Openreach Allegedly Threatens to Block New TalkTalk Broadband Customers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network access provider Openreach (BT) has reportedly warned the heavily indebted UK broadband ISP TalkTalk that they could block them from putting new customers on to their network. The threat allegedly arose after the ISP missed several monthly payment deadlines to the network operator, its biggest supplier, due to cash flow issues. Just to recap. The internet provider has had a rough few years and in September 2024 secured a crucial refinancing...
UK Fibre Awards 2025 Name Winning Broadband Operators | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The fourth annual UK Fibre Awards event was held yesterday in London, which saw a number of broadband ISPs and full fibre network builders across several categories pick up awards for their achievements. Some of this year’s winners included Gigaclear for ‘Best Rural Fibre Provider’ and MS3 for ‘Best Overall Fibre Provider’ (they scooped several wins). The event, which appears to be quite similar to many existing industry award ceremonies (e.g. the annual...
INCA Calls on Lords to Address UK Broadband Woes for Remote Working | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents many of the UK’s alternative broadband operators, has today proposed several priority recommendations to help address – as part of a Lords Select Committee inquiry – the gaps in critical broadband infrastructure that could be holding back home-based working. Just to recap. The Home-based Working Committee (Lords Select Committee) launched a call for evidence to support its inquiry...
ISP Gamma and Clear Business Boosted by UK Strategic Partnership | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Multi-utility operator Clear Business, which provides UK SMEs with access to lots of different services (broadband, mobile, energy, payment, water etc.), has today announced that they’ve “strengthened” their strategic partnership with business ISP Gamma Communications. The deal, which aims to make essential services “simpler, faster, and more effective” for small businesses across the UK, will see Gamma provide a fully managed service for connectivity...
ASDA Mobile UK Refreshes Pay Monthly and Pay As You Go Plans | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The mobile operator division of supermarket chain ASDA, which is powered by a virtual network operator (MVNO) agreement with Vodafone, has just launched a refreshed SIM-Only range with a reduced number of products, featuring reduced pricing across some of their key plans. The changes are too subtle and numerous to list in full, but a bunch of older plans have been removed, while others have had their prices cut. For example, ASDA Mobile’s Pay Monthly...
Wireless ISP Symmetris Broadband Merges into Sister Provider WiSpire | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Fixed wireless access UK ISP Symmetris Broadband, which together with their partners have already deployed a number of networks across rural parts of Norfolk and Suffolk in England (including some FTTP via the Gigabit Village off-shoot), appears to have recently been merged into sister operator WiSpire (both are associated to InTouch Systems). The change, which seems to have occurred around early April 2025, means that the Symmetris company “has now...
Rural Broadband ISP Truespeed Extends FTTP to 109,000 UK Premises | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network provider Truespeed, which have deployed their full fibre (FTTP) broadband network to rural parts of Devon, Wiltshire and Somerset in England, has published their annual accounts to the end of 2024 and revealed that they’ve now covered 109,000 premises RFS (up from 100k in Jun 2024) and have 24,000 customers (up from 21k). The operator, which originally held an “ambitious” overall target of reaching 500,000 properties, has suffered a...
Scotland Stops £43m Gigabit Broadband Tender for Fife, Perth and Kinross | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More ISPreview has uncovered that the Scottish Government (SG) have stopped their tender for a supplier to deliver on the proposed £43m (state aid) Project Gigabit broadband roll-out scheme in Fife, Perth and Kinross (Lot 4 – Scotland). This had been expected to help expand full fibre (FTTP) connectivity to an estimated 28,441 premises in hard-to-reach rural areas. The SG is already working to expand FTTP coverage in these areas as part of their existing...
T-Mobile to use 5G and AI to supercharge SailGP | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release SailGP, the global league that is redefining sailing, is getting a major tech upgrade from the fastest 5G network in the nation. T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS), SailGP’s exclusive U.S. 5G partner, is returning to the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix on Governors Island, June 7–8, with next-level 5G innovation. By deploying its 5G Advanced Network Solutions (5G ANS) — including hybrid and private networks along with network slicing — T-Mobile is...
Orange doubles down on Eutelsat’s OneWeb | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News A new multi-year deal will see Eutelsat’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation support Orange’s terrestrial networks This week, Orange and Eutelsat have deepened their existing partnership, leveraging the satellite operator’s LEO offerings to support enterprise and government customers, as well as bolstering mobile backhaul. The deal will combine the satellite network with Orange’s terrestrial networks, aiming to provide seamless...