Revolut Mobile Disconnect Heavy Data Users from “Unlimited” UK 5G Plans | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Nearly a year has passed since banking and money management app provider Revolut launched its own eSIM based mobile service – Revolute Mobile (here), which is powered by Gigs. But two customers have recently informed ISPreview that their “unlimited” mobile plan has just been “terminated, effective immediately” due to heavy usage. Just to recap. Revolut Mobile typically offers an “unlimited data, calls and texts” plan for £14.99 per month on a...
LINX Launch New Direct Network Routes Between London and Tokyo | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The member‑owned and not-for-profit London Internet Exchange (LINX), which manages a large chunk of UK and global data traffic through their switches via around 900 members (broadband ISPs, mobile operators etc.), has today extended their existing partnership with Japan Internet Xing Co., Ltd (JPIX) by launching new direct network routes between London and Tokyo. The new interconnection service is intended to enable both UK and European networks to...
BDUK gives August 2026 update on Project Gigabit progress | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Over 9,000 additional premises were passed last month as a direct result of the Gigabit Infrastructure Subsidy (GIS) programme In a timely update ahead of Connected Britain next month, Building Digital UK (BDUK) has today published an update on the progress of various contracts as part of the £5 billion Project Gigabit broadband rollout initiative. The data, as of August 17, suggests that 296,770 contracted premises have now been delivered, up from...
Deadline looms for mobile network operators to implement their zero-rating obligations | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More The clock is ticking for South Africa’s major mobile network operators to fulfil their legal obligation of zero-rating information and services that carry social value. Companies like MTN, Vodacom and Cell C have been given until 15 January 2027 to make the digital content of public benefit organisations (PBOs) data-free for users. The zero-rating requirement is not a corporate social responsibility initiative; it’s a condition attached to the...
Giffgaff UK Offers up to 6x More Mobile Broadband Data on Two SIM Plans | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator giffgaff, which is controlled by Telefónica UK (part of the VMO2 Group) and uses O2’s virtual network platform, has today begun offering up to six times more data on two of their Pay Monthly SIM-only plans – £8 a month will now get you 40GB of data (up from 6GB), while £10 will get you 80GB (up from 25GB). Both of the aforementioned plans typically come attached to an 18-month minimum contract term, unlimited calls and texts, free EU...
August 2026 Contract Progress of UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has today published their August 2026 update on the delivery progress of contracts awarded under their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme. The update reveals that some 296,770 contracted premises (up from 287,510 in Jul 2026) have so far been covered out of a planned total of 846,770 (35% complete). Just to remind. The figures in this update are not directly comparable to the figures published...
Squirrel with High Fibre Diet Disrupts Netomnia’s Broadband in Manchester | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Apparently the odd squirrel in Manchester (England) has developed a taste for Netomnia’s optical fibre network after one of them went nuts while taking a mega-bite out of the network operator’s overhead broadband cable in the city, which caused a brief case of nut-working failure for at least one or two of their customers. Over the years we’ve reported on lots of animal and insect related damage occurring on the UK’s many fixed broadband and mobile...
Switching from Virgin Media UK to Giffgaff Broadband to Get Easier in October | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator and internet provider giffgaff, which originally started to launch their full fibre (FTTP) broadband packages via nexfibre’s national UK network in September 2025 (here), looks finally set to resolve a long-running obstruction that made it hard for Virgin Media’s customers on the same network to switch to the provider. Just to be clear on the network availability side of things. Giffgaff’s full fibre broadband packages are currently...
Business UK ISP Gamma Confirms £1bn Takeover Talks with Waterland | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Business ISP and IT provider Gamma Communications has confirmed that Waterland Private Equity Investments is “amongst the parties in discussions” with the telecoms provider regarding a possible £1bn takeover offer for the business. The Giacom Group, which is run by industry entrepreneur Matthew Riley and backed by Inflexion, would then acquire “certain business divisions” of Gamma. According to the latest data from the London Stock Exchange (LSE), Gamma...
TFW Ffeibr’s Railway Full Fibre Network Connects to Europe’s Largest Data Centre Campus | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Not‑for‑profit Network operator TfW Ffeibr (TFW Fibre), which is an arm’s-length initiative owned by Transport for Wales (TfW) and thus the Welsh Government, has announced that their railway based full fibre broadband and Ethernet network has been used to link South Wales directly into one of “Europe’s largest data centre campuses” – connecting Cloud Centres and Vantage Data Centres. Back in 2024 TfW Ffeibr announced that they had built a new full fibre...