Research Claims 5G Enhancements May Save UK 25 Million Metric Tons of CO2 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More New research from the University of Surrey has claimed that an “optimal combination of energy-efficient” 5G (mobile broadband) network features, such as AI systems that let mobile mast and antenna base stations go into sleep mode when usage is low and phones that avoid unnecessary background network checks, could cut “indirect carbon emissions” across the UK by c.25 million metric tons. Regular readers will know that a number of mobile network operators...
Price Cut for Customers of Giffgaff’s 200Mbps UK Full Fibre Broadband Plan | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More In a small but welcome development. Mobile and internet provider giffgaff has announced that both new and existing customers of their home broadband products – powered by nexfibre’s UK full fibre network (covers 2.5 million premises) – will benefit from a change of standard price on their 200Mbps tier that reduces it by -£1 to £29 per month. On the surface such a charge is hardly much to write home about, but it’s important to reflect that this isn’t a...
Global Ookla Study Reveals UK Progress on 5G Standalone Mobile Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new study into the global progress of 5G Standalone mobile broadband networks, which was conducted by Ookla, has revealed that global 5G SA availability – based on Speedtest.net sample share – reached 17.6% in Q4 2025 (i.e. one in six 5G speed tests were conducted on SA networks). The UK was also identified as an accelerator and saw its share rise from 1.7% to 7% in the last year. Just for some context. Earlier deployments of 5G were largely...
Hackers pose as IT department to break into Odido’s systems | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The breach, which was reported earlier this month, jeopardised the data of 6.2 million customers On Thursday, Dutch mobile operator Odido notified customers that the company had been hacked and their personal data may have been leaked. The incident, which took place earlier in the month, saw data from 6.2 million customers compromised, according to an Odido spokesperson. Both Odido’s direct customers and those of its mobile virtual network operator...
Global tech giants combine to create Trusted Tech Alliance | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The participating companies pledge to follow the same standards of transparency, security, and data protection Fifteen international tech giants have joined forces to launch the Trusted Tech Alliance, an initiative aimed at promoting transparency and trust across the tech sector. The founding members – which includes the likes of Anthropic, Google, and Ericsson – are pledging to adhere to a set of shared principles to help foster a more open and...
Zone Broadband UK ISP Users Complain About Loss of Service and Support | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Concerns are growing for one of the UK market’s smaller providers of retail internet services, Zone Broadband, which since earlier this month seems to have been attracting a rising number of complaints from customers who appear to have lost connectivity and are struggling to get any support from the ISP. ISPreview first became aware of the issues over a week ago after some of our industry sources indicated that the ISP might be experiencing difficulties....
Customers of EE’s 1.6Gbps UK Broadband Package Suffer Sharp Speed Loss | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Some customers of mobile and broadband ISP EE (BT), specifically those on their top 1.6Gbps speed full fibre (FTTP) package via Openreach’s national network, appear to have spent the weekend suffering from a significant reduction in download speed (some down to c.50-70Mbps), connectivity problems and a lack of effective support. At present, EE’s premium 1.6Gbps speed broadband package (includes 120Mbps uploads) doesn’t have a huge number of subscribers,...
Government Set to Restrict UK Children’s Use of Internet VPNs and Social Media | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Prime Minister, Kier Starmer, has today proposed last minute amendments to two Bills that will enable the Government to set a minimum age limit for social media (i.e. greater use of Age Verification), as well as options to age restrict or limit children’s use of Virtual Private Networks (VPN), where it “undermines safety protections and changing the age of digital consent“. As regular readers will already know, the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) – a...
AzurePCS Develops UK Community 4G Mobile Broadband Network in a Box | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Fancy setting up your own private 4G mobile broadband network? A hobbyist club of UK mobile network enthusiasts has banded together to create AzurePCS, which enables individuals or small communities to legally deploy indoor 4G mobile data coverage using Ofcom’s Shared Access spectrum (LTE Band 40 – 2300MHz). The idea is partly to give people an alternative to relying on WiFi or unlicensed solutions. The network itself is said to be based around LTE [4G]...
Wiltshire UK Council Take Openreach to Court Over Broadband Permits | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Wiltshire Council in England has confirmed that it’s taking UK broadband and telecoms giant Openreach (BT) to the Swindon Magistrates Court over a dispute related to permits. The hearing is set to take place on 1st July 2026 and could potentially result in the network access provider being fined thousands of pounds. Openreach’s new gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network has already reached more than 215,000...