Virgin Media O2 Add 114k New UK FTTP Lines in Q2 as Broadband Users Fall | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The latest Q2 2025 results from Virgin Media and O2 today have revealed that their gigabit broadband network increased by 114,900 premises in the quarter to cover 18.53 million UK homes. But related customers suffered another fall to total 5,643,500 (down by -51.4k in Q2 vs -44k in Q1) and O2’s mobile base also suffered a fall (albeit with positive results in wholesale). The new results confirm that the combined Virgin Media and nexfibre fixed broadband...
Ofcom – YouTube and Streaming is Slowly Taking Over UK TV Sets | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK communications and media regulator, Ofcom, has today published its Media Nations 2025 report, which reveals how linear TV viewing continues to decline in favour of broadband-based video streaming platforms (particularly YouTube and Netflix). But broadcast TV currently still accounts for the majority (56%) of in-home viewing (down from 57% last year). The full report covers a mass of different aspects and figures for national TV, video, radio and...
Full Fibre Provider ITS Technology Appoints Charlie Versi as its COO | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The ITS Technology Group, which has deployed various open access full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks across parts of the United Kingdom, has today announced that they’ve appointed Charlie Versi to be their new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Charlie is said to be bringing with him more than two decades of operational leadership experience across construction, development, and technology. Most recently, he served as COO at innDex, a global...
ISPA Unveil First Finalists for 2025 UK ISP Internet Industry Awards | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has this morning revealed the shortlist of finalists for their 2025 annual industry awards event, which sees a record of 50 separate organisations (broadband ISPs, network builders etc.) being nominated across 17 categories. Except the “Internet Hero” and “Digital Inclusion” categories, which will be announced later this year. The winners of the previous 2024 awards event were unveiled back in November...
Ofcom Fine UK Broadband ISP Gigaclear £122k Over Calling Info Failure | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK telecoms and media regulator has today fined alternative rural broadband ISP Gigaclear £122,500 after they were found to have failed to “provide accurate and reliable caller location information to emergency services,” which could have made it more difficult for the police, fire and ambulances to find callers. The alternative network provider, which has 150,000 customers, currently covers 600,000 premises across rural parts of England with their...
Change at the top for KCOM as CEO steps down | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The board will now begin searching for a permanent replacement Today, Hull’s incumbent telecoms operator KCOM has announced that its CEO, Tim Shaw, will be stepping down from the role in August. Shaw has been part of KCOM for 6 and a half years, serving as CEO for the last three. During his tenure, the business has significantly expanded its fibre broadband network coverage across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, now topping 305,000 premises, as of...
EE UK Launches New Mobile Smartphone Plans for Under 18s | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and mobile operator EE (BT) has today responded to the UK government’s drive to wrap everybody under the age of 18 in cotton wool by becoming the “first major network” to launch a dedicated Smartphone proposition (mobile plans) for U18s, called “Safer SIMs” – part of its commitment toward “being the UK’s best network for families“. The new plans are designed with network level website content controls, scam call protection, spending caps and...
Intel to spin off networking unit in latest streamlining effort | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The move comes as part of new CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s strategy to monetise “non-core assets” Intel is set to spin off its networking and communications business, Network and Edge Group (NEX), as a standalone entity. The plan was initially revealed in a memo to customers from NEX’s general manager Sachin Katti but was later confirmed by Intel spokespeople. “We plan to establish key elements of our Networking and Communications business as a stand-alone...
BT Completes Refund of £18m to UK Customers Over Contract Failings | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The telecoms regulator has today revealed that UK broadband ISP and phone giant BT (inc. EE and Plusnet) have now refunded or credited £18m back to customers. This follows last year’s Ofcom ruling (here), which found that the provider had “failed to provide” 1.1 million customers with clear and simple contract information before signing up to a new deal. Just to recap. Since June 2022 broadband and mobile operators have been required to provide customers...
GoFibre Extends FTTP Broadband Build to Witton-le-Wear, County Durham | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Edinburgh-based UK broadband provider GoFibre has today announced that they’ve begun to expand their new full fibre (FTTP) network into the rural village of Witton-le-Wear in County Durham. The build forms part of their state aid supported Project Gigabit contract with the government. Just to recap. The Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit scheme is currently working to extend 1Gbps download speeds (200Mbps+ uploads) to reach “nationwide” coverage (c. 99%)...