Opensignal Compares 4G and 5G Performance of Three UK and Vodafone | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network benchmarking firm Opensignal has today published an updated study that compares Vodafone and Three UK’s mobile broadband performance in terms of 4G Download Speed and “Excellent Consistent Quality“, which is intended to help provide an indication for how the recently completed merger might impact things. In case anybody has forgotten, the combined VodafoneThree network plans to invest £11bn to upgrade the UK’s 5G mobile infrastructure and...
Openreach Cuts UK Price of 1Gbps Business FTTP Broadband Tier | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network access provider Openreach announced another change to their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband services today, which cuts the annual wholesale rental of their premium small business focused 1Gbps (220Mbps upload) tier from £1,173.36 to £900 excluding VAT (inc. FTTPoD). The change will be effective from 1st August 2025. As usual, it should be stressed that the price ISPs pay for the service at wholesale is not the same as the price customers...
Virgin Media UK Returns to 24 Month Contracts for New Customers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More New customers looking to take a home broadband package or bundle from UK ISP Virgin Media (O2) may like to know that the service provider will today be moving from 18-month minimum term contracts to longer 24-month terms. The change does not impact existing customers, at least it won’t until you need to upgrade or re-contract. We should point out that it’s not unusual for providers in this market to occasionally play musical chairs with the length of...
Ofcom Launch Improved UK 4G and 5G Mobile Speed and Coverage Checker | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK communications and media regulator, Ofcom, has today launched an overhauled mobile network coverage checker, which includes enhancements that are intended to better match people’s real-world experiences, particularly of modern 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) service performance and signal strength. Firstly, it’s important to recognise that Ofcom cannot work miracles, which is to say that mobile network coverage and performance remains a difficult...
Project Reach Launched to Fix Mobile Signal Notspots on UK Rail Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Government’s Department for Transport (DfT) has today taken the wrappings off Project Reach, which reflects a public-private partnership that will deploy “ultra fast fibre optic cable” across 1,000 kilometres of major rail lines to help “eliminate mobile signal blackspots” in tunnels on “key rail routes” up and down the country. At present it’s fair to say that quite a few of Britain’s train services still suffer from patchy mobile (4G and 5G)...
Hayo Launches National Mobile Registry Platform to Boost Digital Tax Revenues for Emerging Market Governments | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Nairobi, Kenya, 25 June 2025 – Hayo, a global innovator in digital solutions, has launched its National Mobile Registry (NMR) platform to help governments in emerging markets to regulate imports and ensure a controlled entry process for mobile devices. The solution identifies and addresses illegal imports, facilitating tax enforcement and boosting tax revenue. This helps governments to bring their national mobile ecosystems under control and implement...
GPS satellites to help Vodafone keep mobile antennas alignment | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The new tech will initially be rolled out in Albania, with additional countries to follow Leveraging GPS satellites could be the key to ensuring mobile antennas remain effectively aligned, according to Vodafone’s latest solution announced this week. The position of mobile antennas is crucial to providing high quality coverage, with deployments calculated to target specific coverage zones while minimising interference from neighbouring cell sites....
AT&T to pay $177m to customers hit by data breaches | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The preliminary settlement will see AT&T pay affected customers between $2,500 and $5,000 each On Friday, a US court judge gave preliminary approval for a $177 million settlement proposed by AT&T to resolve class-action lawsuits levelled against the company following major data breaches. The settlement relates to two major breaches in AT&T’s cybersecurity, both of which were announced last year. According to court documents, $149...
Remote Rural Wales Village Cut-Off from Landlines by Overheated Exchange | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Residents in the remote rural village of Penmachno, which sits in the isolated upland Machno valley area of North Wales (Conwy), have complained – via the local community council – that Openreach and BT recently left them unable to make or receive calls for several days due to a heat related fault that started on 19th June 2025. According to the Community Council (Cyngor Cymuned Bro Machno), locals were said to have been left feeling “deeply concerned by...
Gov Asks UK Organisations to Donate Used Tech to Digitally Excluded Brits | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Government has today invited organisations to sign-up to a new charter, which is being backed by Deloitte, Vodafone (VodafoneThree), BT and others. The charter encourages members to change how they manage and dispose of IT assets, with the aim of increasing device donations to the 1.5 million people who currently lack access to a basic laptop, tablet or smartphone. Just to recap. At the start of 2025 the UK government proposed to address the lack...