DDoS Attack Disrupting Users of ISP Youfibre’s UK Broadband Service UPDATE3 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers connected to UK ISP Youfibre (and possibly other ISPs) on one of the country’s largest alternative full fibre (FTTP) broadband networks, Netomnia (Substantial Group), are currently understood to be experiencing “intermittent connectivity or slower-than-usual performance” due to an ongoing Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. DDoS attacks work by attempting to overload target servers or end-user with masses of data requests from multiple...
Vodafone Set to Boost Power Backup at Key Mobile Mast Sites | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator Vodafone has revealed that they’ve started a new “Enhanced Power” initiative, which will work to boost resilience and extend power backup time at around 10,000 key mobile sites across Europe and Africa using a mix of AI and other technologies. This is also likely to benefit the UK, although specific country details aren’t yet available. Mobile operators in the UK currently have a legal obligation to identify, prepare for and...
TOTSCo Provide Update on Progress of UK Broadband ISP Switching Performance | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The One Touch Switching Company, which is the industry-led company responsible for helping to deliver Ofcom’s solution for easier and quicker UK switching between home broadband and phone providers on different networks (One Touch Switching), has provided an update on their progress toward refining the OTS solution as it passes 2 million successful switches since launch. The OTS system, which went live on 12th September 2024, remains a Gaining Provider...
Openreach Delay Pilot Closure of Two UK Exchanges Due to Active Customers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network access provider Openreach (BT) has provided an important update on the planned (pilot) closure of their next two legacy exchanges in Ballyclare (9,500 premises in N.Ireland) and Kenton Road (9,500 premises in London), which were originally due to be switched off on 30th November 2025 but will now remain open a bit longer to help the remaining users migrate. Just to recap. The operator is currently in the early pilot stage of closing around 4,600...
Court Rejects L1 Compensation Appeal Over Forced Sale of UK Broadband Network Upp | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Court of Appeal in London has dismissed an attempt by investment firm LetterOne (L1), which had been seeking compensation after the previous Government used the new National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) to force them into selling Upp’s full fibre broadband network to rival operator nexfibre at a loss (retail customers went to Virgin Media). Upp was originally established as a £1bn project that aimed to deploy a new Fibre-to-the-Premises...
Vodafone Germany challenges Federal Cartel Office in 1&1 case | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Vodafone says the Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office) has not followed key procedural rules in its investigation and has acted with bias Vodafone has formally challenged the Bundeskartellamt over its investigation into the operator’s alleged anti-competitive behaviour towards rival 1&1. The conflict centres on Vodafone’s supposed obstruction of 1&1’s efforts to build its own 5G network, a move crucial for establishing the company as...
Starlink Launch Cheaper £55 Lite 250Mbps Broadband Plan in UK | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Good news. SpaceX’s Starlink internet service, which reflects a mega constellation of ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has quietly launched a new “Residential Lite” package for consumers in the UK that drops the price of their unlimited usage plan to just £55 per month and offers speeds capped at up to 250Mbps. Starlink currently has around 9,100 satellites in orbit (c.5,600 are v2 / V2 Mini) – mostly at altitudes of c.500-600km....
Concern as UK Broadband ISP Brsk Hit by Major Customer Data Breach | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative broadband ISP Brsk, which last year merged with Netomnia’s growing multi-gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network (here), has reportedly been hit by a major data breach that is claimed to have resulted in 230,105 customer records being exposed to hackers. The database has since been put up for sale. The breach appears to have been first spotted by the DailyDarkWeb, which is a community of volunteers dedicated to monitoring the...
Vodafone UK Launch Black Friday Sale on Broadband and Mobile | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband ISP and mobile operator Vodafone UK will today take the wrappings off their annual Black Friday sale, which introduces additional discounts on the monthly prices of their various fixed line home broadband packages and SIM-Only mobile plans, among other things. In terms of their fixed broadband plans, which are available across Openreach, CommunityFibre (mostly London) and CityFibre’s national networks, most of the discounts that have been...
WightFibre Make Netgem’s New PLEIO UK TV Box Available on Isle of Wight | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband ISP WightFibre, which have deployed their own gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the Isle of Wight – just off the South Coast of Hampshire (England), has become the latest internet provider to make Netgem TV’s new PLEIO set-top-box – including support for the new Freely live TV streaming service – available at a discounted price. As with the prior announcements from Brsk and Connect Fibre, this news won’t come as a...