O2 UK extends 5G standalone mobile broadband network to Cumbria | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has this morning announced that they’ve switched-on their next-generation 5G Standalone (5G+) mobile broadband network in the Cumbria area, which is said to reach up to 219,000 people in Carlisle, Barrow-in-Furness, Workington and Ulverston etc. – delivering “faster speeds, better coverage and lower latency at no extra cost.” O2’s rollout of 5G+ first began in February 2024 (here) and aims to reach “at least 90% outdoor...
New Bill seeks mandatory social tariffs across UK energy, broadband, and mobile | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The backbench Scottish National Party (SNP) MP for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey, Graham Leadbitter, has tabled a new Private Members Bill (PMB) that seeks to make it mandatory for energy, broadband, and mobile providers to offer cheaper Social Tariffs to consumers in receipt of certain state benefits (e.g. Universal Credit). Ofcom has already been reasonably successful in encouraging quite a lot of broadband providers, as well as a few mobile...
Copper cable thieves cause Openreach broadband outage in Thurnscoe | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A criminal gang has caused a significant broadband and phone outage for thousands of customers on Openreach’s UK network around the large South Yorkshire (England) village of Thurnscoe. The problems occurred after the thieves damaged the local network while they were dragging the operator’s copper telecoms cables out of the ground. The incident is understood to have started during the early hours of Friday morning and caused several days of disruption to...
European telcos consider joint bid for satellite spectrum | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The move comes as the European Union grows increasingly wary of its reliance on Elon Musk’s Starlink Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone have announced the signing of a letter of intent to explore a potential joint bid for the future allocation of spectrum for Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) in Europe. The move would see the group build key ground network infrastructure required to support a satellite network. The satellites...
NETS International talks expansion and new verticals at Connected Britain 2026 | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Interview At Connected Britain 2026 we caught up with NETS International MD, Jahangir Ahmad, to discuss the company’s entry into new markets and its embrace of new verticals like the smart home and even electric vehicle (EV) charging Having entered the UK market in 2020 with just two people, NETS has grown to approximately 180 employees, contributing to the expansion of fibre networks and the creation of jobs across the industry. With operations now...
Nokia and SoftBank test AI-RAN in Japan | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Nokia today announced an agreement with SoftBank Corp. to conduct a commercial AI-RAN field trial in Japan in 2027. The planned deployment will use Nokia’s anyRAN software on SoftBank’s AITRAS, its core platform for AI-RAN, with NVIDIA Aerial RAN Computer (ARC), in conjunction with the AITRAS Orchestrator. The companies plan to validate AI-RAN technology in a commercial network environment under commercial traffic conditions. The upcoming...
Ofcom probe UK broadband network Grayshott Gigabit over liability funds | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, has published an additional investigation into another alternative full fibre broadband network (altnet) – Grayshott Gigabit (currently known as Gigabit IQ) – after they found “reasonable grounds to believe” that they may not be meeting their duties to show they have secured funds for meeting their liabilities. Under Regulation 16 of the Electronic Communications Code (ECC), network operators with Code Powers have...
Zentive launch switching solution for UK business broadband ISPs | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Software consultancy firm Zentive Group, which previously helped some of the UK’s largest communication providers implement consumer switching solutions, has today revealed that their related SureSwitch platform now supports Switching for Business (SforB) – extending the switching process to the business connectivity market. Switching for Business (SforB) reflects the industry-agreed, gaining-provider-led switching process for business customers defined...
Openreach publish October 2026 update on UK full fibre broadband build | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator Openreach (BT) has today published the first update to their national roll-out plan for Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP technology since March 2026, which reflects all the recent changes and progress with their existing deployment locations up to October 2026 (i.e. changes in status, removals and any small additions). The national network access provider is currently investing up to £15bn to expand the coverage of their new...
Nexfibre and Virgin Media O2’s £2bn Netomnia UK broadband deal is effectively dead | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Full fibre network operator nexfibre has today issued a joint statement with shareholders InfraVia, Liberty Global (Virgin Media) and Telefónica (O2) to confirm that they do not plan to submit any remedies to the Competition and Markets Authority over their £2bn acquisition of Netomnia (Substantial Group). The move comes after the CMA found significant competition concerns. Nexfibre, which is being backed by InfraVia Capital and shares some of their...