O2 UK and McAfee Launch McAfee Protect Advanced for Mobile Users | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today launched a bespoke family protection and security package for up to 10 devices in the shape of McAfee Protect Advanced, although it will come at an extra monthly cost for most, but not all, of their existing subscribers. The new product is said to include updated features, such as enhanced Parental Controls, McAfee’s Text Scam Detector, Social Privacy Manager, Personal Data Cleanup, antivirus software...
Texas broadband power players will headline at Connected America | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Events An impressive arrangement of local and state broadband leaders from the Lone Star State will take center stage at Connected America in Texas. By Brad Randall, Broadband Communities Deep in the heart of Texas this April a who’s who of Texas leaders in broadband will share their insights with attendees at Connected America, scheduled for April 14-15 at the Irving Convention Center. Lone Star leaders to set the pace at Connected America Along with...
BDUK Publish Q4 2025 Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout Progress Report | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government’s Building Digital UK agency has today published the latest Q4 2025 progress report on their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme. The data reveals that some 1.37 million premises have now received coverage from BDUK’s gigabit programmes since their inception, albeit only 177,840 via Project Gigabit’s GIS contracts (up from 131,090 in Nov 2025). At present over 89.6% of UK premises can already access a 1000Mbps+ capable broadband...
EE, TalkTalk and Vodafone Attract Most UK Complaints for Broadband in Q3 2025 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Market regulator Ofcom has this morning published their latest quarterly Q3 2025 study of UK consumer telecoms and TV complaints, which jointly names EE, TalkTalk and Vodafone as attracting the most moans from customers for fixed broadband services, while Sky Mobile took the most flak for Mobile services and EE did the same for Pay TV. Take note that the regulator’s report only covers complaints that Ofcom itself has received and not those sent directly...
Openreach Make UK Organisation Changes to Improve Performance | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network access provider Openreach has moved to improve how they engage with UK communication providers (e.g. broadband ISPs) and their customers by making a series of organisational updates, which they hope will deliver an “even sharper focus on customer experience and end to end operational performance“. The first step in this involves the creation of a new Customer Experience team, bringing together several parts of the business already dedicated to...
Aquiss Calls for UK Broadband Cease Charges to be Scrapped at Wholesale | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Shropshire-based independent ISP Aquiss has called for the abolition of “unnecessary and unjustifiable” Broadband Cease Charges across the industry, which reflects charges that are typically imposed by wholesale network operators on retail service providers when a customer disconnects from their network. Aquiss states that, in the “vast majority of cases“, particularly with modern Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) deployments, the disconnection involves...
Boldyn puts pedal to the metal with Silverstone’s 5G network | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Boldyn Networks (Boldyn) today announced that it is delivering a major connectivity upgrade at Silverstone, one of the world’s most iconic motorsport venues and home to the Formula 1 British Grand Prix. Boldyn will deploy a new, permanent high-capacity 5G mobile network that will provide fans, race teams, and broadcasters with seamless connectivity all year round. The new network, capable of supporting all UK mobile network operators, is...
nPerf Names Fastest UK Fixed Broadband ISPs by Nation in 2026 Study | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More France-based internet connection benchmarking firm nPerf has this morning published the results from their annual 2026 crowdsourced study into fixed broadband ISP speeds across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The results cover Sky Broadband, Virgin Media, Vodafone, TalkTalk, Fibrus (NI) and Ogi (Wales). The latest nPerf studies (here, here, here and here) are based on masses of tests carried out – between January and December 2025 –...
Quickline Builds to 40,000 Premises Under UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Rural UK ISP Quickline, which is busy deploying a new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) network across parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (3-Year Rollout Plan), has revealed that they’ve so far built to 40,000 premises out of the total 121,210 premises contracted across its publicly subsidised Project Gigabit contracts. Just to recap. The provider holds four contracts under the Government’s £5bn Project Gigabit scheme, worth a...
Netomnia Agree UK Broadband Merger Deal with Owners of Virgin Media O2 UPDATE | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network operator Netomnia (Substantial Group), which has deployed their own full fibre broadband (FTTP) network to cover 3 million UK premises RFS (inc. 445,000 customers), have today confirmed that they’ve been acquired by the owners of Virgin Media (O2) and nexfibre (i.e. InfraVia, Liberty Global and Telefónica) for £2bn. But rival bidder CityFibre may yet raise a competition complaint. At present Virgin Media (O2), which is controlled by...