Founder and Boss of Major UK Broadband Altnet CityFibre to Step Down UPDATE | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Greg Mesch, the original founder and current CEO of the UK’s largest alternative full fibre (FTTP) broadband network for ISPs, CityFibre, is reportedly to step down after setting the Openreach competitor up some 14 years ago in January 2011. The move comes shortly after the operator secured a crucial UK funding agreement worth £2.3bn (here). CityFibre has so far deployed their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover around 4.5 million premises...
Study Warns UK Students Face £142 Broadband Penalty Due to Shorter Deals | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More New research from Broadband Genie, which analysed the cost of 12-month and 24-month broadband deals from major UK providers during August 2025, claims to have found that 12-month broadband contracts “ideal for students” are on average 49% more expensive (costing £142.88 more a year) than two-year deals. Virgin Media is said to have stood out as the “most extreme example“: its short-term option works out at £30.68 more every month, adding up to £368.12...
Virgin Media O2 to Donate 1,200 Pre-Owned Smartphones in Scotland | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband ISP and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today announced that they’re working with both the Scottish Government and Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) to help people get online. This involves donating 1,200 refurbished smartphones and mobile data SIMs to Citizens Advice Bureaux (CABs) across 12 Local Authorities throughout Scotland. The move forms part of VMO2’s earlier commitment to donate “up to” 12,000 pre-owned Smartphones during...
Survey Claims Forgetfulness Causes Brits to Miss £76.6m in Broadband Savings | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new study by comparison site Go.Compare, which used data gathered from the ONS, internal data and a YouGov survey of 2,000 UK adults in May 2025, has claimed that over 77% of broadband users don’t switch ISPs as regularly as would be ideal to maximise their savings. Plus, of those users, 6% don’t switch more often because they forget to look for a better deal. The survey thus claims that many UK households could be missing out on an average saving of...
Openreach Offers Even Quicker Proactive FTTP Broadband Upgrades to UK ISPs | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network access provider Openreach (BT) has once again tweaked their Proactive FTTP Upgrades process for ISPs, which will allow providers to optionally reduce the normal lead time down to just 15+ calendar days (vs the default 6 weeks). Normally it’s consumers that initiate an upgrade, but with proactive upgrades the initiator is your ISP (this may help with copper to full fibre migrations). Proactive migrations thus arise where your ISP proposes an...
Netmore to Hook Up 1 Million Severn Trent Water Meters to Wireless Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Global network operator Netmore has today signed a 3-year deal with the UK’s second-largest water company, Severn Trent, to deploy and manage network services for 1 million smart meters across more than 20 counties. This will involve the deployment of a dual wireless Long Range Wide Area (LoRaWAN) and Narrowband-loT (NB-IoT) network. Fixed wireless LoRa networks harness only a small slice of lower frequency radio spectrum (usually in one of the sub-1GHz...
Vodafone partners with Simetric for ‘Single-Pane-of-Glass’ IoT platform | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Vodafone IoT and Simetric have announced a new partnership, which combines both companies’ industry-leading IoT platforms to create a ‘Single-Pane-of-Glass’ overview for customers’ IoT estates. Vodafone‘s Managed Connectivity Platform (GDSP) will integrate with Simetric‘s ‘Single-Pane-of-Glass platform, which will deliver real-time visibility, control, and automation across customers’ IoT estates from a variety of network partners. With...
Djibouti Telecom DAREs to expand subsea cable connectivity in East Africa | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The operator has announced plans to expand the Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (DARE1) submarine cable system from Kenya to South Africa This week, Djibouti’s incumbent telecoms operator Djibouti Telecom has announced plans to extend the reach of the DARE1 cable down Africa’s east coast. The DARE1 cable system, which came into service in 2021, currently spans the Horn of Africa, connecting Djibouti to Somalia and Kenya. The system includes...
Broadband ISP TalkTalk Launch UK Brand Refresh to Help Forget the Troubles | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The financially troubled broadband provider TalkTalk has today attempted to start putting the recent past behind it by refreshing their brand identity a bit (inc. new website), while at the same time launching new digital platforms and a supporting marketing campaign. But it may yet take much more than this to help turn things around, although it’s a start. The brand refresh, which is already live across TalkTalk’s newly designed website today, includes...
EE UK Deploy 50 Extra Freshwave 5G Small Cells in Central London to Boost Mobile | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Wireless infrastructure provider Freshwave has today revealed that they’ve worked with UK mobile operator EE (BT) to deploy a further 50 new small cell based outdoor 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) units across the City of London area, which are helping to expand the network operators coverage and performance. Small cells are akin to small shoebox sized mobile (radio) base stations, which are designed to deliver limited coverage (usually up to around...