Openreach Say FTTP Broadband Now Covers 90 Percent of N.Ireland | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Openreach has confirmed that their new 1.8Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network has now covered 90% of Northern Ireland, which is up from 87% a year ago. The operator is currently still in the process of investing another £100m to push this figure up to 97% for a total of more than 830,000 homes and businesses (here). The deployment forms part of the operator’s wider £15bn investment to cover 25 million UK premises (80%+ of...
Spectrum Policy Forum Looks to Future of TV Spectrum for UK Mobile After 2034 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new report from the cross-industry UK Spectrum Policy Forum (UKSPF), which was conducted in collaboration with consultancy firm Coleago, has examined what might become of the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) spectrum bands after 2034 (currently used for digital TV, PMSE and others). For example, if auctioned to mobile operators, the IMT600 band could raise up to £980m. The Government and Ofcom are currently in the process of deciding the future of the UHF...
ASK4 Acquire ClearFibre to Improve Broadband in UK Build-to-Rent Sector | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Managed ISP ASK4, which delivers gigabit-capable broadband to students and residents (renters) in multi-tenant buildings across the UK (inc. parts of Europe), has today announced that they’ve acquired ClearFibre – previously part of Elevate (formerly Telcom) – to help their goal of improving internet connectivity in the UK’s Build-to-Rent (BTR) market. In case anybody has forgotten, ClearFibre was previously the part of Elevate that focused on helping to...
Sky TV Customers Still Suffering Problems After Huge Outage Last Night UPDATE | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Some customers of Sky’s UK pay TV services appear to still be suffering from connectivity problems this morning after the platform suffered a significant service outage late last night, which primarily seemed to impact users of their Sky Q boxes. But Sky has remained frustratingly silent during this outage. The bulk of the problems appear to have started at around 9:30pm last night and continued until just after midnight. Customers reported that their TV...
Project Gigabit update: Openreach connects 38 rural communities | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Openreach has begun delivering full fibre broadband to homes and in some of the hardest to reach locations in the UK The rollout brings gigabit connectivity to areas that have been overlooked by commercial broadband investment, including villages such as Lacock and Broad Hinton in Wiltshire, Dane End in Hertfordshire, Castle Caereinion and Llanwrin in Powys, and Meeth in Devon. The upgrades form part of Openreach’s Project Gigabit contracts to...
Telefonica’s continues LatAm retreat, mulls double down on UK | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Reports suggest the company is preparing to divest of its Chilean unit, while at the same time making plans to buy Liberty Global’s stake in the UK’s Virgin Media O2 Telefonica is taking the next step in its withdrawal from South American, appointing Citi to oversee the sale of its Chilean unit, according to a report from El Confidencial. Estimates suggest that the unit could be worth up to €1 billion. Telefonica has gradually been reducing its...
Sparkle Successfully Adopts Artificial Intelligence for Network Management and Monitoring | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Rome, 15 May 2025 Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, announces the results of the Artificial Intelligence Sparkle Network Assurance (AISNA) project aimed at implementing artificial intelligence in its Network Operation Center (NOC) dedicated to managing and monitoring the international network. Developed in collaboration with Engineering – a leader in digital transformation for businesses and...
BT Group to Shift Remaining Internation Business into New Unit | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and telecoms giant BT Group has reportedly taken the decision to shift its remaining international business into a new standalone division, which is expected to comprise over 8,000 staff and will report separately from the company’s UK business. BT has been gradually reducing their international operations for some time as part of wider cost cutting plans, which was most recently reflected in the agreement to sell their often troubled Italian...
ITS Technology Claims First Live UK Biz Customer Trial of 50Gbps PON | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The ITS Technology Group, which has built various open access full fibre broadband and Ethernet networks (“Faster Britain“) across urban parts of the UK for businesses and ISPs, today claims to have “become the first UK provider” to successfully trial the delivery of dedicated internet access services over 50G PON broadband tech (both in the lab and via a live business environment). The claim is somewhat debatable, since Openreach recently conducted its...
AllPoints Fibre Denies Talk of UK FTTP Network Sale to CityFibre | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new newspaper report claims that CityFibre is allegedly engaged in “discussions” with Fern Trading, a subsidiary of Octopus Investments, over the potential acquisition of the Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network built by All Points Fibre Networks (APFN) – itself reflecting an earlier consolidation of Jurassic Fibre, Swish Fibre and Giganet. CityFibre currently aspires to cover up to 8 million UK premises with their new full fibre network –...