TOTSCo – 1.5 Million UK Consumers Have Switched Broadband ISP Since Sept 2024 | 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), will next week pass the milestone of 1.5 million successfully completed migrations since launch (up from 1m in early May 2025). The OTS system, which went live on 12th September 2024, remains a Gaining Provider Led...
Broadband ISP Plusnet Reportedly Cuts Over 100 More UK Jobs | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The latest company accounts for broadband ISP Plusnet, which is part of wider BT Group, has revealed that the company’s turnover fell by -15% to £343m in the year to 31st March 2025 (down from £402m last year) and their employee headcount declined by 133 to total 944. According to the same accounts, the provider’s customer base also fell by 9% following the closure of their mobile service (all mobile operations ended in September 2024). By comparison,...
Emtelle UK to Support GoFibre’s £105m FTTP Broadband Build in Scotland | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Fibre optic network supplier Emtelle UK, which is a global manufacturer of blown fibre, cabling and ducted solutions, has been chosen to help supply GoFibre’s new £105m (state aid) Project Gigabit contract for North East Scotland (here), which aims to extend their full fibre broadband (FTTP) network to “around” 63,000 premises in hard-to-reach rural areas. The two companies already have an established relationship from prior builds, and the new deal...
Gov to Evaluate UK Project Gigabit, Mobile and Full Fibre Broadband Programmes | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More In a small but interesting update, the Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has announced a string of new studies to evaluate the performance, delivery and value of its various mobile and broadband roll-out programmes – including Project Gigabit (subsidy and vouchers), Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN), Shared Rural Network (SRN) and GigaHubs (extension of LFFN). According to the first brief, BDUK has commissioned Winning Moves, Belmana and...
Freeola Launch New UK Broadband Services via Freedom Fibre and CityFibre | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet and web hosting provider Freeola has complemented their existing range of Openreach-based broadband (FTTC/P) packages by quietly launching a new range of complementary packages via two alternative networks, Freedom Fibre and CityFibre. Just to recap. CityFibre’s full fibre (FTTP) network current covers around 4.5 million premises across the UK, while Freedom Fibre’s similar infrastructure covers 350,000 premises across parts of Cheshire, Greater...
Giffgaff UK Discounts 5G Unlimited Mobile Data Plan to £15 a Month | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network provider giffgaff, which harnesses O2’s virtual operator (MVNO) platform in the UK, has launched a new promotion that slashes the monthly price of their unlimited data (mobile broadband) plan on an 18-month “flexible” minimum term from £25 to £15 per month. Ash Schofield, CEO at giffgaff, said: “We’re always looking for ways to improve our SIM plans to make life a little easier for our members, so we’re proud to launch this absolute steal...
Openreach to use fibre sensing to detect nearby water leaks | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Two pilot projects will see Openreach’s fibre network turn into real-time leak detection grid The UK’s largest fibre network operator, Openreach, has announced a pair of trials with water companies and tech partners, aiming to use their network to quickly identify costly leaks. In the first trial, in partnership with Arcadis, Thames Water, and Cadent, Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) technology from FiberSense will be used to pinpoint leaks in...
1p Mobile UK Suffers Protracted Website and App Service Outage | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator 1p Mobile, which is a virtual network operator (MVNO) on EE’s UK platform, currently appears to be suffering from a significant and protracted outage of their website and app services. The situation also seems to be delaying the provider’s ability to activate new SIMs. The outage, which appears to have started sometime last night, means that customers attempting to access 1p Mobile’s website are today being greeted by the somewhat...
Highland Broadband Secures £50m Funding to Boost Expand FTTP Rollout | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network operator and UK ISP Highland Broadband (formerly Lothian Broadband), which is deploying a 10Gbp capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across rural parts of the Scottish Highlands, has today announced that they’ve secured a £50m funding boost to help support a “major expansion” of their network “throughout rural Scotland“. The new funding includes £40 million coming from Alpha Real Capital, which is a specialist real assets...
Zen bolsters The Fibre Hub with Sky Business Wholesale Ethernet partnership | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Zen Internet and Sky Business Wholesale have announced a strategic partnership that will see Zen’s partners and direct business customers gain access to Sky’s Ethernet-enabled exchange footprint. Spanning over 2,800 exchanges, with more than 80 per cent enabled for 10 Gb services, the collaboration marks a significant step forward for Zen in delivering high-performance, scalable connectivity solutions to businesses across the UK. The...