Telstra and Starlink to test direct-to-cell capabilities in Australia
News The deal is the latest in a string of deals for Starlink Telstra has announced a new partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink to introduce Satellite-to-Mobile text messaging in Australia. The service, the partner say, will help to address the gaps in mobile coverage, especially in remote areas where terrestrial network infrastructure is limited. “The collaboration will initially focus on testing and refining a Satellite-to-Mobile text messaging capability for Australian conditions, ahead...
Submarine Networks EMEA: Over 1,000 people to attend world’s largest subsea cable event
Press Release London, UK – Submarine Networks EMEA, the world’s largest annual subsea connectivity event, is returning to London this February for its seventh annual event. Hosted by communications media and events specialist Total Telecom, this year’s event will bring together over 1,000 global industry leaders and key stakeholders, 120 speakers, and 50 exhibitors to explore the challenges and opportunities shaping submarine networks across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Nine...
Nexfibre’s network passes 2m premises
News The operator claims the move makes it “the UK’s second largest alternative network” Today, fibre network wholesaler nexfibre has announced it has passed 2 million premises with its fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) network. The milestone, the company says, makes it the second largest alternative fibre network in the UK – although this will depend on whether you still classify CityFibre (over 4 million premises passed) as an altnet. “This is an outstanding achievement in just two years of...
Survey Claims 4.3 Million UK People May Lose O2 Data Access After 3G Switch Off
A new Opinium survey of 2,000 UK adults, which was commissioned by Uswitch.com and conducted on 7th Jan 2025, has claimed that more than 4.3 million Brits could potentially be left without access to mobile broadband if they don’t upgrade their device before O2 switches-off their 3G service (inc. MVNO’s Tesco Mobile, GiffGaff and Sky Mobile etc.). Just to recap. Back in 2023 O2 (Virgin Media) became the final operator to reveal their plan for switching off their old 3G mobile data network...
BT Group places UK’s largest ever Electric Vehicle order
News The new EVs are part of a broader investment in 6,000 new vehicles, over half of which will be electric BT has announced the largest-ever commercial electric vehicle (EV) order in the UK, as the company continues its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint. The order includes 3,500 new EVs, which will contribute to BT Group’s goal of operating the largest fleet of electric vehicles in the UK, with nearly 8,000 vehicles by 2026. BT currently operates the second-largest commercial vehicle...
Broadband Users on CityFibre’s UK Network Suffer Nokia ONT Problems
Some broadband ISP customers on Cityfibre’s national Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network, which covers 4 million UK premises, are currently experiencing ongoing connectivity problems due to an unspecified issue that seems to only be affecting those that have one of Nokia’s Optical Network Terminals (ONT) installed inside their building. Just for context. The ONT / ONU or optical modem device is usually installed inside your home or office (wall hung), near to where the fibre optic cable...
UK Internet Domain Registry Nominet Suffers Cyber Attack
The UK internet domain registry, Nominet, has confirmed to ISPreview that their network has suffered an “unauthorised intrusion” after hackers exploited a “zero-day vulnerability” in the Virtual Private Network (VPN) software they use, which is supplied by Ivanti and enables their people to access systems remotely. ISPreview first became aware of a problem yesterday after the UK Government’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) put out an urgent bulletin that encouraged organisations to “take...
Toyota completes Phase 1 of Mount Fuji smart city construction
News At CES 2025, Toyota Motor Corporation announced the completion of Phase 1 construction of Toyota Woven City (“Woven City”), its self-made smart city at the base of Mount Fuji. The Japanese automaker giant has labelled the city as a “test course for mobility” and plans to launch Phase 1 for late 2025. Speaking at the CES confrence, Akio Toyoda, Toyota’s Chairman of the Board of Directors (Representative Director), detailed his vision for the city: “From personal mobility devices, like a...
Scam Callers Target Broadband ISP BT’s UK Digital Voice Switchover
Consumer magazine Which? has warned customers of UK broadband ISP BT (inc. EE) to be on alert for phone scammers who are now actively impersonating BT’s support agents in order to exploit the ongoing migration onto digital landlines (Digital Voice). The scammers do this by trying to con customers into sharing their financial (payment) details. In this case, a growing number of consumers have reportedly been called by fake BT support agents, who will state that they need to confirm your...
BT Make Largest Ever UK Commercial EV Fleet Order of 3,500 Vehicles
Telecoms and broadband giant BT Group (inc. Openreach) has today announced the “UK’s largest ever commercial Electric Vehicle (EV) fleet order“, which will see them purchasing around 3,500 new EVs and thus expanding their EV fleet to nearly 8,000 by the time the order is complete in 2026. The operator, which currently manages the second-largest commercial vehicle fleet in the UK (i.e. more than 27,000 vehicles are used by their engineers across the country), already has around 4,300 electric...