Openreach deploy Ciena’s 1.6Tbps Waveserver tech across UK fibre network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network access provider Openreach (BT) have begun deploying Ciena’s Waveserver (WaveLogic 6) technology across their UK full fibre network for network operators, which will help to support their existing and future Optical Spectrum Extended Access (OSEA) products, including via national 800G (Gbps) services for the first time. Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 is an advanced optical networking technology that can transport up to 1.6Tbps (Terabits of data per second)...
Grain’s 2Gbps speed UK full fibre broadband network reaches Kettering | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Carlisle-based alternative broadband ISP Grain has revealed that their 2Gbps speed point-to-point full fibre (FTTP) network has now started to go live in the industrial North Northamptonshire (England) town of Kettering, which is home to a population of between 56,000 (parish) and 63,000 (built up area). But their initial coverage is very limited. Most of Grain’s local build activity in the town currently seems to be occurring on the streets that...
Virgin Media O2 CEO vents anger at UK Govt over BT’s TalkTalk broadband deal | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The CEO of broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media (O2) has today published an Open Letter that it just sent to Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, which makes their objections to the acquisition of TalkTalk and PlatformX Communications (PXC) by BT Group quite clear – despite the fact they didn’t bid themselves. Just to recap. BT reached a deal to acquire both TalkTalk’s consumer broadband ISP business and their PXC (PlatformX...
Broadband provider KCOM launch cheap eSIM unlimited UK 5G mobile service | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and phone provider KCOM, which have built a full fibre (FTTP) network across parts of East Yorkshire (mostly Hull) and Lincolnshire in England, has this week become the latest company to launch their own eSIM-based virtual 5G mobile service with an “exclusive” discount for existing customers – offering unlimited calls, texts and data. As we’ve said before, not a week seems to go by these days without somebody somewhere introducing their own...
Innerduct choice: A crucial decision for scaled network deployments | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Whitepaper As demand for faster, more reliable connectivity continues to grow, network infrastructure is under increasing pressure to deliver greater capacity, flexibility, and resilience. From broadband and telecoms networks to data centres, utilities, transport infrastructure, and connected communities, the pathways that house and protect communication cables play a critical role in keeping data moving. Yet choosing the right innerduct is not simply a...
O2 UK extends 5G standalone mobile broadband network to Bristol | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced that they’ve switched-on their next-generation 5G Standalone (5G+) mobile broadband network in the Bristol area, which is said to reach up to 495,000 people across the city – delivering “faster speeds, better coverage and lower latency at no extra cost.” O2’s rollout of 5G+ first began in February 2024 (here) and aims to reach “at least 90% outdoor coverage” in every location they cover. The...
CityFibre build UK broadband network to 4.8m premises and prep £900m for consolidation | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK’s largest alternative 10Gbps capable Full Fibre (FTTP / XGS-PON) broadband network, CityFibre, has today revealed that their network now covers 4.8 million UK premises (4.6m RFS) and revenues grew to £164m (up 36% from £120m last year). But shareholders have also prepared £900m in a “new equity commitment” to help drive future altnet consolidation. The details were released as part of a new trading update to 30th September 2026, which also...
Data centres: From misunderstood infrastructure to economic enabler | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Contributed Article by Iqbal Bedi, Managing Partner of Intelligens Consulting The UK wants to lead in AI, cloud and digital services. Prime Minister Andy Burnham recently reinforced that ambition at the UN, committing to put AI at the heart of the UK’s 2027 G20 Presidency. But delivering that ambition depends on physical infrastructure. AI, cloud and digital services all rely on the compute capacity, connectivity and data centres that underpin the...
Virgin Media O2 create new team in Newcastle to help handle repeat UK calls | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and mobile operator Virgin Media (O2) has today announced the creation of a new dedicated team of 150 agents in Newcastle, who will be responsible for handling repeat customer calls. The goal is to help the telecoms provider to boost first-time resolution of more complex issues across their entire UK customer base. The decision to establish the hub is said to have occurred following an internal review designed to better understand the reasons...
Failed bidder Opus Broadband express frustration over TalkTalk UK’s sale to BT | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More UK ISP Opus Broadband, which had previously been working alongside investment firm Alchemy Partners on a c.£100m bid for TalkTalk’s debt-ridden consumer business – before BT stepped in yesterday to avoid a sudden collapse, has today said they were “surprised” by the outcome as they had a “live offer for the consumer business which had not been rejected“. We think it’s fair to say that, before yesterday, TalkTalk had been trying to dispose of their...