Tracking the Mobile Broadband Speed and Latency Penalty of Travel eSIMs | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new study from network benchmarking giant Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their popular broadband and mobile Speedtest.net service, has done a deep dive to expose the often hidden ways in which travel eSIMs work and the negative performance impacts (particularly on mobile broadband speeds and latency) this can sometimes have. In recent years there has been an explosion in travel eSIMs, which despite sometimes being a bit tricky to manage...
EE UK Offers Free Calls and Data to Colombia After Major Earthquake | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator EE (BT) has notified UK customers in Colombia (South America) that, due to the devastating impact of Monday’s 7.4-magnitude Earthquake, they’re promising to credit back charges for mobile calls, texts and data (mobile broadband) used in the country, as well as mobile and landline calls from the UK to Colombia. The time-limited offer has been backdated to start from Monday 10th August, although it will only continue to run until...
Disney+ Internet Streaming Service Wins Formula E Streaming Rights | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet video streaming provider Disney+, which already carries ESPN’s sports TV content, has announced that they’ve reached a multi-year agreement to show all Formula E races via Disney+ and ESPN+ in the USA and in “most” international markets beginning with the 2026/27 season. The deal will span 21 rounds across 13 events in various cities around the world. The next (13th) season is currently due to start on 18th December 2026 in Jeddah (Saudi...
Virgin Media O2 cuts 5,200 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News How Virgin Media O2 is cutting network emissions with hardware circularity and reuse Virgin Media O2 has avoided 5,262 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions over a decade through a network equipment circularity programme with TXO, equivalent to taking 1,100 cars off the road for a year, the company says. The initiative avoided 4,575 tonnes by refurbishing and reselling infrastructure like switches and routers, with a further 687 tonnes saved by...
Kearney’s Global Telecom Health Index Ranks UK 33rd out of 34 Countries | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Management consulting firm Kearney has today published their latest annual Global Telecom Health Index, which ranks 34 countries across various metrics in order to measure and compare the health of the telecoms (broadband, mobile etc.) sector on a country-by-country basis. Overall the United Kingdom placed near the bottom on a rank of 33rd. The index broadly considers five core dimensions (or categories, if you prefer) and 20 individual metrics on a...
EE Gives UK Mobile Customers an Early Phone Swap at No Extra Cost | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More EE Mobile has today announced that all one million UK customers on their Flex Pay mobile contracts will, from today, benefit from the roll-out of Early Phone Swap. As the name suggests, this feature enables them to upgrade to any new or refurbished handset a year early “at no extra cost“. For those who might have forgotten. The Flex Pay pay monthly plans are designed to split your mobile phone (handset) cost and your network (airtime) service into two...
Wessex Internet Awarded 2026 Best of British Business for Rural FTTP Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative UK broadband ISP Wessex Internet, which is deploying a mix of full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless networks across Southern England, last week scooped the Best of British Businesses 2026 award from ‘The Independent’ and ‘Business Reporter’ for their impact on rural internet connectivity. The network operator, which is currently working to expand their rural full fibre infrastructure to cover 137,000 premises (here), has so far already reached...
Virgin Media O2 Avoid 5,262 Tonnes of UK CO2e Emissions by Recycling Network Kit | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media and O2 is estimated to have saved 5,262 tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions over the last 10 years thanks to its partnership with TXO, which specialises in helping the network operator to recycle their old network equipment so that it can be returned to and sourced through the secondary market. The data shows that the largest share, 4,575 tonnes of CO₂e, was achieved by refurbishing recovered network assets such as...
Revenues from Trooli’s UK Full Fibre Broadband Climb to £11.82m as Losses Bite | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network operator and gigabit broadband ISP Trooli, which has deployed their full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 480,000 premises across parts of England and some of Scotland, have this week reported their annual results to the end of 2025 and revealed that total turnover increased 27% to £11.82m (2024: £9.28m). But losses took a big bite. The altnet’s infrastructure is currently found in various towns and large semi-rural villages across parts...
13,500 TalkTalk UK Broadband and Phone Customers Sold to Fleur Telecom | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet service provider TalkTalk has sold a further 13,500 of their broadband customers to Fleur Telecom, which is one of the UK ISPs controlled by the Horsham-based Telecom Acquisitions Group (TAL) – the holding company for a number of familiar retail broadband brands (Home Telecom, Eclipse Broadband etc.). The move marks the latest piecemeal disposal of TalkTalk’s residential broadband base, which only last week unexpectedly sold a further 120,000 of...