Report Claims Virgin Media O2 UK Set to Outsource IT to Tata in Forthcoming Deal | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new report has claimed that broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) are reportedly in the process of reaching a new agreement with India’s Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), which is allegedly said to be worth around £750m over 10-years. The move could see the telecoms provider outsourcing some of their IT, such as in application management and infrastructure services. According to the report on Telco Titans (paywall), the as yet...
36,000 North Lanarkshire Council Tenants to Get Gigabit Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) in Scotland has announced that they intend top roll-out “ultrafast broadband” connectivity across “all social housing” within the local authority (council documents suggest the goal is for speeds of 1Gbps), which is aimed at closing the authority’s digital divide, while improving access to knowledge, skills and jobs. At present, the NLC is currently in the process of running a procurement to find a supplier (network...
Top 15 Fastest and Slowest UK Local Authorities for Mobile Broadband in 2025 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network testing firm Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular broadband Speedtest.net service, has this morning published a new analysis of mobile 4G and 5G network data performance across UK local authorities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK-wide median mobile download speed rose 15% to 63.03Mbps in 2025, but big gaps remain. Firstly, it’s important to consider that mobile performance remains a difficult thing...
Virgin Media O2 See 8% Rise in UK Broadband Usage and 18% in Mobile Traffic for 2025 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Telecoms giant Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) has today released their 2025 Year in Review to explore how Brits lived online in 2025, which reveals “record levels” of data consumption including an 8% rise in broadband usage (down from 8.1% in 2024) and an 18% rise in mobile traffic through the year (up from 9%) – driven by growing use of AI, live sports and major game releases. The biggest spikes in broadband usage were typically driven by football and...
Openreach Tweak Stop Sell Rules in FTTP Priority Areas to Aid Migration of Old Lines | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network access provider Openreach has announced that they will soon temporarily allow a “bulk relaxation” of FTTP Priority Exchange “Stop Sell” rules across the UK (excluding Northern Ireland), under certain criteria, in order to help migrate old lines off their legacy Wholesale Line Rental (WLR) service. The FTTP Priority Exchange programme typically involves the ongoing rollout of gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband lines. In short,...
Vodafone UK Add New Who’s Home Feature to Ultra Hub 7 Broadband Router | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of internet, mobile and phone provider Vodafone UK, specifically those who take their latest Ultra Hub 7 Fibre (FG4278VF) router on Pro 3 Home Broadband packages, may like to know that the ISP has just introduced a new ‘Who’s Home’ smart feature to the device that “provides alerts when your loved ones arrive home“. Available to new and existing Vodafone customers with the latest Ultra Hub 7 router “at no extra cost“, the Who’s Home feature...
ISP Zen Internet Acquire Lit Fibre’s UK Consumer Broadband Base UPDATE | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Rochdale-based broadband ISP Zen Internet has today followed their recent acquisition of Fibrehop‘s customer base (here) by announcing that they’ve also agreed to acquire Lit Fibre’s customers. This follows a decision by Lit’s Board to exit the UK internet access market, after previously selling the full fibre network they built to CityFibre. In case anybody has forgotten. Lit Fibre used to be a vertically integrated alternative broadband network and...
Former CEO and Founder of London Full Fibre ISP Vorboss to Sue Company | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More London-focused ISP Vorboss and its backers, which have built and operate a 100Gbps speed fibre optic network for businesses in the UK’s capital city, have been told to expect a “rather public legal battle” after the company’s former founder and CEO, Tim Creswick, revealed via Linkedin that he was now “suing the company I created 20 years ago“. On the surface, the original October 2025 announcement of Tim’s departure was nothing terribly unusual (here),...
Fibrus Win Project Gigabit Broadband Contract for 9,000 N.Ireland Premises | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Northern Irish Department for the Economy (DfE) has today announced that they’ve awarded the £34.6m (public subsidy) Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract to alternative network ISP Fibrus, which will be tasked with extending their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to reach 9,000 of the hardest to reach rural homes and businesses. At present Northern Ireland is already home to the strongest levels of gigabit broadband coverage anywhere in...
Ofcom Expand List of UK Internet TV Platforms Subject to Public Broadcasting Rules | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK telecoms and media regulator, Ofcom, has today revealed which connected TV platforms will be subject to the Media Act’s (2024) new online availability and prominence regime, which requires them to ensure that BBC iPlayer and any other designated public service broadcaster (PSB) TV players (inc. public service content) are “available, prominent, and easily accessible“. Ofcom remains of the view that a platform must have at least 700,000 active...