Vodafone Idea finally looks ‘beyond survival’ after AGR ruling | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Government tax relief could open the door for Idea to find fresh funding Vodafone Idea could finally be primed for ‘revival’ following the government’s adjusted gross revenue (AGR) relief, according to chairman of Aditya Birla Group, Kumar Mangalam Birla. Aditya Birla Group currently owns a roughly 9.5% stake in Vodafone Idea. “For the first time in years, the fog has cleared, allowing the business to look beyond survival and focus on sustainable...
CalMac Ferry Passengers in Scotland to Get Faster Onboard Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More People travelling on CalMac‘s (Caledonian MacBrayne) ferries, which serve the Islands and Peninsulas on Scotland’s west coast, look set to benefit from faster onboard WiFi internet connectivity after Clarus Networks secured a major 12-month contract to provide Starlink (LEO satellite) connectivity to the UK’s largest ferry operator. The contract, awarded via Public Contracts Scotland, will see Clarus deliver a “pooled Starlink data service” across...
Old UK BT and EE Pay TV Boxes Set to Lose Support for Netflix Streaming App | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and phone provider BT (inc. EE) has revealed that customers still using some of their older pay TV set-top-boxes, including both the TV Recordable Box (G4) and TV Box (Z4), will lose support for the popular Netflix video streaming app after 4th March 2026. The change is happening because of changes by the streaming giant, which will break compatibility with older hardware. In a brief statement on the BT Community Forum, a representative for the...
Wireless ISP Highland Community Broadband Set to Close in April 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Fixed wireless access ISP Highland Community Broadband (HCB) in Scotland, which has served the remote rural Ullapool area of the Scottish Highlands since 2017 (here), has revealed that its service is to be shut down on 30th April 2026 due to “increasing financial difficulty” with rising legal and maintenance costs. The original network was established with funding from the community and originally sought to cover 1,434 residential premises across quite a...
Broadband Operator CityFibre Puts 400 UK Staff on Redundancy Notice | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator CityFibre, which have already deployed their 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network to cover 4.7 million UK premises (4.5m RFS), has today confirmed that over 400 roles – roughly a third of their workforce (1,400) – could be at risk of redundancy as part of their “shift [in] strategy from building to acquiring networks“. The network operator, which has long aspired to reach up to 8 million UK premises (c.30% of the UK),...
Belfast ISP Barclay Communications Signs Fibrus Wholesale Broadband Deal | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Belfast-based IT and internet provider Barclay Communications, which mostly serves business customers, has reportedly reached a new wholesale partnership that will enable them to reach businesses across Northern Ireland via Fibrus’ new full fibre (FTTP) broadband network. According to a report on Business Eye, business customers of Barclay Comms will now benefit from “support to order, install and manage full fibre connectivity that was previously...
Meta and Corning sign $6bn fibre deal to connect data centres | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The deal will see Corning expand its manufacturing capacity in North Carolina to meet demand This week, Meta has announced an up to $6 billion multi-year agreement with glass specialist Corning to build the fibre optic cables used to connect AI data centres. The deal, which will run until 2030 according to CNBC, will see fibre and optical solutions supplied to support Meta’s data centre projects across the US. This includes Meta’s flagship project,...
Vodafone taps Skylo’s satellite tech for IoT connectivity | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Vodafone IoT has announced a new partnership with Skylo Technologies, Inc. to bring customers Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) satellite connectivity services. In the initial phase, the two companies will work together to trial the technology with a view to offering a full commercial service in the near future. Skylo runs a global Non-Terrestrial Network spanning 36 countries across 70 million square...
BBC Considers Linking Online iPlayer TV Accounts to UK Home Addresses | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The endlessly vexed question of TV licence fee evasion has come up in the press again after it was today reported that the BBC were considering a change to the iPlayer video streaming service. The change would essentially involve linking people’s online BBC accounts to their home addresses for the first time (i.e. to see if anybody is using the service without a licence). At present the iPlayer service uses somewhat of a soft approach to licence fee...
Manhattan TV to Launch Cheap Freely Capable Aero 4K TV Streaming Box | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More British device manufacturer Manhattan TV has just become the latest such firm to announce the imminent launch of their next generation IPTV box – the Manhattan Aero, which is another one that includes support for the new broadband-based live TV streaming service – Freely. Best of all, it’ll only set you back £69.99 (RRP). Until recently there weren’t any streaming set-top-boxes with support for Freely, but over the past few months we’ve seen new hardware...