O2 UK and Virgin Media Launch Blue Monday Priority Rewards | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Existing customers of Virgin Media and O2’s various broadband, mobile, phone and TV packages may like to know that their ‘Priority’ app, which rewards subscribers with various special offers and discounts, has this week launched “Blue Mondays” to give UK subscribers something to smile about at the start of every week with lots of special rewards. The move is being promoted as a “significant refresh” of how Priority usually works and will see more than...
Octopus-Backed Y Corp Still Looking to Launch UK Mobile Provider | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A couple of weekend newspaper reports have stated that the Fern Trading (Octopus Group) backed Y Corporation appears to still be gearing up to launch a new UK mobile operator of their own, which would be backed by a virtual operator (MVNO) agreement with Three UK. But readers of ISPreview will know that they already tried this last year (here) – leaving many early adopters confused. According to the FT (paywall), which itself followed a report in the...
Progress on GBP70m Extending High Speed Broadband in Wales Project | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Welsh Government (WG) has moved into the final market engagement phase of their proposed £70m (state aid) “Extending High Speed Broadband Reach in Wales” (EHSBRW) project, which aims to help upgrade broadband for some or all of the remaining 84,000 premises (i.e. those that can’t yet get “superfast” speeds of 30Mbps+). Regular ISPreview readers will know that the WG first began to explore the viability of such a project in May 2023 via a Prior...
First Homes Live on CityFibre’s Project Gigabit Broadband Network in Hampshire | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator CityFibre has today announced that the first customers have gone live on their new 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network in Hampshire (England), which is being built as part of their £104m state aid supported Project Gigabit contract (Lot 27) – this aims to reach more than 75,000 extra premises across hard-to-reach rural areas. The operator, which is supported by ISPs like Vodafone, TalkTalk, Zen Internet and many more...
BT Kicks Off UK Digital Voice Switchover for Vulnerable Users with Moira Stuart | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and phone provider BT (EE) has today launched a new campaign with Moira Stuart, a well-known English TV presenter and broadcaster, to help raise awareness around the switch to digital landlines and the forthcoming deadline of 31st January 2027 for vulnerable users. Just to recap. The big analogue phone switch-off was last year delayed to 31st January 2027 in order to give broadband ISPs, phone, telecare providers, councils and consumers more...
Diversifying the UK’s data centre landscape: a path to economic growth | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Insight By Spencer Lamb, Chief Commercial Officer at Kao Data Data centres are the foundations of our digital economy and the backbone of the AI revolution. The UK’s data centre industry is heavily concentrated in and around London, with more than 85% of facilities in Slough and across West London – which together, represent the second largest data centre hub in the world. The significant reliance on areas around London as a data centre hub puts all...
TOTSCo Target Launch of UK Biz Broadband ISP Switching for Early 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The One Touch Switching Company (TOTSCo), which is the industry-led company responsible for helping to implement Ofcom’s solution (One Touch Switching) for easier and quicker UK consumer switching between broadband and phone providers, has this afternoon revealed that they’re aiming to go live with a switching solution for businesses in “early 2026“. Just to recap. The current consumer focused OTS system is a Gaining Provider Led (GPL) process, where the...
Support Staff Hint Sky Broadband UK to Replace WiFi Max Kit Next Month | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Several customers of UK ISP Sky Broadband have now informed ISPreview that the provider’s support staff have recently notified them about the launch, next month, of new WiFi Max hardware. This appears to reflect both the Sky Max Hub router and the Sky Max Pod WiFi extenders. The information could be seen as an update or complement to our prior news (here), which indicated that the first large-scale customer trials of Sky Broadband’s new CityFibre powered...
Connected North: Thoughts from the show floor | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Interviews Connected North 2025 was an enormous success, bringing together key stakeholders from accross the North of the UK to discuss the digital economy and emerging technologies. Total Telecom’s very own Kieran Murphy was prowling the exhibition hall throughout the event, speaking to innovators helping the region on its digital journey. Check out his interviews below! Gareth Cottrell from CoverUp Key Tiffany Shurr from Calix Steve Morris from ACOME...
Connected America 2024: Is there a US–China 5G rollout race? | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Interview At Connected America this year, we caught up with Brooke Donilon, Vice President of Government relations at the NCTA – The Internet & Television Association to discuss unlicensed spectrum and how it can benefit consumers and businesses, spectrum policy in the US, competition with China and much more. Check out the full interview...