New Technology Helps Subsea Fibre Optic Cables to Detect Sabotage | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new report reveals how several companies are responding to the growing problem of deliberate sabotage against vital subsea fibre optic cables, which carry much of the world’s internet data traffic, by turning those same cables into a sophisticated sensor net capable of detecting when, where and how an attack may be occurring. The idea of using optical fibre cables, which transmit data using pulses of laser light, to detect and monitor nearby events is...
O2 UK’s AI Flags 50 Million Suspected SPAM and Scam Calls a Month | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Readers may recall that mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) integrated Hiya’s new AI-powered scam detection service (‘Call Defence’) to help combat fraud and nuisance calls last November 2024 (here). Since then, more than 150 million “suspected” scam and spam calls have been flagged by the new technology, recently rising to more than 50m per month. The service, which O2 launched for its customers “at no extra cost“, is clearly helping to protect consumers...
Ofcom to Launch Improved UK Mobile Coverage Checker Later in 2025 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, this week informed ISPreview that they’ve been “working hard to overhaul our mobile coverage checker” in order to better match people’s real-world experiences, particularly of modern 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) services, and intend to launch the result of all their work “later this year“. Ofcom’s existing Mobile Coverage Checker is currently based on coverage predictions from the mobile network operators themselves (EE,...
UK Gov Tweak Project Gigabit Broadband Contracts for Quickline and CityFibre | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government (DSIT) has published contract modification notices for several of Quickline and CityFibre’s state aid funded Project Gigabit broadband roll-outs across several regions – Lincolnshire and East Riding (Lot 23), South Yorkshire (Lot 20), West and parts of North Yorkshire (Lot 31) and Cambridgeshire (Lot 5). The tweaks change both the level of committed public funding and premises target. The reality is that such contracts are not static and...
Mobile Operator Spusu Continues UK Price Freeze Until 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The SIM-only UK mobile provider spusu, which holds a virtual operator (MVNO) agreement via BTWholesale to harness EE’s national 4G and 5G network, has today confirmed that it will continue its existing price freeze for another year until 2026. Last year the operator committed to delivering simple mobile connectivity, “free from upselling and hidden costs“, by freezing its prices throughout 2024 and has today pledged to continue this until 2026....
Liberty Global in talks to acquire Vodafone’s stake in Dutch JV VodafoneZiggo | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The two companies formed the JV back in 2016 Liberty Global has entered into talks with Vodafone over a potential acquisition of Vodafone’s stake in Dutch joint venture VodafoneZiggo, Bloomberg has reported. VodafoneZiggo is a Dutch telco company formed as a joint venture (JV) between Vodafone Group and Liberty Global in 2016. The JV is spit equally between the companies. It was formed as a merger between Vodafone’s mobile services and Ziggo’s...
Mobile Coverage in Worcestershire UK is 1000x Worse Than Ofcom Suggests UPDATE | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Worcestershire County Council (WCC) in England has revealed the results of a recent study they conducted with Streetwave, which harnessed local bin lorries to map the coverage and performance of 4G and 5G mobile (broadband) networks across the county. Overall, it claims to have found that mobile coverage is “over 1,000 times worse than Ofcom and mobile operator data suggests“. Just to recap. Streetwave has spent the past two years or so harnessing...
Openreach Backs Fibre Broadband Amendment to Renters Rights Bill | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The CEO of Openreach, Clive Selley, has backed the Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Barbara Janke after she proposed an amendment to the new Renters’ Rights Bill (RRB) that would allow tenants to request the right for a gigabit broadband installation, while ensuring that consent cannot be “unreasonably refused” by landlords (they’d get 28 days to make a decision). The availability of gigabit broadband was mandated for new build homes in December 2022, but...
London Broadband ISP Community Fibre Cut 3Gbps Price to £39 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More New customers looking to join UK broadband ISP CommunityFibre (CF), which has deployed their full fibre (FTTP) network across 1.32 million UK premises (mostly in Greater London), may like to know that the provider will later today heavily discount the price of their top 3Gbps (symmetric speed) package to just £39.99 per month for the first 24-month term. The residential package includes free setup, a wireless router and a 60-day satisfaction guarantee...
Virgin Media O2 UK Joins Lincolnshire’s New Street Works Charter | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More UK ISP Virgin Media (O2) has become the latest broadband operator to join Lincolnshire County Council’s (LCC) interesting new Street Works Charter, which aims to help cut down on road traffic disruption by encouraging a more co-operative approach to street works between different companies (reducing unnecessary works). The Street Works Charter, which was officially introduced last year, already appears to have had a positive impact. For example, data...