AT&T completes acquisition of Lumen Mass Markets’ fiber biz | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The deal transfers more than 4 million customer locations and an estimated more than 1 million fiber subscribers into AT&T’s footprint. Edited by Brad Randall, Broadband Communities AT&T has completed its acquisition of Lumen Technologies’ Mass Markets fiber business for $5.75 billion in cash, the company announced Monday. The deal transfers more than 4 million customer locations and an estimated more than 1 million fiber subscribers into...
Verizon and AT&T refuse to release documents on Salt Typhoon attack | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Experts warn that the hacker group linked to the Chinese state may remain active in US networks Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell said on Tuesday that both AT&T and Verizon had refused to hand over key security documents related to the Salt Typhoon cyberattack in 2024. In a letter to Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, Cantwell said the telecoms giants are not being transparent about the security of their networks and called on their CEOs to attend a...
Virgin Media UK Add 3 More Rakuten FAST TV Channels to Service | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of broadband provider Virgin Media (O2), specifically those who also take their Pay TV services via their TV 360 or Stream (Flex) platforms, may like to know that the ISP has today added support for three new Rakuten TV based FAST channels to their TV service “at no extra cost” – Rakuten TV Drama (Ch 462), Comedy (Ch 463) and Sci Fi (Ch 464). VMO2’s David Bouchier, Chief TV and Entertainment Officer, said: “We know that amazing content and...
Sky Business Study Claims Two Thirds of SME Businesses Run Out of Mobile Data | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new OnePoll survey of 1,000 small and medium-sized UK businesses (leaders and decision makers), which was commissioned by broadband and mobile provider Sky Business, has claimed that 66% of them have “run out of mobile data in the last two years“, resulting in missed sales and lost productivity until resolved (i.e. an estimated average revenue loss of £3,462 a year). The survey also found that 73% experience a “Fear of Running Out” (FORO) of mobile...
RootMetrics Research Name EE as the Top UK Mobile Network for H2 2025 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network benchmarking firm RootMetrics (Ookla) has today published their H2 2025 study of UK mobile networks (calls, texts etc.) and mobile broadband (4G, 5G) speeds. The results once again name EE as the best mobile operator after they scooped up the highest scores and fastest data speeds across most categories, while O2 languished at the bottom but has improved. The study itself is based on the results of over 619,000 tests (some 786 indoor...
Virgin Media O2 Deploy AI Tech to Minimise Downtime on UK Mobile Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has announced that they’re working with Zinkworks to deploy AI-driven automation technology to “minimise downtime” across their 4G and 5G mobile network. The move is said build on “proven results” with their fixed broadband network, where similar automation has already had a big impact. The expansion to the mobile side of their network means that the new Artificial Intelligence (AI) based monitoring tools will be used to...
ISP Sky Broadband and Sky TV Confirm Annual UK Price Hikes for 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of Sky UK’s (Sky Broadband, Comcast etc.) internet, phone and TV products are being informed about the provider’s latest round of annual price hikes, which will once again be introduced from 1st April 2026. For example, broadband customers will face a flat hike of £3 to their monthly bills, which is the same as or lower than most of their largest rivals. As for Sky’s Pay TV services, Cinema will be subject to a £1 increase per month when taken...
Broadband ISP Brsk Start Notifying UK Customers of YouFibre Merger | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Several weeks have now passed since ISPreview revealed that one of the UK’s largest alternative full fibre broadband networks, Netomnia (Substantial Group), had decided to merge their two retail broadband ISPs – Brsk and YouFibre – into a single brand (here). Brsk have now begun to notify customers that they’re adopting YouFibre’s name. Netomnia (YouFibre) and Brsk originally operated as separate companies – both with their own full fibre networks and...
Sky UK to Resuscitate Once Popular Sky One TV Channel on 24th February 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Sky (Sky Broadband, Sky TV etc.) has this morning announced that they’re bringing back the once popular Sky One channel to their Pay TV platform, which was the oldest non-terrestrial TV channel in the UK until Sky retired it in 2021 as part of a key branding and channel shake-up of their Electronic Program Guide (EPG). In case anybody has forgotten, Sky One used to be home to some of Sky’s most popular TV shows and originals, although in the years...
ISP Grain Doubles its UK Full Fibre Broadband Speeds to 2000Mbps | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Carlisle-based alternative broadband ISP Grain, which has so far rolled out their point-to-point full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 270,000 UK premises (aiming for 600,000 in the future) and in 2025 secured a £225m funding boost (here), has today doubled their top symmetric package speeds to 2Gbps (2,000Mbps). The new package starts at just £29.99 per month, plus a six-month introductory offer of £10 off, meaning six months at just £19.99. The new Full...