Viasat debuts Digital Bus solution in Brazil | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The solution allows riders on bus journeys to enjoy Wi-Fi connectivity via satellite This week, satellite operator Viasat has announced that Brazilian transport operator Satélite Norte is the first to make use of its new Digital Bus solution. Through the installation of Viasat hardware, Digital Bus combines satellite and cellular connectivity (when available) to provide onboard Wi-Fi services, even when driving in a remote location. In tests, the...
Convergence Group Gobbles M247’s UK Connectivity and IT Services Operations | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Solihull-based UK business connectivity provider Convergence Group has announced the acquisition of the M247 Group‘s UK focused connectivity (broadband, Ethernet etc.) and IT services operations, which apparently includes its related infrastructure and personnel, for an undisclosed sum. The divestment deal only impacts M247’s UK services, with its international operations remaining unaffected. M247 confirmed that its main focus would now be on its...
Vodafone UK Test Software Enhancement That Boosted 5G Speeds to 1.7Gbps | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband ISP and mobile operator Vodafone have announced that they’ve “successfully completed tests of a major 5G software enhancement” with Nokia, Qualcomm Technologies and Xiaomi. The change, once deployed, promises to boost data (mobile broadband) throughput for users by nearly 25%. The test, which involved a Xiaomi 15 Ultra Smartphone equipped with the Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile Platform (chipset) and Nokia’s latest Habrok 64 massive MIMO radios,...
F&W Networks and UK ISP Hey! Broadband Cut e-Waste by Reusing Routers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet provider Hey! Broadband, which reaches various areas covered by F&W Networks‘ (Fibre and Wireless) alternative gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) lines – mostly across the South East of England, has cut their electronic waste by becoming the latest ISP to reuse customer-premises equipment (CPE) – like home routers and optical modems (ONT). The idea of reusing consumer broadband routers and Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) is nothing new and...
Gov’s 2025 Spending Review Delays UK Gigabit Broadband Target to 2032 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Government’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has today delivered her 2025 Spending Review, which included a few bits of new information and updated figures for telecoms. But as well as confirming £1.9bn for broadband and mobile projects (existing commitments), it also appeared to reflect a delay to the gigabit broadband roll-out from 2030 to 2032. The latest Spending Review sets out the planned day-to-day spending totals for all...
Proximus and Thales snag deal to modernise NATO’s core network | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The deal includes cloud and telecoms infrastructure, as well as the supply of over 5,000 laptops A partnership between Proximus and Thales has won a contract to modernise the IT infrastructure of NATO’s Communications and Information Agency (NCIA). The project, which will run until the end of 2029, will see the partners “provide a state-of-the-art integrated technology ecosystem to revolutionize the operations and collaboration of NCIA users”,...
AAE-2: New subsea cable announced to connect Asia, Africa and Europe | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The Asia–Africa–Europe-2 (AAE-2) will provide “seamless, reliable connectivity across the three continents” to support the growing data demand across the regions This week, a consortium comprising PCCW Global, Sparkle, Telecom Egypt, and ZOI have announced plans to construct a new submarine cable system spanning Asia, Africa, and Europe. The AAE-2 subsea cable will connect Hong Kong and Singapore to Italy, with the journey notably including a...
Broadband ISP Plusnet Gives Up on Free UK Email and Webspace Features | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet provider Plusnet recently began notifying customers that they “will no longer be offering an email service to new or existing” users of their broadband service, and have instead begun the process of migrating users of their legacy services (inc. webspace and domains) to a new platform. But the new service won’t remain free. The change, which appears to have begun around mid-April 2025, largely slipped under our radar – until now. This is...
Disputed Invoice Causes Brief Headache for Network Provider Fibre 1 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator Fibre 1 Limited, which typically focuses more on Scotland and offers a range of broadband / Ethernet / internet connectivity services to businesses, recently ran into a problem after a disputed invoice briefly led to a court action to appoint a provisional liquidator. But this issue was promptly reversed and settled. According to Companies House (SC491330), Fibre 1 first posted notice of the event on 4th June 2025, with the related...
BT Allegedly Explores Acquisition of Struggling UK Broadband ISP TalkTalk | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A newspaper has claimed that telecoms giant BT (EE, Plusnet etc.) is allegedly in the “early stages of exploring a takeover” of debt-laden broadband ISP TalkTalk. The news follows only days after Openreach reportedly threatened to block the troubled internet provider from adding new customers (here) due to concerns over delayed payments. Firstly, we’re going to assume that most of our readers are now fairly familiar with the roller coaster ride of events...