Broadband ISP Carnival Internet UK Integrates Audra Security | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More New ISP Carnival Internet UK, which first went live last month (here) and is being backed by global tech company Dotlines (Dotlines UK), has announced that it’s integrating a new suite of hardware and software security products from fellow company Audra Security to “deliver a seamless and secure online experience for households“. Audra is apparently designed to protect families and small businesses without the hefty price tag or the need for extensive IT...
INCA Summarises its Response to UK Gov’s Digital Inclusion Action Plan | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents many of the country’s alternative broadband operators, has today set out how it believes the UK should deliver on the government’s recently proposed Digital Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP) to help get more UK people using the internet and improve digital skills. Just to recap. At the start of 2025 the UK government proposed to address the lack of digital inclusion in some areas via a...
Falkland Islands Government Clears Way for Starlink Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has, after plenty of confusion earlier this year (here), finally agreed to introduce a number of key changes that will allow both residents and businesses on the remote Falkland Islands, which is a British Overseas Territory, to finally be allowed to use Starlink’s (SpaceX) ultrafast LEO satellite broadband network. The islands, which reside nearly 500km off the South American coast and are home to 3,700 people, have...
VodafoneThree Outline Future UK Network Plans and 4G to 5G Speed Boosts | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More VodafoneThree, which reflects the now finalised c.£16bn merger between Vodafone and Three UK (here), has this morning set out a set of post-merger plans for their 4G / 5G mobile (mobile broadband) network coverage, performance and branding. Starting with a 20% average speed boost on 4G for Three and SMARTY customers, and a new broadband partnership with CommunityFibre. At this point we already know, from prior announcements, that VodafoneThree plan to...
New Subsea Cable Link Being Explored for the Shetland Islands | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator VodafoneThree UK has today announced that they’ve begun a “feasibility study” to explore the possibility and cost of deploying a new subsea fibre optic cable system to help transform broadband and mobile connectivity in the Shetland Islands – a remote subarctic archipelago that resides some way north of Scotland. Shetland is currently already connected by two major subsea fibre cables, including the SHEFA-2 (Faroese Telecom) submarine...
Openreach Tells UK Businesses to “act faster” on Legacy Phone Switch-Off | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today warned businesses across the UK that they must “act now” in order to be ready for the old Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to be switched-off in favour of IP-based digital phone (VoIP etc.) services. But many are leaving it until the last minute, “risking network outages and malfunctioning systems“. Just to recap. The legacy phone switch-off was last year delayed to 31st January 2027 in order to...
Toob Extends UK FTTP Broadband Network Across Portchester | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Hampshire-based alternative network builder and UK ISP toob, which has deployed a gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) network across parts of South England and also harnesses CityFibre’s network in other areas, has announced that their own fibre network build has now covered over 8,000 homes in the large Hampshire village of Portchester. The deployment in Portchester is said to have cost toob around £3 million to complete and appears to mark a return to...
CityFibre Says Enterprise-grade Ethernet Services Reach 260,000 UK Businesses | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator CityFibre has today announced that their high-speed fibre optic based Ethernet (leased line) services are now available to over 260,000 UK businesses (up from 80,000). The expansion has been underpinned by its nationwide upgrade to 10Gbps capable XGS-PON (FTTP) broadband technology. Just to recap. CityFibre’s existing full fibre network covers 4.3 million UK premises (RFS). But this rollout also incorporates a dedicated Business Ethernet...
Quickline Update on Project Gigabit Broadband Builds in Yorkshire UK | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative rural broadband ISP Quickline has today reported that they’ve hit their “first milestones” as part of their state aid supported Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contracts for West and South Yorkshire. More than 10,000 rural premises now have access to their new full fibre (FTTP) network as a result, with more to come. The provider is currently being backed by a private investment of £500m from Northleaf Capital Partners and aims to cover...
Virgin Media and O2 Warn UK Pensioners Unaware of Cheap Social Tariffs | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and mobile provider Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) has this morning claimed, as part of a new online survey conducted by Strand Partners, that 48% of UK pensioners are still unaware of the social tariffs that can offer “significant cost savings” to those on state benefits, such as Pension Credit, Universal Credit and others. According to the survey, which we should caveat was conducted last month with 1,020 “nationally representative” members of...