Ofcom’s Mid-Contract Pricing Policy Resulted in Higher UK Broadband Prices | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More In news that will not come as a great surprise to ISPreview’s readers. A new MSE survey of 47,000 tariffs – all from UK mobile and broadband providers with the biggest market share – has found that Ofcom’s latest policy to improve the transparency of mid-contract price hikes actually seems to have resulted in consumers paying more for their service. At the start of last year the UK telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, began requiring telecoms providers...
B4RN Connect 15,700 Customers to Rural 10Gbps Broadband Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Rural-focus internet provider B4RN (Broadband for the Rural North), which is a community built and supported network that has so far deployed their 10Gbps full fibre (FTTP) lines to cover 32,000 rural premises in England (up from 30k in Apr 2025), has now grown its customer base to 15,700 (up from 15k in Sept 2025). B4RN is a registered Community Benefit Society, which means they can’t be bought by a commercial operator and profits must go back into the...
Broadband ISP TalkTalk Pause Sale of Digital Voice to New UK Customers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of TalkTalk have informed ISPreview that, after pausing the sale of new hybrid fibre FTTC (VDSL2 / SOGEA) broadband lines to new subscribers (here), the ISP has also stopped providing their IP-based Digital Voice (phone) service to new customers too. But those aren’t the only products they’ve paused. A quick look at the related information page on TalkTalk’s website confirms that Digital Voice is “only available to existing customers on our...
Streetwave Tests UK Mobile Operator Performance on District Line Trains | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network analyst firm Streetwave has published the partial results from a new study that compared the real-world mobile network (4G, 5G) and mobile broadband performance from EE, O2, Vodafone and Three UK across the District Line, which runs from Whitechapel to Wimbledon. The tube journey involved in this study typically connects Whitechapel to Wimbledon – lasting over 50 minutes – and goes through zones 1-3. Streetwave is understood to have taken their...
Deepening the Transformation Process, Ushering in a New Era of Intelligent Operations | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Huawei with TM Forum and 12 Operators, Jointly Releases the New-Generation Intelligent Operations White Paper 4.0 [Copenhagen, Denmark, June 23, 2026] At the DTW Ignite 2026, Huawei in collaboration with TM Forum and 12 global operators, jointly released the New-Generation Intelligent Operations White Paper 4.0. This white paper focuses on Agentic Operations, integrating practical achievements from multiple global operators. It...
AI-Driven Green & Resilience: New Blueprint for Zero-Carbon and Reliable Network Architecture | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release [Copenhagen, Denmark, June 24, 2026] At Digital Transformation World (DTW) 26, Huawei, in collaboration with TM Forum and GSMA Intelligence, hosted the 5th Green & Resilience Development Forum, bringing together industry leaders to explore the sustainable development of communications networks. The forum featured in-depth discussions on the Green Network Index (GNI), AI-powered energy efficiency, and resilient architecture practices,...
Openreach Cut Fixed Fee for Excess Construction Charges and EAD Connection Charges | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network access provider Openreach (BT) has announced that they will shortly reduce the Fixed Fee for Excess Construction Charges (ECC), which are sometimes charged when UK broadband or Ethernet deployments require extra civil engineering work. In addition, they’re also reducing the Connection Charges on Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) lines for businesses. Sadly, not all new installations are easy and some builds can attract ECCs, particularly those...
Sky Broadband Users Accidentally Blocked from UK NHS Website and App | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Some customers of Sky Broadband reported that they were unable to access the main NHS website and app earlier in the week, seemingly after the internet provider accidentally managed to block it. But Sky has since suggested that the fault might have been with the NHS. The issue prevented people being able to access their medical data and manage appointments etc. The problem appears to have occurred on Tuesday morning (23rd June 2026) and was reported...
Openreach Start Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout for Worcestershire | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Worcestershire County Council (WCC) in England has today announced that Openreach have connected the first homes to their new full fibre (FTTP) broadband network as part of the £41m (public subsidy) Project Gigabit contract, which currently aims to cover 22,600 premises across the county’s hardest-to-reach (mostly remote rural) areas. The first live connections under the contract, which was first announced back in January 2025 (here), are now serving...
Broadband ISP Nufibre Launch New Self-Service Customer Portal – nuHub | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet provider NuFibre has today announced the launch of nuHub v1.0, which despite the name isn’t a router but rather their new bespoke “self-service customer portal” – designed and developed in-house to make “broadband management simpler and more accessible for customers“. Quite a few ISPs already have something similar and, much like those, the nuHub aims to provide a centralised platform where customers can access and manage key account...