Five Alternative UK Broadband Networks Ranked in ORESA Growth Index 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The latest annual ORESA Growth Index 2026 has just been published and this year’s edition includes five alternative full fibre broadband networks – Toob, Netomnia, Grain Connect, CommunityFibre and Fibrus. The full list ranks the UK’s 100 fastest-growing private companies by compound annual growth rate (CAGR) – those with at least £5m in recent sales. One caveat to consider here is that being one of Britain’s fastest-growing private technology companies...
Quickline Connect 10,980 North Yorks Premises to Subsidised Gigabit Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More UK ISP Quickline has announced that they’ve covered “almost” 11,000 premises across North Yorkshire (England) via their gigabit-speed full fibre (FTTP) broadband network, which has occurred two months ahead of schedule as part of their £70m+ publicly subsidised contract under the government’s Project Gigabit scheme. The North Yorkshire (Lot 31 – £73.5m) contract was first signed back in mid-2024 and originally contracted the operator to expand their...
Virgin Media UK Add 14 Asian Themed TV Channels At No Extra Cost | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of UK broadband ISP Virgin Media (VMO2), such as those who take their pay TV service via one of the operator’s TV 360 or STREAM box platforms, may like to know that the provider has today added “up to” 14 new “premium” Asian Mela TV channels at no extra cost. The channels included, which are intended to help celebrate South Asian Heritage Month, are normally part of Virgin Media’s Asian Mela bundle – this usually costs £12 per month and offers...
VodafoneThree Deploy AI Video Intelligence to Help Upgrade UK Mobile Sites | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) have today become the latest telecoms operator to adopt Vyntelligence’s AI technology (Agentic Video Intelligence) to help speed up the roll-out of thousands of new masts for their 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) network, as well as to cut costs via efficiency improvements. Over the past year or so we’ve seen a number of UK mobile and broadband operators adopt the same technology, such as Gigaclear and...
Rural UK Broadband Network Gigaloch Writes Off £1.57m After Creditors Deal | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Struggling Fife-based alternative broadband operator Gigaloch, which back in 2020 started building their own full fibre (FTTP) network across a few remote rural communities in West Cheshire (England) and parts of Scotland, has finally published their annual accounts to 30th Sept 2025 and revealed that they had to write off £1,575,090 due to a creditors’ agreement (CVA). The operator, which primarily seems to be focused upon building across remote rural...
Virgin Media O2 Saw Huge UK Mobile Traffic Surge as England Beat DR Congo | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today revealed that yesterday afternoon’s FIFA World Cup 2026 match between England and DR Congo (2 – 1) fuelled the “biggest mobile traffic event ever recorded” on their mobile network, which saw mobile data (broadband) traffic peak 20.38% higher than the prior peak (during the Arsenal vs PSG UEFA Champions League Final) and 27.67% above a comparable pre-tournament week. The 5pm kick-off naturally coincided with the...
Mobile Operator Giffgaff See 71 Percent Increase in UK eSIM Adoption | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator giffgaff, which is owned by Telefónica and harnesses O2’s national UK virtual operator (mvno) platform, has published their 2025 Impact Report and revealed that eSIM adoption grew by 71% last year – helping more people get connected without the extra plastic – and they’re now home to a total of 4.26 million members (up from 4.11m in 2024). Some of the report’s other highlights reveal that 66% of the phones giffgaff sold during...
BT Business and Ivanti Launch Remote eSIM Installation for Managed Android Devices | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Communications and broadband provider BT Business (via EE) has today announced what they’re calling a “telco-world first“, which sees the operator join with IT and security software company, Ivanti, to unveil a new eSIM capability that enables businesses to turn-on mobile connectivity at scale without having to physically set up a device. The new capability essentially hands organisations the ability to install eSIMs (embedded SIMs) directly from their...
Freedom Truespeed Prep Broadband Social Tariffs for Stoke-on-Trent Council Homes | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The FreedomTruespeed Group (Freedom Fibre and Truespeed), which reflects an alternative full fibre (FTTP) broadband network that covers a footprint of 412,000 premises (RFS) and 70,000 customers, have reached an agreement with Stoke-on-Trent City Council (STCC) to provide social homes in the area with access to cheaper social tariffs. Working alongside associated residential broadband ISP LilaConnect, this initiative will provide tenants with access to...
BT and Verizon form enterprise JV | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release BT Group and Verizon Communications Inc. have announced the signing of an agreement to combine their respective international enterprise operations into a 50:50 joint venture – in a move that is set to transform international connectivity. The new joint venture will focus on serving multinational organisations. It is expected to serve more than 3,000 customers across more than 180 countries, representing approximately $4 billion in...