CypressTel talks SD-WAN, SASE, and being the gateway to China | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Interview We caught up with CypressTel’s CEO Connee Zhang, Director of Global Business Eva Yu, and Associate Director of Partnership & Business Development Sam Ho to discuss the shifting global telecoms market and the rise of AI Connee, you founded CypressTel almost 20 years ago – I’m sure much has changed in that time! Tell us about the company’s journey so far and its biggest changes. (Connee): There’s been a lot of change! Over the past 18 years,...
Mobile Operator EE UK Aim to Begin Switching Off 2G Network from May 2029 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More We’re playing catch-up today as, toward the latter part of 2025, EE (BT) updated their website (here) to confirm that they intend to “begin closing the 2G network from May 2029“. But as ISPreview reported a year ago (here), the broadband and mobile operator has already begun encouraging some 2G users to upgrade ahead of the closure. Just to recap. The government previously agreed with EE, O2, Vodafone and Three UK to phase-out existing 2G and 3G signals...
Iran jams Starlink, enters fourth day of internet blackout | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News ‘Military grade’ signal jamming is reportedly being used to cripple the satellite constellation’s effectiveness Today, Iran is heading into the fourth day of complete internet shutdown, which human rights agencies say is being used to mask the violent suppression of protestors. On December 28 last year, rapid hyperinflation of the Iranian rial saw shopkeepers implement a general strike, which soon spiralled into nationwide protests. With...
New UK Mobile Operator Rewild Mobile Launches with a Focus on Nature | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More At present it often seems like a new eSIM (Embedded SIM) based mobile operator is launching almost every other week and today it’s the turn of Rewild Mobile, which says they’re “operating on the Three UK & Vodafone network” and intend to put any profits they make back into “rewilding nature“. In such a crowded market, it often helps if you’re doing something a bit different from the pack, even if that might sometimes be viewed as a gimmick. “Rewild...
Grain Refresh UK Full Fibre Broadband Packages with “New” Add-ons | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Carlisle-based broadband internet provider Grain, which in July 2025 secured a £225m funding boost (here) and has so far extended their point-to-point full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 270,000 UK premises (aiming to reach 600,000 in the future), has refreshed their packages for 2026 and launched optional WiFi Extender and Static IP enhancements. Prices for Grain’s broadband packages currently start at just £9.99 a month for the first 6 months (then...
Netomnia to Merge Retail UK Broadband ISP Brand Brsk into YouFibre | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More One of the UK’s largest alternative full fibre broadband networks, Netomnia (Substantial Group), has confirmed to ISPreview that they plan to merge their two retail internet providers into a single brand. The move means that Brsk’s operations will now become part of YouFibre and adopt the same branding – reflecting the strong performance of the latter brand. In case anybody has forgotten. Netomnia (YouFibre) and Brsk originally operated as separate...
Openreach See UK Broadband Traffic Grow 4.8 Percent in 2025 and Happy 20th Birthday | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today revealed that broadband usage across their UK network increased by 4.8% in 2025 (down from 10.5% in 2024) to total 108,599 PetaBytes (PB) of data (up from 103,590PB), with December once again being the busiest month – 10,317PB of data was gobbled (up from 9,707PB last year). The single busiest day of 2025 on Openreach’s network, which is harnessed by hundreds of broadband and phone providers across the...
Vodafone UK Sale Offers 12 Months Half Price Business Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile and internet provider Vodafone Business this week launched their Winter Sale Offers, which means that new small business customers can get 12 months half price on all their Business Broadband Plans. But the offer will only be available to order until Wednesday 4th March 2026. The discount means that, for example, a new business customer taking their 910Mbps speed package on CityFibre’s network (Openreach and Community Fibre also available at...
iD Mobile UK Commits to Maintaining Fixed Price SIM-only Plans | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Low-cost mobile operator iD Mobile (Currys), which harnesses Three UK’s (VodafoneThree) national 4G and 5G network via a virtual operator (mvno) partnership, has moved to shun the growing sea of recent mid-contract price hikes from rival broadband and mobile providers by confirming their “commitment to Fixed Price SIM-only plans with no annual price rises” for another year. As usual, all of iD Mobile’s plans come with access to 5G, unlimited calls and...
R100 Gigabit Broadband Rollout Reaches 96,347 Premises in Scotland | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Scottish Government (SG) has revealed that 96,347 premises have now benefitted from their £697m Reaching 100% (R100) project with Openreach (up from 93,800 in Nov 2025), which is rolling out full fibre (FTTP) broadband to remote rural areas. The next areas set for upgrade include Hoy in Orkney, Kilmartin in Argyll and Bute, and Inchture in Perth and Kinross. The R100 scheme aims to reach another 113,000 premises – split across three contracts – in...