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Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The One Touch Switching Company, which is the industry-led organisation responsible for helping to implement Ofcom’s solution (One Touch Switching) for easier UK consumer switching between broadband providers, has begun the ISP onboarding process for its complementary business switching solution. The OTS system is a Gaining Provider Led (GPL) process that is focused on consumer services, where the customer contacts their new (“gaining“) ISP to start and...

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network provider giffgaff, which is owned by Telefónica and uses O2’s associated virtual operator (MVNO) platform, has recently started connecting the first customers to their new trial of a 500Mbps home broadband product – using nexfibre and Virgin Media’s 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP / XGS-PON) networks. Just to recap. The trial was first confirmed back in mid-April 2025 (here), which meant that giffgaff would become the first retail provider...

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Today we’d like to pose a simple question, is the following direct mail envelope from a broadband ISP an appropriate way of advertising the service? The boundary between ethics and advertising is often a difficult tightrope to traverse, with many pros and cons to consider. But we are increasingly seeing the competitive market produce promotions that dip deeper into a grey zone. On the one hand, there is often plenty of merit in being a bit controversial...

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband ISP and mobile operator Vodafone UK has today revealed that they’ll have fully transitioned their car fleet to zero emissions Electric Vehicles (EV / BEVs) by 2026, which is a full year ahead of schedule. This forms part of the group’s commitment to achieving Net Zero across its operations by 2030 (i.e. removing as many emissions as they produce). The vehicle leasing company, Arval UK, has been helping Vodafone to introduce battery-electric...

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The current owners of internet provider Yayzi Broadband appear to be in the process of establishing a new provider called nufibre, which is due to launch in about a month and will be offering FTTP broadband packages via a selection of network operators (e.g. Openreach, Netomnia, Trooli, Freedom Fibre, MS3 and CityFibre). The future situation around Yayzi has recently been open to a fair bit of speculation, which started earlier this year after a change...

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet retail giant Amazon has confirmed that its modestly popular ad-supported Freevee service, which has been running for around 5 years and is described on app stores (Android/iOS) as being a “premium free streaming service“, is set to be completely shut down in August 2025. Doubts began to be cast over the future of the service earlier last year, after Amazon somewhat controversially introduced an ad-supported tier for their paid ‘Prime’ video...

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative rural broadband provider Quickline, which is building a full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) network across rural parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England, has announced that they’ve successfully helped to plant 10,000 climate resilient trees in the UK by working in collaboration with GreenTheUK and the Royal Forestry Society. Most of this planting has naturally occurred in areas that are closely aligned with the network...

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Strategic consultancy firm Eight Advisory has today published the third edition of their Takeup Tracker, which examines the rise in take-up across the UK’s many alternative full fibre (FTTP) broadband networks (altnets) and compares it with that of Openreach (BT). This edition also takes a deeper dive into take-up by age of network – a key factor in gauging progress. At present nearly 88% of UK premises can now access a gigabit-capable broadband network...

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The LSBUD (Line Search Before You Dig) organisation, which offers an online asset search facility to UK civil engineering firms for underground pipes and cables, has conducted an industry-wide survey to identify the greatest concerns which remain around the Government’s new digital UK map of underground pipes and cables (broadband, water etc.), ahead of its integration. Just to recap. The new National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) – developed...

Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new book has popped up for free online that charts the fascinating history and progress of rural broadband ISP B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North), which is a community benefit society that has so far built their 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to cover 30,000 premises across England (c.15,000 customers). Just to recap. B4RN is a registered Community Benefit Society (i.e. they can’t be bought by a commercial operator – so...