Quickline Put FTTP Broadband Live in 3 More West Yorkshire UK Villages | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network operator and rural ISP Quickline has announced that their new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network has just gone live in three more West Yorkshire (England) villages, including Southowram, Clifton and Holywell Green. The local deployment means that almost 3,000 homes and businesses across these three villages can now place an order for Quickline’s full fibre service. Further premises across the Calderdale...
Ookla Name Vodafone UK Best for 5G Mobile Video Streaming in H1 2025 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network benchmarking firm Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular broadband Speedtest.net website and App, have published the results of their Q1-Q2 2025 study into the video streaming performance of 5G mobile networks and awarded Vodafone the best on a score of 85.29 out of 100. But none of the operators performed particularly poorly. Ookla used data collected from around 211,000 samples (users) and 6.3 million tests to produce its...
ICO Rules BT and Openreach are Subject to UK Environmental Info Requests | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Telecoms giant BT and Openreach are appealing a recent decision by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which made them subject to public information requests about their UK broadband network under the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR). The decision could potentially provide communities and rivals with a new avenue for extracting useful info. The Environmental Information Regulations (EIR), alongside the Freedom of Information Act...
Environment Agency Recommends Deleting OLD Emails to Save Water | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More More hosepipe bans are now starting to come into force to help tackle water shortages during the increasingly dry summer months. Partly as the response to that, the UK Government’s Environment Agency (EA) has recently begun recommending that people help to save water by “deleting old emails to reduce pressure on data centre servers“. The latest water saving tip of wonder comes alongside a list of all the usual suspects, such as a recommendation for...
BT Study Claims UK Makes it Too Hard to Install New 5G Mobile Masts – Missing £230bn Boost | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and telecoms giant BT (EE) has published a new report from Assembly Research, which suggests that the UK is one of the hardest countries for building new mobile broadband infrastructure and has called for more reform of the planning rules (e.g. allowing taller masts). The prize, claims the report, could be to unlock up to £230bn in economic benefits by 2035. The current Labour government previously made clear that they would be making a...
EE UK Upgrades Indoor 4G Mobile Network at Manchester Airport | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator EE has today announced that they’ve worked with the Wireless Infrastructure Group (WIG) to deliver “enhanced connectivity” across all three terminals at Manchester Airport. The upgrade involved the deployment of a new Distributed Antenna System (DAS) to boost indoor coverage and capacity. The new system has been engineered specifically for the demands of a busy international airport, particularly at peak times. It’s not just the sheer...
Vodafone UK Launch Fix and Go Service for Apple, Samsung and Google Handsets | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator Vodafone (VodafoneThree) has this week begun to roll-out a new “Fix & Go” service to certain UK stores, which offers consumers “on any network” an “affordable and reliable” way to get their Samsung, Apple and Google handsets fixed in-store by one of the operator’s repair specialists. The service, which typically costs from £49 for a battery replacement or £119 for a screen replacement (parts replaced will be covered by a new...
Study Finds Brightness Reduction in Starlink v2 LEO Broadband Satellites | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A newly published study from researchers at the University of California (Department of Physics and Astronomy) has found that Starlink’s (SpaceX) second generation (v2) broadband satellites, which sit in a Low Earth Orbit (LEO), are darker than V1s despite being much larger (both bus and solar arrays). The results represent good news for astronomers. At present Starlink has around 8,000 satellites in Low Earth Orbit (c.4,300 are v2 / V2 Mini) – mostly at...
CityFibre secures £2.3bn in funding to fuel broadband network expansion | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, has reached agreement with its shareholders and existing lenders on a major £2.3bn financing round, accelerating its next phase of growth. The financing includes £500m in new equity secured from CityFibre shareholders, Infrastructure at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Antin Infrastructure Partners, Mubadala Investment Company and Interogo Holding, underscoring their continued...
EXA Infrastructure Deploys New Subsea Fibre Optic Route from London to Europe | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More London-registered network operator EXA Infrastructure, which in 2021 was acquired by investment firm I Squared Capital, has today confirmed the completed deployment of a new 1,200km fibre optic network route that will connect London in England to Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Brussels. The project reflects a new consortium submarine fibre cable, where EXA is the sole telecom consortium member, responsible for providing Landing Party and backhaul services. The...