trooli, which has so far deployed their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 480,000 premises across parts of England and some of Scotland, has today announced a major speed boost with the launch of a new 5Gbps (5,000Mbps) symmetric speed package for consumers. The package is being supported by a new Wi-Fi 7 router. Previously the fastest broadband package available via Trooli offered speeds of up to 2Gbps in...