Newly combined Fastweb+Vodafone to build private 5G network for Port of Ravenna | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The private mobile network will allow for the widespread use of autonomous vehicles, drones, and real-time IoT monitoring In partnership with Italian software company Lepida, Fastweb+Vodafone are set to transform the Port of Ravenna, in Italy, into a ‘smart port’, having won a contract to deploy a private 5G network. The private network will cover the entirety of the port, which spans a roughly 15km long canal, providing ultra-fast, low latency...
Vodafone UK Launch First Free 7-Day eSIM Mobile Network Trial | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More New customers who fancy giving Vodafone’s mobile network (4G and 5G) a try in London can now do so for free for seven days as part of a new eSIM based trial, which will give you 50GB of data (mobile broadband), 500 minutes and 500 texts and all without changing your number. But various other cities and locations will soon be able to do the same. The idea of a “try before you buy” mobile network test, at least in this specific form, is somewhat of an...
Government Rejects Amendment to Push FTTP Broadband into Flats | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The government has rejected an Openreach (BT) supported amendment to the new Renters’ Rights Bill (RRB) for England, which aimed to make it easier to deploy gigabit broadband into large residential buildings (blocks of flats / apartments) where deployment has been unreasonably refused or landlords cannot be contacted. But they claim to be “actively working” on a solution. Just to recap. Large residential buildings (Multi-Dwelling Units) still require...
MS3 Cuts Jobs as Focus Shifts from UK Broadband Build to Take-up | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Hull-based network operator MS3, which has already deployed their full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network across 234,000 premises (207k RFS) in the North of England and connected 18,000 customers (mostly in the Hull and Humber region), have started notifying staff of redundancies as they switch to commercialise the network. Over the weekend ISPreview spotted that the company, which originally aspired to reach 535,000 UK premises with their wholesale...
Podcast: Economic uncertainty and the global connectivity landscape | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Podcasts Uncertainty in the world economy is causing many in global telecommunications to hold their breath, according to the editor of Total Telecom. By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities Policy decisions regarding tariffs coming from the White House can have enormous effects on supply chains but, as Total Telecom Editor Harry Baldock explained recently on Beyond the Cable, the dust is still settling regarding the impacts of those decisions. Baldock...
UK ISP TalkTalk Shrinks to 3.2 Million Broadband Customers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new preview of TalkTalk’s next set of annual accounts has reportedly revealed that the UK internet provider is continuing to haemorrhage broadband customers. The latest figure puts them at around 3.2 million customers as of February 2025 (down from 3.6m last year). The Salford-based group has had a rough few years and only recently secured a refinancing package worth around £400m (here and here), which saved it from the immediate risk of a default on...
Community Fibre hits profitability as altnet market braces for M&A | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The altnet’s financial position looks increasingly secure at a time when its rivals are struggling to stabilise This week, The Financial Times reports that London-based altnet Community Fibre has posted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of £8 million in 2024, marking the first time the company has been profitable. Commenting on the milestone, Community Fibre CEO Graeme Oxby said the results showed that “broadband...
Full Fibre UK Broadband Builder Quickline Opens New Facility in Leeds | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Rural-focused UK ISP Quickline, which is deploying a gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) broadband network across rural parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England, has announced the opening of a new facility and logistics Hub in Leeds to support their ongoing network build and training for future engineers. The provider is currently being backed by c.£500m from Northleaf Capital Partners and aims to cover 200,000 premises with...
Broadband ISP Fibrus Helps Boost N.Ireland Economy by £431m Since 2020 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new economic and social impact report from Grant Thornton has claimed that Infracapital-backed network operator Fibrus, which is building a full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network across several rural parts of the UK, has contributed £431 million (expenditure) to the Northern Ireland economy since beginning operations in 2020. Just to recap. Fibrus have been primarily focusing their roll-out of gigabit broadband across rural parts of both Cumbria in...
New Broadband ISP Carnival Internet UK Finally Goes Live | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Back in November 2024 we reported that global tech company Dotlines (Dotlines UK) were preparing to launch a new broadband ISP called Carnival Internet UK during “early 2025” (here). The good news today is that this has now gone live and pledges to donate 1% of customer bills to charities to fight digital poverty in the UK (they’ll also plant one tree or kelp plant for every month a customer stays). The new provider claims to be “promising...