Vodafone UK upgrades cost saving target to £1bn by 2032 after network progress | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator Vodafone UK (VodafoneThree) has today issued an update to confirm that, after taking full control of Three UK and making progress on their network merger, they’ve been able to upgrade their outlook and now expect to make cost savings of £0.8bn by fiscal 2030 (up by c.£100m) and then £1bn by 2032. VodafoneThree originally established a post-merger plan to invest £11bn into upgrading their 5G mobile infrastructure and coverage over the next...
Survey claims power cuts are top cause as “broadband outages” hit half of UK | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new Uswitch commissioned Opinium survey of 2,000 UK adults, which was conducted between 29th September to 2nd October 2026, has claimed that 26.7 million people suffered a “broadband outage” over the past year, with power cuts said to be overtaking ISP faults as the number one cause. But 4.6m (32%) are apparently unaware that power cuts can also stop digital phones working. The above figures seem to be a rather bold extrapolation from a fairly small...
Sky Mobile UK switches to 24-month minimum contract terms | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator Sky Mobile, which is estimated to be home to around 4-5 million subscribers in the UK and harnesses O2’s virtual (mvno) network platform, will today switch from using 12-month minimum term contracts and instead adopt a choice of either a 24-month or 30-day term for new customers. Longer contracts typically save new customers more money, at least during your first term, albeit with the caveat that they also lock you in to the service for...
New survey claims loyalty to mobile operators costing UK people £9bn a year | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new Opinium survey of 2,000 UK people, which was commissioned by Lebara, has found that UK broadband providers (18%) lead the list of contracts consumers are reluctant to leave, followed by mobile networks (15%) and TV packages (14%). But the study estimates that staying loyal to major mobile networks could make consumers £9bn a year worse off. According to the survey, 56% of respondents stay faithful to their mobile operator even when it’s to their...
End of the line as UK ISP Aquiss switch off final FTTC broadband service | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Shropshire-based independent ISP Aquiss has today announced that they switched off their final Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC) based Openreach broadband service on 7th October 2026, which follows the withdrawal of all their legacy ADSL copper lines back in August 2026 (here). But the underlying technology of FTTC (VDSL2) still lives on via SOGEA packages. Just to give a little context here. Aquiss are only talking about FTTC as a product from Openreach, not...
Sky Sports to introduce Live Subtitles and Live Descriptive Audio Commentary | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of Sky’s (Sky Broadband etc.) UK TV service, specifically those who take their Sky Sports packs, may like to know that the provider will shortly introduce two new features across its Premier League coverage via Sky+, Sky Q, Sky Glass, Sky Stream and NOW (inc. those watching via Virgin Media) – Live Subtitles and Live Descriptive Audio Commentary. Both of the new accessibility features, which are targeted at deaf people and those with hearing...
SpaceX granted approval to launch 15,000 LEO satellites for Starlink Mobile | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted SpaceX permission to put a further 15,000 next generation satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in order to help feed Starlink’s Mobile service, which will harness radio spectrum recently acquired from T-Mobile and EchoStar. At present Starlink has an overall total of c.11,160 satellites in orbit for both broadband and mobile services – mostly at altitudes of between c.340-550km. Residential users...
Openreach’s CEO talks future broadband build, Ofcom’s discount block and competition | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The CEO of UK ISP Zen Internet, Richard Tang, has conducted a new interview with the Openreach’s new CEO, Katie Milligan, which touches on everything from the stumbling blocks to expanding FTTP broadband to 30 million UK premises by 2030, to Ofcom’s block of a key fibre discount, the capacity problem facing the analogue phone switch-off and altnet competition. The interview itself, which also covers the proposed nexfibre acquisition of Netomnia (note: it...
Staff of broadband ISP toob star in last night’s BBC DIY SOS TV Show | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Hampshire-based alternative network toob, which has deployed their own full fibre gigabit broadband network in the South of England and also harnesses CityFibre’s network in other UK areas, has today praised their staff for taking part in last night’s episode of the BBC’s DIY SOS TV show. The provider donated their full-fibre to a family in need and assisted in a renovation. Toob’s staff joined forces with the DIY SOS team to help transform a family home...
Vodafone to deploy AI tool to measure UK broadband performance at the router | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and mobile operator Vodafone has revealed that they’re deploying a new AI tool across “millions” of their Wi-Fi 7 capable broadband home hubs (routers) in Europe (this includes the UK), which will act as a sort of barometer to help them more accurately measure customers’ online experiences. The tool from CUJO AI, which is software based on Quality of Outcome (QoO) technology, has been designed to convert network performance measurements such as...