Survey claims 32 percent of UK people can’t identify if a Wi-Fi network is secure | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new “nationally representative” survey of 3,000 UK adults, which was conducted by Censuswide during July 2026, has reported that 32% of respondents were not confident they could identify a secure public Wi-Fi network from a fake (spoofed) one. On the flip side, 73% of men did feel confident identifying secure Wi-Fi, compared with 64% of women. The survey, which was commissioned by Compare the Market, also found there was an age gap, with 39% of those...
New OpenDigital project launched to improve mobile signals in Chichester | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The West Sussex County Council (WSCC) in England has today begun the first infrastructure deployments under their new OpenDigital project, which aims to improve mobile network (4G, 5G signals etc.) coverage in Chichester city centre. The move comes after local residents and business owners complained about “weak and unreliable network coverage” in the area. The work, which is being supported by several unspecified technology providers and the Chichester...
Customers opening new Vodafone UK SIM-only accounts to get £100 bill credit | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator Vodafone has today announced that new customers who open a Pay Month SIM-Only account with a 24-month minimum term will also receive a £100 bill credit (worth the equivalent of a £4.16 a month saving) under their new Bill Credit Switcher Offer, which is clearly designed to encourage consumers on other operators to switch. Sadly, customers on Vodafone backed operators including Three UK, VOXI, Smarty and Talkmobile are not eligible for the...
Huawei unveils new UnifiedBus computing architecture for SuperPoDs and clusters | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release In a keynote speech on computing architecture innovation at HUAWEI CONNECT 2026, Yang Chaobin (pictured above), Huawei’s Executive Director of the Board and CEO of the ICT Business Group, unveiled new details about the UnifiedBus interconnect architecture, announced a series of computing products the company has recently built based on this architecture, and explained how the company has collaborated with open-source communities to enable...
CSP launches switching solution for UK business broadband ISPs | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Common Switching Platform (CSP), which is a UK-based technology company that helps alternative broadband networks, internet providers and MSPs to deliver customer switching solutions between providers, has expanded beyond the residential connectivity market and launched their new Switching for Business (SforB) solution. The current consumer focused One Touch Switching (OTS) system from Ofcom is a Gaining Provider Led (GPL) process, where the customer...
Grain expands 2Gbps UK full fibre broadband network in Birmingham | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Carlisle-based alternative broadband provider Grain (Grain Connect) appears to be in the process of expanding their 2Gbps speed point-to-point full fibre (FTTP) network in the West Midland’s city of Birmingham, which already covers more than 900 postcodes in the area and is now set to reach many more. At present Birmingham, which is home to a population of around 1.2 million, already has wide access to several gigabit-capable broadband networks via...
Zen Internet’s Andrew Sayle explains how UK broadband ISPs set pricing | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Connectivity Portfolio Manager of UK broadband ISP Zen Internet, Andrew Sayle, has published a new editorial that gives consumers a unique insight into how modern Internet Service Providers set the price you pay for your package. It also touches on how much of an impact that decision can have on the service or support quality you receive. Regular readers of ISPreview will know of how we often make the point that price ISPs pay at wholesale for the...
Over 400 asset owners join NUAR’s UK map of underground cables and pipes | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A year has passed since Ordnance Survey (OS) took responsibility for the Government-backed National Underground Asset Register (NUAR), which is a “secure” digital map of underground UK pipes and cables (broadband, water etc.) that is partly designed to help reduce accidental damage. Some 400 asset owners (e.g. Openreach and others) have now added added data to show their infrastructure, but that’s not all. The government continues to see huge potential...
Winners of the Mobile Industry Awards 2026 Announced | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The annual Mobile Industry Awards event for 2026 was held last week at the Royal Lancaster in London, which among other categories saw Sky Mobile being named the ‘Best MVNO‘ (virtual) operator, while Lebara won the ‘Best SIM Only Network‘ and O2 Satellite was named ‘Innovation of the Year‘. As usual, this is one of those industry events where the shortlists for each of the categories are all judged by a panel of 19 people who either work directly within...
SignalTracker highlights poor mobile broadband speeds in central London | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new study from SignalTracker, which operates a popular Android mobile app (not iOS) for monitoring and testing mobile network performance, has used its own data to support a separate BBC News article, which this week wrote about the problems of poor mobile network (4G and 5G) performance across key parts of the UK’s capital city. According to a separate data study from Inakalum, which was commissioned by BBC London, some of the worst areas of the city...