Jersey Competition Regulator Proposes New Telecoms Security Rules | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority (JCRA) has begun a consultation on introducing new guidance for local telecoms companies on the English Channel Island of Jersey. The aim of this is to help ensure that their broadband, mobile and phone networks are both “inherently secure and reliable“. Under the newly proposed legal framework, the Authority will receive a considerably enhanced role, designed to monitor and manage compliance with the legal...
Netomnia Launch 8Gbps FTTP Biz Broadband to UK ISPs via Wholesale | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Tewkesbury-based network operator Netomnia (Brsk, Youfibre), which has so far rolled out their full fibre broadband (FTTP) lines to cover 2.56 million UK premises (341,000 customers), has today significantly expanded the wholesale availability of their infrastructure by making it available via new internet providers (ISPs). Starting with business (B2B) packages. Until now Netomnia (Substantial Group), which recently became the first alternative network...
Streetwave tests mobile coverage with sensors on Yorkshire bin lorries | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Bin lorries and street sweepers in South Yorkshire are being fitted with sensors to map mobile phone signal across the county, part of a year‑long project funded by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) Mobile analytics company Streetwave has been awarded £34,000 for the project and has already begun collecting data in Barnsley, with results for Doncaster, Sheffield and Rotherham due to be published before the end of the year. The...
Broadband ISP Brillband Goes Live on AllPoints Fibre’s UK Aquila Platform | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Glasgow-based full fibre broadband ISP Brillband, which was acquired by AllPoints Fibre Networks (APFN) back in October 2024 (here), has today announced that they’ve successfully placed their first orders via APFN’s new aquila wholesale platform – this aggregates fibre (FTTP) networks from several operators to help retail providers expand their coverage. At present APFN’s platform claims to integrates full fibre networks and services from Openreach,...
BBC Looks Set to Build its Own “radically simplified” Freely TV Streaming Box | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The BBC’s Controller of Digital Transition, Helen Burrows, has confirmed that the corporation is “exploring the idea” of building its own UK set-top-box device to support the new broadband-based live TV streaming service, Freely, which until recently lacked any support among existing steaming boxes and sticks. Freely, which first launched in April 2024 (here), is not currently being pushed as a replacement for the ageing terrestrial Freeview (inc....
O2 UK Issue Progress Update on Removal of Inbound 2G and 3G Roaming | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has issued a progress update on their preparations for the imminent withdrawal of 2G and 3G inbound roaming services for business customers, which is due to occur in just two months’ time on 1st October 2025. Just to recap. O2 and other mobile operators are currently in the process of switching off their legacy 2G and 3G mobile (mobile broadband) networks (here and here). O2’s move to withdraw 3G is due to reach...
Vodafone and Three UK Update on Progress of Joint Network Sharing | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) has provided a progress update on their work to implement a new Multi-Operator Core Network (MOCN), which is one of the first big benefits of the recent merger (here and here) – allowing 27 million customers to roam across both networks at no extra cost (whichever one provides the best signal in your location). Back in June 2025 we noted that the first 24 mast sites had already gone live with this...
Openreach UK Restarts FTTP Broadband Build in Fuel Leak Hit Bramley | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator Openreach has today revealed that their engineers, alongside those of other alternative networks, are now resuming efforts to both maintain their existing network in the village of Bramley (Surrey) and to deploy new full fibre broadband (FTTP) infrastructure. Much of this was stopped a few years ago after the seriousness of a local petrol leak became clear. Just to recap. Openreach and others have spent the past few years dealing with...
Vorboss Criticises Ofcom Plan to Water Down Definition of UK Leased Lines | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More London-focused ISP Vorboss, which runs a 100Gbps speed fibre optic network in the UK’s capital city, has told Ofcom that reclassifying the UK’s market for high capacity leased lines to include “LeasedLine Equivalents” (LLEs), such as XGS-PON technology (underpins many FTTP broadband networks), would be “misguided, confusing, and ultimately detrimental“. The industry regulator is currently in the process of conducting a major Telecoms Access Review 2026...
FCC clamps down on ‘foreign adversaries’ in subsea cable rules update | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has moved to tighten subsea cable regulations, adopting rules that both accelerate decision‑making on cable projects and sharply restrict access by ‘foreign adversaries’ Announced on 7 August, the measures create a formal ‘presumption of denial’ for cable‑landing licence applications from entities controlled by designated foreign adversaries and ban the use of equipment listed on the FCC’s Covered List in...