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Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2) are reporting a major UK network outage this morning (technically it’s been two outages), which has caused connectivity problems and also appears to have disrupted access to their website and DNS servers. Some reports also indicate that their TV (IPTV) and phone services have been impacted. Breaking news.. […]

Mobile network operator Three UK has today celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first ever truly portable mobile phone call (i.e. not tied to a Carphone), which was made by Motorola executive Martin Cooper, by revealing some interesting data that shows how our phone habits have changed. Three’s data reveals that customers now call each […]

Press Release NTT Ltd., a leading global IT infrastructure and services company, today announced the launch of its Managed Detection and Response (MDR) security service to help companies achieve business performance objectives through improved cyber resilience. The cloud-native, analytics-driven offering combines human and machine expertise with leading technologies and threat intelligence to reduce the mean time to detect and respond to cyber-attacks. The MDR service is built on Microsoft...

Mobile network operator Vodafone UK has today announced that they’ve “reintroduced” a WiFi service for their customers travelling on the London Underground, which comes after they scrapped their original service (here) – supplied via a wholesale network run by Virgin Media – back in 2021. Several of our readers reported spotting this network go live […]

Consumers looking to change broadband providers in the UK will be unhappy to learn that the UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has confirmed a delay to the introduction of their faster and more extensive One Touch Switch (OTS) migration system – possibly by 6 months or more – because ISPs are not yet ready to support […]

ISP and network operator Lit Fibre has today revealed that the 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network they’re building has covered 100,000 premises, which is the first solid coverage data that we’ve had from them on their plan to reach 500,000 homes by 2026. The provider, which started their deployment in 2021 and is being […]

Mobile network operator giffgaff, which normally only offers Pay As You Go (PAYG) and 30-day (monthly) style contract plans, has announced that they’re planning to introduce a new set of mobile plans with an 18-month minimum term from 11th April 2023. Expect to pay less for more mobile broadband data. At present the operator’s regular […]

Network operator CityFibre has finished their £2m deployment of a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 3,600 homes in the village of Yaxley in Cambridgeshire (England), which is an extension of their existing network in nearby Peterborough that covers over 68,000 premises. The project, which was delivered via civil engineering firm Granemore Group, […]

Rural fibre builder and UK ISP GoFibre (Borderlink Broadband), which is deploying a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of Northern England and the Scottish Borders, has today issued a short progress update to highlight some locations that have just gone live and others that have entered build. The operator, which is currently […]

The ITS Technology Group, which runs 36 wholesale full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks (aka – “Faster Britain“) across urban parts of the United Kingdom for businesses and ISPs, has today confirmed it will not introduce price increases to any existing contracts or new on-net sales in 2023. But that’s not all. The operator said […]