Broadcom and TP-Link Unveil First Wi-Fi 8 Chipsets and Broadband Routers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Networking kit manufacturer TP-Link, which develops a lot of broadband routers, WiFi extenders and smart home devices, has today preview their forthcoming Archer 8 router platform – one of the first in the world to support the next Wi-Fi 8 standard (this hasn’t yet been ratified). The move comes a day after Broadcom unveiled their first Wi-Fi 8 chipsets. Just to recap. The next gen Wi-Fi 8 standard (802.11bn – “Ultra High Reliability“) will focus more on...
Broadcom and TP-Link Unveil First Wi-Fi 8 Chipsets and Broadband Routers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Networking kit manufacturer TP-Link, which develops a lot of broadband routers, WiFi extenders and smart home devices, has today preview their forthcoming Archer 8 router platform – one of the first in the world to support the next Wi-Fi 8 standard (this hasn’t yet been ratified). The move comes a day after Broadcom unveiled their first Wi-Fi 8 chipsets. Just to recap. The next gen Wi-Fi 8 standard (802.11bn – “Ultra High Reliability“) will focus more on...
Sky Mobile UK Doubles Roaming Destinations to 120 for Just £2 a Day | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of the Sky Mobile service, which is an O2 (Virgin Media) powered Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) with nearly 4 million UK subscribers, has today announced that they’re making it even easier to stay connected while travelling by doubling its global roaming destinations from 55 to 120 across the EU/EEA, USA, Australia and more. Sky’s Roaming Passport Plus essentially lets customers use their UK data, calls and text allowances as if they...
Sky Mobile UK Doubles Roaming Destinations to 120 for Just £2 a Day | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of the Sky Mobile service, which is an O2 (Virgin Media) powered Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) with nearly 4 million UK subscribers, has today announced that they’re making it even easier to stay connected while travelling by doubling its global roaming destinations from 55 to 120 across the EU/EEA, USA, Australia and more. Sky’s Roaming Passport Plus essentially lets customers use their UK data, calls and text allowances as if they...
Virgin Media O2 Satellite Service Extended to UK Apple iPhone Users | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced that their new Direct-to-Device (D2D) based O2 Satellite service (here), which for just £3 extra per month enables normal Smartphones to connect to their mobile network via Starlink’s satellites, will be extended to work on Apple iPhones from tomorrow. The service harnesses SpaceX’s global Starlink network in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to support a satellite based 4G mobile data (broadband) connection via...
Vodafone UK Extend Secure Net Home and Who’s Home to All Broadband Packages | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator and broadband ISP Vodafone UK has this morning announced that their internet security feature – Secure Net Home, and smart router technology, Who’s Home, which were previously only available on their premium Pro 3 fixed broadband packages, has been extended to 900,000 customers on their standard broadband packages too. Just to recap. The Secure Net Home service includes various features, such as real-time protection against viruses and...
May 2026 UK Contract Progress of the Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has released their May 2026 update on the delivery progress of contracts awarded under their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme. The update reveals that some 256,680 contracted premises (up from 250,000 in April 2026) have so far been covered out of a planned total of 837,340 (31% complete). The figures in this update are not directly comparable to the figures published in BDUK’s general...
Streetwave UK Surveys Mobile Network Coverage on the River Thames | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network analyst firm Streetwave has today published the results from a new study they conducted, which examined mobile network (4G, 5G) coverage and mobile broadband performance across part of the River Thames (Putney Pier to Westminster Pier) in London, while travelling onboard an Uber Boat (Thames Clippers). Vodafone came out on top. The live survey, which used Streetwave’s portable network measurement and monitoring kit, was conducted during the...
UK’s fibre fiesta sees CityFibre’s Project Gigabit contracts ‘re-scoped’ | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The scale of the UK’s commercial fibre rollout means some target areas no longer warrant government support Today, fibre network operator CityFibre and Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency have agreed to ‘re-scope’ the nine contracts the operator holds as part of Project Gigabit. The decision, the companies say, comes “in response to the accelerated rollout of commercially funded full fibre across Project Gigabit areas”, meaning...
UK’s fibre fiesta sees CityFibre’s Project Gigabit contracts ‘re-scoped’ | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The scale of the UK’s commercial fibre rollout means some target areas no longer warrant government support Today, fibre network operator CityFibre and Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency have agreed to ‘re-scope’ the nine contracts the operator holds as part of Project Gigabit. The decision, the companies say, comes “in response to the accelerated rollout of commercially funded full fibre across Project Gigabit areas”, meaning...