The Top Fastest and Slowest UK Locations for Broadband Speed in 2025 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More New research from Broadband Genie has analysed 348,000 internet speed tests across 1,302 locations in order to identify the top slowest and fastest UK locations for broadband. The slowest location was found to be Lostwithiel in Cornwall (average downloads of 2Mbps and uploads of 1Mbps), while the fastest was South Hetton in County Durham (526Mbps down and 448Mbps up). According to Thinkbroadband’s latest data, some 87.3% of UK premises are currently...
Streetwave See Mobile Broadband Coverage Improve Across Mid Wales | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network analyst firm Streetwave, which is using bin lorries to help map the coverage and performance of 4G and 5G mobile (broadband) networks across 113 UK councils, has revealed how much the £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project has helped to improve mobile coverage across mid-Wales over the past 9 months – O2 saw the strongest improvement. Just to recap. Streetwave has spent the past couple of years harnessing waste (bin / refuse) collection trucks...
Study Claims UK Broadband Users Could Save £61.1m Monthly by Ditching Landlines | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new study from comparison site Go.Compare has claimed that broadband users who have a landline phone service included in their package could save as much as a combined £61.1m each month by switching to a non-landline deal (roughly £4.1 per month per user). But it’s not always quite so simple. The study, which uses internal comparison data on the cost of packages (from January 2020 to February 2025), as well as data from the ONS and a recent (Feb 2025)...
BEAD delay causes Louisiana layoffs at construction firm | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Delays to BEAD forced a Louisiana broadband construction firm to layoff 80% of subcontractors, according to the organisation’s co-owner This article was originally published by Brad Randall, Editor of our sister publication, Broadband Communities A broadband construction firm in rural Louisiana has been forced into layoffs due to BEAD delays, according to Josh Etheridge, the co-owner of EPC. Etheridge, who founded EPC with his brother eight years...
Germany appoints first ever digital minister | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Dr. Karsten Wildberger, CEO of consumer electronics retailer Ceconomy, will head up the newly created Ministry for Digitalisation Following the federal elections in February this year, Germany’s new government is a ‘grand coalition’ between the centre right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the centre left Social Democratic Party (SPD). CDU leader Friedrich Merz will be sworn in as Chancellor early next month. One of the new government’s...
BT opens new flagship Manchester office | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release BT has announced the opening of its new multi-million-pound office in the heart of Manchester. The opening of Four New Bailey is the final step in BT Group’s five year, UK-wide ‘Better Workplace’ transformation programme, which set out to consolidate the company’s office spaces from around 300 to closer to 30 key locations. Four New Bailey will house up to 2,000 colleagues from across BT Group and has been fitted with state-of-the-art...
Cellcard’s transition from telco to techo in the Cambodian market | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Interview At the WinWin studio, Total Telecom were joined by Asitha De Costa, Division CIO of Cellcard, Ezecom, Telcotech, and Telemobile and John Zhuang, Director of Huawei’s 5G Operation and Digital Service, to discuss the digital transformation of Cellcard Telecom in Cambodia Mr. Asitha began by outlining Cellcard’s brand and business strategy, emphasising its role as one of Cambodia’s largest telecom providers: “In terms of the business strategy,...
BT Opens Final Office in Manchester to Finish UK Workplace Transformation | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Telecoms and broadband giant BT today claims to have achieved the final step in their 5-year long “Better Workplace” transformation programme, which has involved modernising and consolidating the number of offices they have (going from around 300 and down to nearly 30 key locations), by opening a new office – the ‘Four New Bailey’ building – in Manchester. Four New Bailey will house up to 2,000 colleagues from across BT Group and has been fitted with the...
Houthis begin rounding up Starlink terminals in Yemen | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The Houthi’s say the satellite internet service is a threat to national security This week, Houthi authorities in Yemen have ordered residents to hand over their Starlink satellite internet equipment, describing the kit as a US instrument for conducting “war on Yemen”. The order, issued by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in Sanaa, mandated citizens to surrender the equipment to the nearest telecommunications office, with...
Cerillion unveils breakthrough Promotions Engine and further GenAI innovation in latest BSS/OSS suite update | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More London, 29th April 2025 – Cerillion (AIM: CER), a leading provider of composable BSS/OSS solutions to the telecoms industry, announced today the launch of Cerillion 25.1, the new release of its pre-integrated BSS/OSS suite, which introduces a powerful, next-generation Promotions Engine designed to give communications services providers (CSPs) unprecedented agility in how they create, manage and scale personalised offers. Many CSPs face challenges in...