KCOM’s Broadband Engineers Help Out on BBC DIY SOS TV Show in Beverley | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Engineers from Hull-based broadband ISP KCOM, which have deployed their own full fibre (FTTP) network across a big chunk of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England, recently took a break from their normal work to help the BBC’s DIY SOS team and the Gladiators to build a new, purpose-built youth centre in the market town of Beverley. According to the BBC’s summary on iPlayer, the Gladiator’s Special (Episode 5 of Series 34) saw the DIY SOS team step in...
Sky Mobile Confirms 2026 Price Increase for In-Contract UK Customers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of the Sky Mobile service, which is an O2 (Virgin Media) powered Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) with an estimated 3.7 million subscribers, has today announced that the majority of their monthly data (mobile broadband) tariffs will increase by £1.50 (equating to an annual rise of £18), effective from February 2026. Sky says that this is the first time they’ve implemented a price change for in-contract customers in over seven years (last...
Top 10 Fastest and Slowest Streets for UK Fixed Broadband Lines in 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new study from Broadband Genie has analysed 145,926 internet speed tests in order to identify the top slowest and fastest ten UK streets for broadband. The slowest street was found to be Heol-Y-Fedw (Cymmer) in Wales on an average download of just 0.81Mbps (Megabits per second), while the fastest was Inglewood Avenue in Derby (England), where residents enjoy speeds of 1.21Gbps (1,210Mbps). According to Thinkbroadband’s latest independent modelling,...
Investigation launched after Baltic subsea cable damaged | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News This weekend, Swedish telecoms giant Arelion has confirmed that its BCS East submarine cable, connecting Latvia and Lithuania, was damaged on Friday. The damage appears to have been caused by a ship passing overhead a few kilometres from the cable’s landing station in Liepāja, Latvia. The exact location and extent of the damage is still being identified. Whether the damage was caused by accident or intentionally remains to be determined. According...
Broadband ISP Hyperoptic Increases UK Mid-Contract Price Hikes to £4 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More City-focused alternative broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which claims to have already deployed their full fibre (FTTP/B) network to cover 1.9 million UK homes passed, has just become the latest telecoms provider to increase the customer cost impact of their existing mid-contract pricing policy. The internet provider, which is home to 400,000 active subscribers (9th Jun 2025), previously increased the monthly price that broadband customers paid by a flat £3...
G.Network Sell London UK Full Fibre Broadband Network to FitzWalter Capital | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Roughly nine months have passed since we reported that alternative UK network operator and ISP G.Network, which has deployed a gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of London, had put up the for sale sign (here). But this afternoon news emerged that the provider had been acquired by FitzWalter Capital for an undisclosed sum. In case anybody has forgotten, G.Network originally held an aspiration to expand their fibre network to...
India approves $4.6bn in electronics component projects | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Recipients include major global players like Samsung, Tata Electronics, and Foxconn On Friday, the Indian government announced the approval of projects worth 418.63 billion rupees ($4.64 billion) as part of the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), an initiative aimed at expanding domestic manufacturing and reducing reliance on imports. Companies set to benefit from subsidies include major tech players like Samsung Electronics, Tata...
Azerconnect Group introduces bundle-driven prepaid access framework | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Azerconnect Group has introduced a bundle-driven prepaid access framework designed to address long-standing structural inefficiencies in prepaid-dominant mobile markets, particularly those characterised by high multi-SIM ownership and low-value usage patterns. Under the new approach, prepaid SIMs remain active only through the purchase of recurring voice, data, or mixed bundles, rather than minimal balance top-ups. This represents a shift away from...
Freedom Telecom International and e& Sign Strategic MoU to Advance Global Fintech–Telco Collaboration | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Freedom Telecom International (FTI), a subsidiary of Freedom Holding Corp. (FRHC), and e&, a leading global technology group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore strategic collaboration opportunities at the intersection of telecommunications and financial technology across international markets. The MoU establishes a high-level framework for cooperation, enabling both organizations to leverage their respective strengths in...
Rural Broadband ISP Quickline Refreshes UK Packages for New Year 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative rural broadband ISP Quickline, which is building a new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) network across parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England (3-Year Rollout Plan), has kicked off the New Year with a mild package refresh that reduces some prices and removes the cheapest entry-level fibre tier. The most obvious change is the removal of their entry-level “START” package for new customers (no change for existing...