ISPA May Support Direct UK Gov Intervention on Broadband Social Tariffs | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has said they’re “considering” taking a firmer public position on the issue of cheaper Social Tariffs for broadband services, which could result in the organisation pushing for “direct government intervention” to help improve take-up for those who can’t currently afford such plans. Just to recap. Social Tariffs – as offered via various broadband ISPs – are typically only available to those in receipt...
O2 UK Trial Mobile Call Quality Boosting Tech for People with Hearing Loss | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has joined with cloud-native network software provider Mavenir to trial a new network-level technology, which created a personalised hearing profile for participants with hearing loss and allowed the network to automatically optimise their calls in real time – making them easier to hear. The Proof-of-Concept (PoC) trial, which works seamlessly in the background of O2’s 4G and 5G mobile network, doesn’t require customers...
India’s telcos want a tight grip on V2X spectrum | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone-Idea argue there is no need for separate licencing process for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) spectrum India’s mobile operators are this week clashing with technology and automotive groups over the handling of the wireless spectrum crucial to delivering V2X services. V2X technology – encompassing the wireless exchange of real-time data with other vehicles (V2V), road infrastructure (V2I), pedestrians (V2P), and...
Outdated Planning System Forces O2 UK to Switch Off Dozens of London Mobile Sites | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) has today complained that “outdated planning rules” in the capital city have forced them to switch off “dozens of mobile sites” (not all at once), which they say often leaves busy areas “blighted by poor quality mobile coverage” (i.e. operators are “forced” to remove kit faster than they can replace it). The situation typically starts with land or property owners who may be seeking to revamp a...
New UK Starlink Broadband Customers Hit by £10 Monthly Kit Fee | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Remember last month’s big price hikes (here)? Well bad news if you’re a new customer because the ever changeable packages of Starlink’s (SpaceX) satellite broadband service have just added a new “Monthly Kit Fee” of £10 to the package price for hardware rental, which will be applied on top of the existing rental. Starlink currently has nearly 10,600 satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) – mostly at altitudes of between c.340-550km. Residential customers in...
NAO Finds Ofcom Must Improve UK Broadband Regs for Vulnerable Consumers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The National Audit Office (NAO), which acts as an independent public spending watchdog for the UK, has today published a new report that examines the work done by Ofwat, Ofgem and Ofcom to ensure that residential consumers of water and energy supplies and broadband services – particularly vulnerable users – receive good outcomes. Needless to say, some improvement required. The report, which is particularly focused on the experience of consumers in...
G.Network Reapply for Code Powers to Build UK Full Fibre Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative UK ISP and network builder G.Network, which has deployed a full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of London and recently came out of administration “debt-free” (here), is once again seeking Code Powers from the telecoms regulator, albeit under their new company of G.Network Holdco Limited. The application reveals that G.Network’s full fibre infrastructure now claims to be providing symmetrical gigabit connectivity of up to 10Gbps,...
Hyperoptic and Community Fibre Backers Reportedly Hunt for UK Buyers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A major newspaper report has claimed that private equity firms Warburg Pincus, which backs alternative full fibre broadband network CommunityFibre, and KKR, which backs Hyperoptic, are allegedly exploring sales of their respective UK fibre broadband businesses. Both operators arguably represent some of the UK market’s more financially credible alnets. Just to give this some context. Hyperoptic so far claims to have deployed their “full fibre” FTTP/B...
Ofcom UK Shut Enforcement Programme for Checking 999 Calling Access | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has closed the own-initiative compliance programme that it opened in October 2025 (here) for assessing whether regulated UK phone providers were meeting their obligations concerning the need to ensure access to emergency calls (e.g. 999 and 112). The good news is they found no major issues, but they have still proposed a few changes. The original move came after a string of broadband and VoIP providers, including BT,...
Orange acquires 100% ownership of MasOrange | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Orange today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the 50% stake in MasOrange held by Lorca, its joint venture partner in Spain. The Group now owns 100% of the operator’s capital and will fully consolidate MasOrange’s results in its financial statements from going forward. This transaction follows the signing of a binding agreement with Lorca on 12 December 2025, under which Orange agreed to acquire full ownership of...