ITS Technology Win £3.5 Million Dark Fibre Contract for Carmarthenshire | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The ITS Technology Group, which has built various open access full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks across parts of the UK, has today announced that they’ve secured a £3.5 million dark fibre network build contract for Carmarthenshire (Southwest Wales) as part of the Swansea Bay City Deal’s Digital Infrastructure Programme. The new contract will see ITS deploying their Dark Fibre network to connect public sector sites across Carmarthenshire, which...
CVC Capital Partners Target £500m Takeover of Manx Telecom on Isle of Man | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband, phone and mobile operator Manx Telecom (MT), which is the primary network operator serving premises across the remote Isle of Man, could be sold to CVC Capital Partners “within a matter of weeks” as part of a proposed £500m takeover offer that is currently said to be the focus of ongoing talks. According to a report on Sky News, CVC is being lined up to help finance the takeover by JT Group, which also owns Jersey Telecom that originated on...
Starlink Offers its UK Home Ultrafast Satellite Broadband Kit for FREE | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Space-based internet provider Starlink (SpaceX) last night announced that new domestic customers looking to join their ultrafast home broadband service in the UK could now sign-up and get the hardware for free (terminal/dish and router etc.), instead of paying the usual £299 (one-off). At present Starlink has around 7,800 satellites in Low Earth Orbit (c.4,100 are v2 Mini / GEN 2A) – mostly at altitudes of c.500-600km – and they’ll add thousands more by...
Mobile Operator Spusu Celebrates 2 Years in the UK with FREE Data | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More SIM-only mobile provider Spusu, which holds a virtual operator (MVNO) agreement via BT Wholesale to harness EE’s national 4G and 5G network, has celebrated their second year of operation in the United Kingdom by gifting 5GB (GigaBytes) of free data (mobile broadband) to “all its customers” for the remainder of June (except those with unlimited data, obviously). Customers can expect to receive an automated text message with instructions on how to claim...
INCA Calls on Ofcom’s Review to Protect UK Broadband Altnets from Openreach | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents many of the United Kingdom’s alternative network operators, has today set out its formal response to Ofcom’s current Telecoms Access Review 2026 (TAR) and warned that the proposals risk harming altnets in the business market, while also handing Openreach too much power. The 2026 TAR is a wide-ranging market study, which is typically only conducted every 5-years and is looking to...
Government Appoints Lesley Cowley as Chair of Building Digital UK Agency | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government (DSIT) has this morning announced that they’ve appointed Lesley Cowley OBE to be the new Chair of their broadband and mobile centric Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency. The development comes after former Chair, Simon Blagden, resigned from his position back in July 2024 (here) and was replaced by Hazel Hobbs (Interim Chair). The announcement follows shortly after the publication of the government’s latest 2025 Spending Review, which among...
Streetwave Examine 4G and 5G Mobile Cover Inside St Mary’s Hospital, London | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network analyst firm Streetwave has today shared the results from a recent survey they conducted inside St Mary’s Hospital in London, which examined the signal coverage and data performance of 4G and 5G mobile (broadband) networks – including EE, Three UK, Vodafone and O2. Streetwave is understood to have taken their portable data collection equipment around the hospital, focusing on the QEQM Building at 12:33pm on 17th June 2025. Only publicly...
O2 UK Complete 4G and 5G Upgrades for 3,000 Postcodes in Glasgow | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today revealed that – over the past 12-months – they’ve completed a project to upgrade the capacity of their 4G and 5G mobile services across “over” 3,000 postcodes in the city of Glasgow (Scotland), which should bring “faster” mobile broadband speeds and greater reliability to the area. The work forms part of O2’s Mobile Transformation Plan to invest around £700m this year into their mobile network –...
Linewatch Warn Utility Companies Digging Too Close to UK Fuel Pipelines | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new report from pipeline safety organisation Linewatch, which raises awareness of oil and gas pipelines around the UK and encourages safe practices when digging around them, has warned that 19% of workers have been reported for digging too close to underground high-pressure fuel pipelines while carrying out utility works (electricity, water, broadband etc.). The latest Linewatch Infringement Report shows that of the 284 incidents recorded, utility...
Mobile Operator Three UK Suffering Silent Voicemail Problem UPDATE2 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Some customers of Three UK’s mobile network have, over the past hour, begun reporting to ISPreview (example) that they’re suffering a partial outage of the operator’s Voicemail (123) service. The issue does not appear to affect regular calls and is being reported from users in different parts of the country. The problem, which is hopefully only a short incident, manifest when you call 123 and the service picks up. But instead of hearing the usual...