CMA Warn Vodafone and Three UK Merger Risks Price Rises and Less Competition
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has this morning concluded its Phase 1 investigation of the proposed mega-merger (here) between mobile operators Three UK and Vodafone, which, much as expected, has raised concerns over the reduction in market competition and the potential for consumers to pay higher prices. The merger, which would see Vodafone retain […]
Connected North 2024 returns to Manchester
Press release Manchester, UK – Connected North, the North’s Dedicated Digital Economy Event is returning to Manchester Central for its third year Hosted by telecoms media and events specialist Total Telecom, the event builds on the success of the Connected North’s debut in 2022, which saw over a thousand stakeholders meet to discuss the industry’s hottest topics in the region. This year, the event will see an incredible speaker lineup of over 200 industry experts and network with 2,500...
Recent U.S. advisory warns of threats to critical infrastructure posed by Chinese cyber group
News A cybersecurity advisory issued last month warns that “state sponsored actors” from the People’s Republic of China are compromising and maintaining persistent access to critical infrastructure in the United States, and several other nations This article was originally released by our sister publication Broadband Communities A February warning from three American agencies assesses that the Chinese government is sponsoring attempts to “pre-position themselves on IT networks” to have assets...
Three UK publish 2023 full year results
Press Release Growth in certain customer segments driven by B2B, 5G Home Broadband and SMARTY EBIT loss for the first time since 2010 At Three UK our mission is to provide better connectivity, every day, for every customer. The strategy to deliver this is centred on four key objectives: improve the network experience; grow the business; transform customer experience; and achieve our financial objectives. Financial highlights Revenue up 3% to £2.59bn (2022: £2.52bn) driven by customer growth in...
ISP Hey! Broadband Freezes UK Prices in F&W Networks Areas
Customers of UK ISP Hey! Broadband, which caters for areas covered by F&W Networks new full fibre (FTTP) network, may be pleased to learn that the internet provider has committed to “freeze all prices” and all at a time when others have been increasing theirs by up to 9%. Lourdes Saez, Hey!Broadband’s COO, said: “We […]
Intelsat and Eutelsat sign $500m LEO partnership
News Intelsat have claimed that the announcement will put the company “at the forefront of the next wave in global connectivity” France-based Eutelsat Group and America’s Intelsat have partnered to invest $500 million to advance the OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Constellation. The collaboration, which was announced this week, will in begin mid-2024 with a $250 million commitment, has an option of a further $250 million, the company said. Starting mid-2024, Intelsat will integrate OneWeb’s...
Full Fibre Providers Move to Tackle Rising UK Thefts of Fibre Equipment
The SHIFT (Safety & Health In Fibre Telecoms) group, which aims to improve health and safety practices and standards across the UK’s fibre broadband industry, has today told ISPreview that its members (network operators etc.) are uniting to tackle the “numerous thefts of fibre splicing and test equipment amongst its members in recent weeks“. Professional […]
Honest Mobile Reduces UK 4G and 5G Plan Prices for Loyal Customers
Crowdfunded mobile network operator Honest Mobile, which harnesses Three UK’s network via a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) agreement, has today announced that they’re bucking the industry trend of annual price hikes by decreasing some of their prices for “loyal customers“. In short, the longer customers stay with Honest Mobile, the greater their discount, with […]
Government Boosts Resilience of UK 999 Calls After BT Fault
The UK Government has today proposed a series of recommendations to help “bolster the resilience” of the 999 emergency call handling system, which is operated by BT, following a technical fault (“complex software issue”) last summer (here) that resulted in 11,470 unique emergency calls being “unsuccessfully connected“. In case anybody has forgotten, BT previously revealed […]
Three UK Sees Average Mobile Data Usage Per User Hit 30GB
Mobile operator Three UK has this morning published their annual financial results, which reveals that over 4,700 sites (up from 4,250 last year) across 650 towns and cities are now live with 5G and the average data (mobile broadband) usage per customer has reached 30 GigaBytes per month (up by 19.52% from 25.1GB). However, despite […]