ITS Technology Appoints Paolo Benedetto as Chief Financial Officer | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The ITS Technology Group, which have deployed various open access and business-focused full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks across parts of the United Kingdom, has today announced the appointment of Paolo Benedetto to be their new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) ahead of entering its “next phase of growth“. Paolo, who most recently served in the bakery sector as CFO for Village Bakery (and the St Pierre Group before that), is said to bring...
Openreach Increases UK Prices on FTTP Broadband Products for ISPs | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network access provider Openreach (BT) has this afternoon announced some changes and increases to the prices of their various Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband products for UK internet service providers. The changes are due to be introduced from 1st April 2026. Openreach typically increase prices across their various products, usually by the CPI level of inflation (currently 3.6%), although this may differ between products due to various...
EE UK Bring WiFi 7 to All Broadband Plans, Launch New Router and Trial 8.5Gbps | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator and broadband ISP EE (BT) has today announced a major refresh of their UK full fibre (FTTP) packages, which makes WiFi 7 “standard across all of its … plans” – supported by the launch of their new slimmed down Smart Hub 7 Plus router and WiFi Extender 7 Plus mesh kit. The provider has also confirmed plans to trial download speeds of up to 8.5Gbps. The new Smart Hub 7 Plus router adopts similar but slimmer styling to the Smart Hub Pro,...
Virgin Media O2 Open Applications for New Apprenticeship Roles | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and mobile provider Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have this morning responded to the UK Government’s recently announced plan, which calls for the creation of 50,000 apprenticeships across the country for young people, by opening new applications for a wide range of early career roles. The provider, which recently revealed that they’d hired their 1,000th apprentice (here), said the new the jobs – available nationwide including in London, Leeds,...
Two Charged with Theft of Batteries from UK Broadband Street Cabinets | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Last year we reported that the Kent Police had arrested four people in connection with the theft of batteries from “telecoms boxes” (i.e. street cabinets used by broadband providers), cables and other equipment (here), which caused some areas to lose internet connectivity. Two people have now been charged with 40 offences – Levi Backett (38) and a 15-year-old boy. Just to recap. Officers from Kent Police’s Rural Task Force originally traced a vehicle...
TiVo Expand Support for Freely’s UK Live TV Streaming Service to New Devices | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Smart TV Platform TiVo has secured certification to deploy support for broadband-based live TV streaming service Freely across a new category of streaming-only devices, which could help spread the service’s availability to a whole host of new hardware in the near future (similar to Netgem TV’s new PLEIO box – here, or Humax’s box – here). The TiVo operating software (OS) should be quite familiar by now and it’s already powering some dedicated...
Broadband ISP GoFibre Opens Up GoFurther Fund to Scottish Borders | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Edinburgh-based UK alternative network GoFibre, which is building a gigabit broadband (FTTP) network across remote rural parts of Scotland and Northern England, has allocated a further pot of £12,000 to their GoFurther community fund for projects and organisations in the Scottish Borders area. The GoFurther Fund currently offers grants of up to £3,000 to help local charity projects and community organisations in the Scottish Borders and other areas. The...
Lords Report Warns Delays in Building Safety Process Hurting UK Broadband Upgrade | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new report from the cross-party House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has warned that “unacceptable” delays caused by the Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) approval processes are leaving residents waiting for remediation of dangerous cladding in unsafe buildings, causing increased costs for leaseholders and also impacting the roll-out of new digital infrastructure. The idea of improving safety for building works, particularly the largest...
ISP Baltic Broadband Look to Expand UK Business Full Fibre Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Business ISP Baltic Broadband, which has long offered a mix of fixed wireless and full fibre broadband network connectivity to firms in the Liverpool area, has hinted at a possible expansion of their 100Gbps capable network to reach 2,000 more business premises located in offices, and business estates over the next 12-months or so. In order to do this, the operator is first seeking Code Powers from Ofcom, which are typically pursued to help speed-up...
UK ISP Airband Wins 2025 World Communication Award for Wireless Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband provider Airband, which has deployed both Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) based networks to cover various rural parts of Wales and South West England, last night won the ‘Connected Communities Award’ for their gigabit wireless service at the World Communication Awards 2025. The award reflects Airband’s recent move to embrace evolving millimetre wave (mmWave) solutions in the 60GHz band, which enabled them to offer a...