Sky’s NOW TV Retires Support for Older UK Boxes and Smartphones | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Sky has confirmed that their sibling NOW (NOW TV) video streaming platform and broadband service will soon stop working on several older TV set-top-boxes, as well as various older Apple iOS based Smartphones and tablets. The changes will start to be felt from mid-July 2026 onwards. Nothing lasts forever and over time it’s fairly common for older TV devices to eventually lose support. This is usually partly because the hardware can no longer keep up as...
The new cyber frontline beneath the sea: Why subsea resilience must be built from day one | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Contributed Article By Ferris Adi, Chief Information Security Officer, Trans Americas Fiber System Subsea cables have long been viewed as physical infrastructure, fiber on the ocean floor, landing stations, and cable ships. That view is no longer sufficient. Today’s subsea systems are defined less by steel and fiber, and more by the digital operating ecosystem that surrounds them. As these environments become more automated, remotely managed, and...
Major Broadband Outage in Liverpool After Contractor Cuts Key Cables | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and Ethernet customers across northern parts of Liverpool (Merseyside) – primarily the L31 (Maghull) and surrounding areas – in England are today suffering connectivity problems after a third-party contractor, which may have been working for the waterboard, dug through a large underground cable right next to the local BT Maghull exchange. The situation appears to have started yesterday and is currently still ongoing. ISPreview contacted...
LEO Broadband Satellites in Serious Danger of Making Telescopes Obsolete | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Astronomy is under threat like never before. A significant new study, which was conducted by astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO), has warned that if the number of satellites in Earth’s orbit exceeds 100,000 (i.e. those with below naked eye visibility) then the human race may lose its ability observe the night sky with modern telescopes. The issue of satellite streaks appearing in astronomical photos taken from telescopes on the...
SpeedGeo Q2 2026 Study Rank Virgin Media Fastest for UK Broadband and Three for Mobile | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The SpeedGeo project, which compares internet connection quality by benchmarking the speeds of real users, has published their Q2 2026 results and once again named Virgin Media as the fastest fixed broadband ISP. At the same time they’ve also named Three UK as the fastest mobile broadband (4G, 5G) operator. But there are caveats. The latest Q2 2026 study is based on data gathered from real measurements conducted by users of their V-SPEED applications,...
Mobile Operator iD Mobile Tops 2.6 Million UK Subscriptions | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Low-cost mobile provider iD Mobile (Currys), which piggybacks off VodafoneThree’s (Three UK) national 4G and 5G network via a virtual operator (mvno) partnership, has reported seeing subscribers grow by +18% over the last year to total 2.6 million (up from 2.3m in January 2026) – putting them ahead of their 2.5m target for the year. The operator, which is now aiming to reach 2.8 million subscribers before the end of this year, also revealed that they ate...
Runnymede Council Says BT Cut Off their Phone and Internet Connections | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Runnymede Borough Council (RBC) in Surrey (England) appears to be claiming that “BT have cut off the phone and internet connections“, which a council account on Facebook said had left “as many as 2000 vulnerable residents without their Community Alarm service which summons help in an emergency“. But the reality may be more complex. The incident, which was first spotted by Thinkbroadband this afternoon, was perhaps initially being a bit miscategorised...
Minister joins industry to champion the people behind the world’s critical subsea cables | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Government, industry and education unite to inspire the next generation of professionals who will build, maintain and protect critical digital & energy infrastructure While recent headlines have focused on the importance of protecting submarine cables, government and industry leaders gathered at London’s BT Tower this week to highlight another vital part of the story: the people who build, install, maintain, repair and protect the...
CMA skips to Phase 2 of nexfibre–Netomnia review | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The regulator is exploring whether the £2 billion merger between the fibre network players will harm competition The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced it will move directly to the more in-depth Phase 2 of its competition review into the of nexfibre–Netomnia merger. The decision follows requests from both nexfibre and Netomnia, both of whom are keen to see the process progress as quickly as possible. “We requested a fast-track to...
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...