Ofcom UK Set to Begin Hunt for New Chairman to Replace Lord Grade | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK communications and media regulator, Ofcom, is reportedly preparing to kick off a new recruitment process – at the government’s (DSIT) behest – to find a replacement for the organisation’s current Chair, Michael Grade (Lord Grade of Yarmouth), who has been in the role since May 2022 and previously held senior positions at the BBC, ITV and Channel 4. Grade’s four-year term is officially due to run until 30th April 2026, although there has been no...
New Mapping Technology Looks to Boost UK Fibre Broadband Rollout | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The specialist consultancy firm for UK utilities and infrastructure, Dalcour Maclaren, has taken the wrappings off its new bespoke fibre planning tool that it hopes will boost the roll-out of full fibre broadband by transforming the wayleave (legal land/property access agreements) and consent process for network operators. Built on the Environmental Systems Research Institute’s (ESRI) global mapping platform, the consultancy’s customised system is said...
1p Mobile UK Hints at Imminent Launch of eSIM Support | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator 1p Mobile this week indicated that the long-awaited introduction of eSIM (Electronic SIM) support to their service – hopefully for both new and existing customers – could finally begin to go live around the end of this month. Just to recap. The eSIM standard is an alternative to physical SIM cards, which works by essentially embedding an electronic SIM into your device (Smartphone) that could – once fully implemented – make it...
Veon puts its KazLLM to work with new AI Tutor | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The operator group says its AI Tutor is the first of many digital services to be enhanced with its local language AI models This week, mobile network operator group Veon has announced the launch of its newest GenAI product: an AI Tutor aimed at teaching users the Kazakh language. Powered by the Kazakh language AI model KazLLM, AI Tutor provides six gamified learning modules focussed on language learning, supported by a GenAI assistant. Additional...
Nokia to lead drone and robotics project PROACTIF | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Nokia has been selected to lead PROACTIF, a project funded by the European Union’s Chips Joint Undertaking. The project aims to strengthen Europe’s technology resilience and leadership in ECS technologies and support the autonomy of the European Drone and Robotics industry. The consortium anticipates generating around €90 million in revenue, 50 products, and more than 15 new industry patents by 2035, enabling increased market share and...
DE-CIX Dallas Completes Infrastructure Upgrade, Unlocking 400 GE Access and Major Efficiency Gains | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Dallas (TX), June 4 2025. DE-CIX, the world’s leading Internet Exchange (IX) operator, has announced the completion of a major infrastructure upgrade for DE-CIX Dallas – the largest data center and carrier neutral IX in Texas. As part of the upgrade, 400 GE (Gigabit Ethernet) access ports are now generally available to customers, 100 GE access options have been substantially expanded, and the platform has also been made 800 GE-ready, priming the region...
Netomnia and ISP YouFibre Claim to Fix Broadband Speed and Latency Issues | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Some customers of UK broadband ISP Youfibre, which harnesses Netomnia’s 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network, have seen their service return to normal after appearing to suffer from a noticeable drop in network latency and upload performance over the past few days. But for others, the issue is ongoing. The issues started toward the end of last month after customers from a number of different regions, albeit particularly those...
EE UK Launch Nintendo Switch 2 Bundles for Pay Monthly Mobile Customers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of mobile and broadband ISP EE may like to know that the provider has today soft launched a new range of “exclusive” Nintendo Switch 2 bundles for users to add to their existing packages. The deals are set to become available via the operator’s EE Store tomorrow (5th June 2025) to coincide with global availability. The Switch 2 is of course Nintendo’s latest handheld video game console, albeit one that is set to attract quite a high retail...
CEO of Rural Broadband ISP Gigaclear Warns Ofcom Has Gone Too Far | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The CEO of Abingdon-based alternative rural broadband ISP Gigaclear, Nathan Rundle, has told Richard Tang, CEO of Zen Internet, that they’re still focused on extending their full fibre (FTTP) network to 1 million UK homes in ultra rural areas. But the provider is concerned about Ofcom’s proposed changes to the market getting in the way. The new interview reveals that Gigaclear’s gigabit-capable broadband network now covers 600,000 premises (up from 593k...
Altnet Broadband ISP Quickline Brings Tech Support Back to UK | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative rural broadband ISP Quickline, which is building a gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) broadband network across rural parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (England), has today announced that they’ve moved their Customer Technical Support Team in-house. Previously, it was outsourced to a company based in South Africa. The provider is currently being backed by a private investment of £500m from Northleaf Capital Partners and...