PXC Signs Wholesale Deal to Harness Trooli’s UK FTTP Broadband Network | ISPreview UK
Read More Network provider PlatformX Communications (PXC), which was previously known as Talk Talk Wholesale before the demerger (here), has today announced that they’ve signed a new wholesale partnership to access Trooli’s alternative full fibre (FTTP) broadband network in England. Just to recap. Trooli’s gigabit broadband network currently covers 410,000 UK premises (up from 370k RFS on 19th Jul 2024) and is mostly found in towns and large semi-rural villages across parts of Berkshire,...
Chunghwa Telecom partners with Broadpeak for dynamic ad insertion and live sports monetization growth | Total Telecom
Read More Chunghwa Telecom, the leading telecommunications operator in Taiwan, partners with Broadpeak® to power new monetization growth for its streaming service Hami Video, harnessing Broadpeak’s server-side-ad-insertion (SSAI) solution via the broadpeak.io SaaS platform. Leveraging advanced dynamic ad insertion for the first time to elevate viewing experiences and increase ad revenue, the Taiwanese operator delivers coverage for live basketball matches and associated content with greater...
MWC Barcelona 2025: Innovating with AI to create techco value | Total Telecom
Read More Contributed Article On the third day of this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Huawei’s James Chen, President of the Carrier Business, delivered a keynote speech on the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) in the telco industry. Chen’s speech highlighted how AI is set to drive up Techco value creation enabling operators to evolve and thrive in the digital era. The changing of the industry business model As 5G, cloud computing, and AI reshape...
Government Invests £23m into Cutting Edge UK Telecoms R&D | ISPreview UK
Read More The UK Government’s Science and Technology Secretary, Peter Kyle, has today outlined a raft of new investments, reforms and appointments aimed at “supercharging innovation and helping to grow the economy“, which among other things includes an investment of £23m into “cutting edge telecoms research and deployment“. The Secretary of State today declared to techUK’s conference that there is “no route to long-term growth and no solution to our productivity problem, without innovation“,...
Alternative Broadband Networks Zzoomm and FullFibre Complete UK Merger | ISPreview UK
Read More Alternative broadband operators Zzoomm and FullFibre Limited (Fibre Heroes), both of which have been rolling out multi-gigabit speed capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) ISP networks across different parts of the UK, have today confirmed the completion of their recently announced merger (here). The deal has received all the necessary regulatory approvals. The newly combined network reaches 600,000 premises (ready for service) and “over” 70,000 customers (up from 65k+ in January 2025)...
Ofcom Propose Part of 1900MHz Band for 5G Mobile on UK Rail Network | ISPreview UK
Read More The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today proposed to make part of the 1900MHz radio spectrum band (1900-1920MHz), which was previously awarded for mobile operators but has since gone unused, available for use by both the UK’s rail network (5G mobile / broadband services) and to extend coverage for the 4G Emergency Services Network (ESN). Just to be clear, the major mobile network operators do in fact make use of spectrum frequency in this band, but today’s news specifically...
Anchor Confirm WiFi Upgrade for 1,700 Housing and Care Locations in England | ISPreview UK
Read More England’s largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for people in later life, Anchor, has today revealed that they’re working with Managed ISP Wifinity to deploy faster Wi-Fi infrastructure across its almost 1,700 housing locations and care homes – serving more than 65,000 residents in almost 55,000 homes. The new network will be targeted at serving both the company’s offices and also communal spaces, which should help to support residents and tackle digital exclusion,...
Confusion Surrounds Sky UK’s Position on End of Contract TV Notifications | ISPreview UK
Read More Ofcom’s rules require that all “phone, broadband and pay-TV providers” must “warn customers when their current contract is ending, and what they could save by signing up to a new deal” (usually sent between 10-40 days before the end of your contract). But an ongoing legal challenge makes the situation for customers of Sky TV a bit more confusing. The regulator’s End-of-Contract Notifications (ECN) system has been around since early 2020 and, while there are still some ISPs that don’t...
Strategic Shift as BT No Longer Being Ditched as UK Consumer Brand | ISPreview UK
Read More Broadband and telecoms giant BT appears to have confirmed that their strategy of turning EE into the group’s “flagship brand for our consumer customers”, which was eventually expected to result in the BT brand focusing more on business customers, will no longer result in the original brand being retired for consumer products. Just to recap. Back in April 2022 the BT Group announced a significant and surprising change in their branding strategy (here), which sought simplification...
GSMA’s Samantha Kight on the evolving nature of cybersecurity | Total Telecom
Read More Interview As telecommunications networks expand and new technologies emerge, the cybersecurity landscape is growing more complex. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and geopolitical tensions are reshaping security strategies, making collaboration across the industry more critical than ever. We sat down with Samantha Kight, Head of Industry Security at the GSMA, as she shares her thoughts on how telecom operators are tackling these challenges, building...