30 Government Funded 4G Mobile Mast Upgrades Now Live Across Wales | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Government has this morning revealed that a total of 30 publicly-funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have now gone live across Wales as part of the industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project, which recently succeeded (here) in extending geographic 4G coverage to 95% of the UK (aggregate) by the end of 2025. The SRN – originally supported by £501m of public funding from the government and £532m of private investment from UK...
Which? Name Virgin Media and EE as Biggest UK Consumer Letdowns of 2025 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Consumer magazine Which? has this morning named the winners of their Shoddy Awards 2025, which lists the companies that have done poorly through the year. The bad news is that broadband ISP Virgin Media was awarded a Shoddy for the third year running due to poor ratings and price rises, while EE picked up an award for its mid-contract price rises on mobile bundles. Just to be clear. In order to be nominated for a “Shoddy“ companies must typically fall...
O2 UK Boost 4G and 5G Mobile at 2,000 Postcodes in Coventry | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today revealed that over the last 12-months they’ve upgraded the network capacity and coverage of their 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) services at a total of over 2,000 postcodes across the West Midlands (England) city of Coventry. The upgrades form part of O2’s Mobile Transformation Plan, which is investing around £700m this year into their mobile network – “ensuring it is fit for the future and can...
Broadband ISP Yayzi Deploys IPv6 Addressing Across UK Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet provider Yayzi Broadband has this afternoon informed ISPreview that they’ve begun to deploy Internet Protocol v6 (IPv6) addressing across their entire network as part of a step toward “future-proofing our infrastructure and enhancing network performance, scalability, and connectivity“. But it will take a few “days” longer before it reaches every user. Just for context. IP addresses help to connect your software and devices with others around the...
Government Set Six Standards to Tackle Digital Divide in UK Schools | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Government’s Department for Education (DfE) has today set out “six standards” that it hopes will end the “postcode lottery of school technology” and help to close the digital divide. The standards cover broadband internet, wireless networks, network switches, digital leadership, plus two safety requirements: cyber security and filtering and monitoring to keep pupils safe online. The government states that, across the country, there are still...
Openreach Extend FTTP Uninhabitable Broadband Locations Pilot for 12 Months | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network access provider Openreach has decided to extend the ongoing UK pilot of Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband lines for “Uninhabitable Locations” for a further 12-months (i.e. where the service is used to connect non-traditional end points such as CCTV cameras, bus shelter signs, EV charging points, lift lines etc.). The pilot, which uses a “Ruggedised” Optical Network Terminal (ONT) for outdoor use (pictured above), originally began on...
Giffgaff Enhances its UK Mobile Phone Recycling Service via £40 Bonus | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network provider giffgaff, which is owned by Telefónica and harnesses O2’s virtual operator (MVNO) platform in the UK, has moved to encourage more people to cash in their old phones by offering an additional £40 incentive via their recycle service. The change means that giffgaff recycle will, for a limited time, also allow those who make use of the service to claim an extra £40 trade-in bonus when they trade in their old phone at the same time as...
SpaceX to Launch First 1Tbps GEN3 Starlink Broadband Satellites in H1 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More SpaceX’s Starlink service, which offers ultrafast broadband speeds to the UK and globally via a massive constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has published a new network update that reveals how the first of their third generation (GEN3) satellites will launch during the first half of 2026. Assuming their Starship rockets stop exploding. At present Starlink has nearly 8,000 satellites in Low Earth Orbit (c.4,300 are v2 / V2 Mini) – mostly...
Broadband ISP TalkTalk Issue Trading Update and Hints at New UK WiFi Product | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The heavily indebted TalkTalk Group, which has recently been going through another turbulent period due to payment disputes with suppliers and reports of a possible sale (here, here and here), has today published a fairly limited Q1 FY26 trading update to 31st May 2025 that attempts to highlight the positives and hints at a new home Wi-Fi proposition. According to the trading update, the TalkTalk Group has delivered a “quarter of solid strategic...
TalkTalk Cause Confusion for Some UK Users with Paid Email Migration | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Some customers of UK ISP TalkTalk have been left confused after the broadband provider emailed them to notify that their free email accounts would soon be migrated to Open-Xchange’s Everymail platform, which will attract a cost of £5 per month – those who don’t agree by 8th September 2025 will lose access. But it’s not quite that simple. So far as we can tell, TalkTalk’s original message appears to have been intended to target former customers of their...