Government Appoints Lesley Cowley as Chair of Building Digital UK Agency | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government (DSIT) has this morning announced that they’ve appointed Lesley Cowley OBE to be the new Chair of their broadband and mobile centric Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency. The development comes after former Chair, Simon Blagden, resigned from his position back in July 2024 (here) and was replaced by Hazel Hobbs (Interim Chair). The announcement follows shortly after the publication of the government’s latest 2025 Spending Review, which among...
Streetwave Examine 4G and 5G Mobile Cover Inside St Mary’s Hospital, London | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network analyst firm Streetwave has today shared the results from a recent survey they conducted inside St Mary’s Hospital in London, which examined the signal coverage and data performance of 4G and 5G mobile (broadband) networks – including EE, Three UK, Vodafone and O2. Streetwave is understood to have taken their portable data collection equipment around the hospital, focusing on the QEQM Building at 12:33pm on 17th June 2025. Only publicly...
O2 UK Complete 4G and 5G Upgrades for 3,000 Postcodes in Glasgow | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today revealed that – over the past 12-months – they’ve completed a project to upgrade the capacity of their 4G and 5G mobile services across “over” 3,000 postcodes in the city of Glasgow (Scotland), which should bring “faster” mobile broadband speeds and greater reliability to the area. The work forms part of O2’s Mobile Transformation Plan to invest around £700m this year into their mobile network –...
Linewatch Warn Utility Companies Digging Too Close to UK Fuel Pipelines | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new report from pipeline safety organisation Linewatch, which raises awareness of oil and gas pipelines around the UK and encourages safe practices when digging around them, has warned that 19% of workers have been reported for digging too close to underground high-pressure fuel pipelines while carrying out utility works (electricity, water, broadband etc.). The latest Linewatch Infringement Report shows that of the 284 incidents recorded, utility...
Mobile Operator Three UK Suffering Silent Voicemail Problem UPDATE2 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Some customers of Three UK’s mobile network have, over the past hour, begun reporting to ISPreview (example) that they’re suffering a partial outage of the operator’s Voicemail (123) service. The issue does not appear to affect regular calls and is being reported from users in different parts of the country. The problem, which is hopefully only a short incident, manifest when you call 123 and the service picks up. But instead of hearing the usual...
AllPoints Fibre Networks Completes Internal UK Full Fibre Consolidation | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative broadband operator All Points Fibre Networks (APFN), which is owned by Fern Fibre (Fern Trading), has today announced that their long-running internal consolidation – bringing together their own-built FTTP networks and retail ISPs into a single group (Giganet, Jurassic Fibre, Swish Fibre, the original AllPoints Fibre, and Cuckoo) – has now completed. The complex process was first announced all the way back in February 2023 (here) and has...
Aquiss Launch Freedom Fibre Based UK FTTP Broadband Plans, 8Gbps for Biz | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Shropshire-based UK broadband ISP Aquiss has announced that they’ve launched an additional range of internet access packages based off Freedom Fibre’s network. This has so far deployed a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 350,000 premises across parts of England and Wales (aspiration to reach 1 million premises by 2030). The internet provider, which already supplies services via Openreach, CityFibre and FullFibre Ltd’s FTTP...
Plusnet Named Best UK ISP in 2025 Broadband Genie Awards | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The annual Broadband Genie 2025 Awards survey has this morning named UK ISP Plusnet as the “Best Broadband Provider” of the year, while a variety of other internet service providers also scooped various other awards across several different categories. The results are partly based off a OnePoll survey of 3,997 broadband bill payers (conducted between 4th July 2024 and 15th November 2024), as well as an analysis of 291,467 broadband speed tests that were...
Deepening transformation process and pioneering a new era of intelligent operations | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release At TM Forum’s DTW 2025 (Digital Transformation Summit), Huawei partnered with TM Forum and 10 global leading CSPs to officially launch the New Generation Intelligent Operations White Paper 3.0. This event drew participation from more than 130 representatives across global operators, industry organizations, analyst firms, and media outlets, all converging to examine the latest trends and share practical insights in intelligent operations...
Ekinops upgrades submarine cable for Global Caribbean Network | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Ekinops, a leading optical transport and network access specialist, today announced that Global Caribbean Network (GCN), a provider of wholesale capacity to telcos in the Caribbean region, has upgraded its existing subsea cable network using the Ekinops360 WDM platform with FlexRate™ technology. GCN operates a cable system in the Guadeloupe region of the Caribbean consisting of critical routes unserved by other cables. With service areas...