Comms Council UK publish data-sharing guidance for tackling telephone fraud | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Comms Council UK, which represents the national Unified Communications and Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) phone industry, has this morning published its data-sharing guidance – produced with support from the Home Office, Ofcom, and Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – for tackling telephone-enabled fraud (e.g. scam calls and messages). The guidance is designed to give UK telecoms providers of all sizes the confidence to share data lawfully...
Zen Internet CEO reveals state of the UK’s alternative broadband networks | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The CEO of broadband ISP Zen Internet, Richard Tang, has today published the seventh edition of his entertaining ‘Full Fibre Wacky Races‘ presentation, which summarises both his and the wider industry’s views of how the UK’s troubled market for alternative fixed broadband networks (altnets) has progressed and what the future may hold. Altnets have of course faced a troubled few years due to rising build costs, strong competition from rivals (i.e....
JustWatch set to launch own TV streaming service in the UK next month | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The JustWatch website, which currently acts as one of the world’s largest guides to TV and movie content on streaming platforms, has announced that they intend to launch their own internet video streaming service (JustWatch TV) in October 2026 – starting with the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, Australia and New Zealand. JustWatch TV aims to offer a mix of free ad-supported viewing, transactional...
Vodafone UK warn London planning rules forcing 100 mobile sites offline in 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new report from mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) claims that London could be losing around £2.7bn a year in economic output because of bad “planning measures“, such as those that force them to take 4G and 5G network sites offline (masts and other cell sites) without first ensuring an appropriate replacement location. The issue centres around one that another mobile operator, O2 (Virgin Media), raised back in June 2026 concerning...
BT reveals 95 percent of UK customers have switched to digital voice | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and phone provider BT (EE) has this morning revealed that 95% of their landline phone users have now successfully switched from legacy analogue phones to its IP-based Digital Voice service. But with the deadline approaching, the provider is not expanding a trial that temporarily paused broadband for a small group of previously unresponsive customers, while keeping landlines running. Just to recap. The old Public Switched Telephone Network...
New 500Tbps EXA Meridian subsea fibre cable to be built between UK and USA | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More London-registered network operator EXA Infrastructure has this morning announced their plan to build a new 6,552km long transatlantic subsea fibre optic cable between New Jersey (USA) and Brean (UK), which will be called EXA Meridian and is claimed to be the “first transatlantic cable built by a single operator in a decade“. The new cable, which is currently scheduled to be ready for service in Q4 2029, has been designed to support 24 fibre pairs and is...
Broadband ISP TalkTalk confirms UK customer community forum is gone | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A few months have now passed since consumer broadband provider TalkTalk said they were “working on a solution” after their community forum for customers unexpectedly went offline in June 2026. But the once popular feature has not returned and the provider now simply says it’s “no longer available” as a service. The initial statement made it sound like the forum had been taken offline due to a fault or for maintenance reasons and would thus return once a...
O2 UK switch on 5G standalone mobile broadband network in Tyne and Wear | 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 across Newcastle, Tyneside and Sunderland, which is said to reach nearly 1.2 million residents – delivering “faster speeds, better coverage and lower latency at no extra cost.” Just to recap. O2’s rollout of 5G+ / 5GSA first began in February 2024 (here) and aims to reach “at least 90% outdoor coverage” in...
Cambium Networks enters administration | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News According to reports, the UK wireless network business has become insolvent after months of financial struggle Cambium Networks, Ltd., the wholly owned UK subsidiary of Cambium Networks Corporation, has filed a Notice of Intent to appoint administrators, according to reports from ISPreview. By appointing administrators, the company is legally protected from creditors seeking repayment of debts. As part of the process, the administrators will seek...
Zen Internet expand Wi-Fi 7 routers and launch 2.5Gbps broadband via MS3’s UK fibre | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Rochdale-based UK ISP Zen Internet, which began selling packages via MS3’s full fibre (FTTP) network in parts of Hull (East Yorkshire) and Lincolnshire in June 2026, has now revealed that they’ve made even faster speeds of 2.5Gbps (2.3Gbps average) available to new residential and business customers covered by the network. Separately, more of Zen’s packages now include Wi-Fi 7 routers as standard. The new top package is currently priced from £45 per...