Government Hails Start of National Campaign for UK Digital Phone Switch | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK government has today hailed the start of a new national campaign, funded by broadband giants BT and Virgin Media, which aims to help support and encourage vulnerable people in their efforts to switch from legacy phone lines to new digital (IP / VoIP based) networks before the deadline. In case anybody has forgotten, the big analogue phone switch-off was recently delayed to 31st January 2027 in order to give broadband ISPs, phone, telecare...
Brsk Cuts Standard Price of 900Mbps UK Broadband to Just £35 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband ISP Brsk, which currently covers 2.4 million UK premises (RFS) via Netomnia’s national full fibre (FTTP) network, will today introduce a “permanent price change for the foreseeable future” on their BetterNet1000 (900Mbps average speed) package – reducing it from £37 to just £35 per month for both new and renewing (existing) customers. The package itself typically attracts an 18-month minimum contract term and includes various other features,...
Teamwork makes the green work: How telcos are teaming up to drive sustainability at scale | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Interview BT’s Head of Environmental Sustainability Gabrielle Ginér explains how the Joint Alliance for Corporate Social Responsibility (JAC) is helping telcos tackle sustainability issues collectively As the telecoms sector sets its sights on net zero, it faces a major challenge to reduce emissions from the global supply chain. For most operators, Scope 3 emissions (those generated outside of their direct operations) account for much of their carbon...
Altnets Named in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025 – A Standout in the Telecoms Sector | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Published by The Sunday Times in partnership with workplace engagement platform WorkL, the annual list acknowledges businesses in the UK that exhibit exemplary inclusion, wellbeing support, and satisfaction among staff members. With more than 500 companies evaluated, Altnets is unique not just for its industry but also for its scale, values, and culture. Founded in 2020 with just three employees and no permanent workplace, Altnets today employs 17...
ISP Sky Broadband UK Add Free Device Priority for WiFi Max Customers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of UK ISP Sky Broadband, specifically those who have added the Wi-Fi Max service to their package (i.e. this includes their fastest WiFi Guarantee, advanced internet security, mobile data boost, requestable engineer visits and more), can now add a new “Device Priority” feature to this “at no extra cost” to help them take control of their WiFi experience. Using the MySky App, the new Device Priority feature means that customers with the WiFi Max...
Country Connect Brings Full Fibre Broadband to 10,000 Premises | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network and UK ISP Country Connect, which since 2021 has been deploying their new gigabit capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across harder to reach parts of South Wales (here) and some communities in England, recently passed the key milestone of having covered 10,000 premises RFS (up from 3,709 two years ago). The provider, which has previously described itself as being an unashamedly “micro-entity altnet”, originally...
GoFibre Expands Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout in Teesdale UK | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More ISPreview has spotted that the Government’s (DSIT) Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency have issued a contract modification notice for alternative network ISP GoFibre. This modestly expands their state aid funded Project Gigabit broadband roll-out of full fibre technology for hard-to-reach rural parts of Teesdale (Lot 4.01) in County Durham. The original Local Supplier (Type A) deployment contract for Teesdale was first announced all the way back in late...
O2 UK Warn Customers with Incompatible Mobiles as 3G Switches Off | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) recently started emailing customers with handsets that are “not fully compatible with the UK’s 4G or 5G network” in order to notify them of their imminent 3G switch-off and offer an upgrade. But it’s worth noting that these notices will sometimes still get sent to people with technically compatible phones too, often leading to confusion. Just to recap. O2 started the process of switching off their older 3G mobile (mobile...
German tech giants unite for EU-funded AI data centre | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The planned AI data centre aims to strengthen the EU’s digital sovereignty A German consortium including Deutsche Telecom, SAP, Ionos, and Schwarz Group are considering a joint application to the European Union for funding to build one of Europe’s largest AI data centres, according to German newspaper Handelsblatt. Discussions between the partners surrounding ownership of the proposed German ‘gigafactory’ are currently underway. “It can only...
Federal court in New York City deals Trump a tariff setback | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The Court of International Trade, based in New York City, has largely upended President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda this week. By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities President Donald Trump was dealt a major political blow by a federal court in New York City this week. The Court of International Trade, which has jurisdiction over matters of trade, ruled yesterday to block Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs. The Liberation Day tariffs in...