Virgin Media and O2 Set to Merge UK Customer Communities Together | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband ISP Virgin Media and mobile operator O2 are about to begin an impactful change as part of their previous merger, which will bring their once entirely separate community discussion forums together for the first time. The operators also plan to move to a “new platform” during the process as their “agreement with the current provider is ending“. Most of the major broadband and mobile operators run customer communities, which are often a useful...
North Africa’s 5G wave continues with Libya launch | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The launch means all African nations on the Mediterranean have now launched 5G This week, Libya’s second largest state-owned telco, Almadar Aljadid, has announced the launch of 5G in parts of the capital, Tripoli. For now, the launch is limited to just central parts of the city, but citywide coverage – and, indeed, nationwide coverage – will take place in stages, according to the company. The company said the launch represents a significant boost...
South Korean memory-makers warn of AI supply chain crunch | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Despite efforts to expand capacity, semiconductor players are struggling to keep pace with demand As the AI boom continues to gain momentum, two of the world’s leading chipmakers, SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics, are warning that their expansion plans will not move fast enough to ease supply chain bottlenecks. The companies, both which reported their latest financial results this week, said that the memory chip supply crisis would be unlikely to...
London FTTP Broadband Network CommunityFibre Reports Strong Growth | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator and UK ISP CommunityFibre, which has invested c.£1bn to deploy a 5Gbps speed full fibre (FTTP) network across 1.342 million homes (inc. 185k businesses within 200 metres of their network) – mostly in London, has today announced a “record year” of annual revenue growth (up 48% to £113m) and their customer base hit 429,000 (up 26% for a take-up rate of just under 32%). The provider’s preview of its annual results to the end of 2025, which...
EE Wins Big in Opensignal Study of Best 4G and 5G UK Mobile Networks | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network benchmarking firm Opensignal has this morning published their first Mobile Network Experience Report for 2026, which measured the 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) services of all the primary network operators – EE, O2 and VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) – to determine which delivers the best performance. Overall, EE won most, but not all, of the categories. The study is based off crowdsourced data gathered from users on hundreds of thousands of...
O2 UK Deploy 5G Standalone Mobile Broadband Network to 5 Towns in Dorset | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has this morning announced that they’ve just switched-on their next-generation 5G Standalone (5GSA) mobile broadband network across five “major towns” in the county of Dorset (England). The operator’s 5GSA network is now live across a total of more than 500 UK locations (70% of the population, or c.49 million people). O2’s 5GSA rollout first began in February 2024 (here) and they usually aim to reach “at least 90%...
Concerns Over UK Funding Shortfall for Gigabit Broadband Raised in Parliament | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Conservative MP for Bridgwater, Sir Ashley Fox, this week informed other Ministers that Openreach (BT) had raised “concerns that there is a shortfall in funding from the last spending review“, which he said meant there is a “risk that the Government do not meet their 99% gigabit-coverage target by 2032“. The vast majority of gigabit broadband coverage has so far been delivered via commercial deployments (private investment) and that continues to be...
Vodafone Idea finally looks ‘beyond survival’ after AGR ruling | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Government tax relief could open the door for Idea to find fresh funding Vodafone Idea could finally be primed for ‘revival’ following the government’s adjusted gross revenue (AGR) relief, according to chairman of Aditya Birla Group, Kumar Mangalam Birla. Aditya Birla Group currently owns a roughly 9.5% stake in Vodafone Idea. “For the first time in years, the fog has cleared, allowing the business to look beyond survival and focus on sustainable...
CalMac Ferry Passengers in Scotland to Get Faster Onboard Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More People travelling on CalMac‘s (Caledonian MacBrayne) ferries, which serve the Islands and Peninsulas on Scotland’s west coast, look set to benefit from faster onboard WiFi internet connectivity after Clarus Networks secured a major 12-month contract to provide Starlink (LEO satellite) connectivity to the UK’s largest ferry operator. The contract, awarded via Public Contracts Scotland, will see Clarus deliver a “pooled Starlink data service” across...
Old UK BT and EE Pay TV Boxes Set to Lose Support for Netflix Streaming App | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and phone provider BT (inc. EE) has revealed that customers still using some of their older pay TV set-top-boxes, including both the TV Recordable Box (G4) and TV Box (Z4), will lose support for the popular Netflix video streaming app after 4th March 2026. The change is happening because of changes by the streaming giant, which will break compatibility with older hardware. In a brief statement on the BT Community Forum, a representative for the...