Rights Holders Gain More Control to Block UK Access to Internet Piracy Sites | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The High Court has granted rights holders, such as Columbia Pictures and others, more flexibility to require the UK’s major broadband ISPs (e.g. BT, EE, Plusnet, Virgin Media, Sky Broadband and TalkTalk) to block customers from accessing websites that have been found to facilitate internet copyright infringement (piracy). At present ISPs subject to blocking orders, which in the UK usually flow from Section 97A of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act...
Telia and QMill demonstrate a new quantum-enhanced data encryption method for mobile networks | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More ESPOO, FINLAND, May 26, 2026—Telia Finland and QMill have developed quantum-enhanced message encryption for mobile networks. QMill’s new encryption method is enabled by local or cloud quantum computers. Once completed, the method is designed to protect messages against attacks carried out using either classical or quantum resources. ”The security of our networks is becoming more crucial, especially for our mission-critical customers. In this first...
CityFibre Reduce UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout Due to Expanded Commercial Cover | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More One of the country’s largest alternative networks, CityFibre, has announced that they’ve reached an agreement with the Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency to “re-scope” the contracts they hold under the Project Gigabit broadband roll-out programme due to the “accelerated rollout of commercially funded full fibre” across their contracted areas. Just to recap. CityFibre’s full fibre (FTTP – XGS-PON) network currently covers over 4.7 million UK...
The Persian Gulf topped our 2026 cable risk index. Here’s what it means for operators and what they can do about it | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Contributed Article by Pete Harvey, Senior Product Manager Subsea, Starboard Maritime Intelligence When Starboard published Cable Risk Intelligence 2026 (Issue 1) in April, the Persian Gulf scored 4.6 out of 5.0 on our risk index, the highest of the 25 cable landing zones we assessed globally. At the time, that rating was grounded in a combination of geopolitical tension, high traffic density, constrained repair access, and documented vessel behaviour...
Virgin Media and O2 UK Change Plans for Community Forum Merger | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and mobile providers Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have changed their plans for the previously proposed merger of their respective customer community forums. The complexity of the challenge means that they will now focus on reintroducing the two communities separately, at least at first. Just to recap. Both Virgin Media and O2 took their separate community forums offline for new postings in January 2026 (here), which formed part of their plan to...
Quickline Backer Allegedly in UK Broadband Merger Talks with KCOM in Hull | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Canadian investment firm Northleaf Capital Partners, which backs alternative rural UK broadband ISP Quickline, has reportedly expressed an interest in acquiring KCOM, the incumbent broadband and phone provider for Hull, from Australian investment group Macquarie. But any deal is likely to see Northleaf pay less than £627m Macquarie did to buy the incumbent. Quickline is currently funded by c.£500m from Northleaf, as well as c.£300m of public subsidy from...
ISP Freeola Discount UK Trooli and Freedom Fibre Based Broadband Packages | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet and web hosting provider Freeola has introduced a special offer on their 12-month minimum term contracts for customers joining in areas covered by Freedom Fibre (FreedomTruespeed Group) or Trooli’s full fibre broadband networks, which discounts the price by between £8 and £10 per month. For example, the discount takes their 110Mbps Freedom Fibre package down to £28.76 per month, while their top 2.5Gbps tier becomes £48.06. But this Freedom Fibre...
Some CityFibre UK Broadband Lines with Nokia ONTs Suffer Upload Speed Bug | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A small portion of consumers connected via ISPs on CityFibre’s national UK full fibre (FTTP) broadband network, specifically some of those with a cream white coloured Nokia Optical Network Terminal (ONT) on their interior walls, are currently known to be suffering from a bug that causes a significant drop in upload speeds. Just to recap. CityFibre’s full fibre network currently covers over 4.7 million UK premises (4.5m Ready for Service) and they aspire...
Nexfibre List FTTP Broadband Upgrades for 7 Further UK Locations | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator nexfibre, which shares some of their parentage with Virgin Media (they harness the same build teams), has today revealed another batch of seven locations across the United Kingdom – reflecting a total investment of £12.2m and 76,600 premises passed – that will benefit from an upgrade to their latest full fibre (FTTP – XGS-PON) broadband tech. Just to recap. Telefónica, Liberty Global and InfraVia announced a deal to acquire rival...
AION consortium set to build French AI Gigafactory | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release In the coming years, the competitiveness of EU economies will directly depend on their ability to access massive computing power that is available, affordable and sovereign. The challenge is industrial, financial and strategic: enabling European companies to train, deploy and operate their AI models under controlled conditions in terms of performance, cost and sovereignty. This is precisely the aim of the project put forward by the AION...