Ofcom Sets Out UK Plan for Using 2GHz Band with Mobile Satellite Services | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK telecoms regulator has today proposed to give other operators access to harness the 2GHz radio spectrum band for Mobile Satellite Services (MMS), such as to support Direct-to-Device (DtD) solutions for connecting 4G and 5G Smartphones. Separately, they’ve also proposed to make more spectrum available for Earth Station in Motion (ESIM) satellite terminals on ships and aircraft. We’ll start with the 2GHz band announcement (1980 – 2010MHz and 2170 –...
Fall protection: A safety challenge at the heart of the mobile ecosystem | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More White Paper With the mobile tower ecosystem growing increasingly complex, protecting field engineers has never been more important Falls from height remain the second leading cause of accidental death globally, responsible for over 38 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost annually according to the World Health Organization. For the telecommunications sector, this statistic represents an ever-present, operational hazard that is escalating...
LINX Set to Launch Cost Effective Network Resilience Solution in London | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The member‑owned and not-for-profit London Internet Exchange, which handles a large chunk of UK and global data traffic through their switches via around 900 members (broadband ISPs, mobile operators etc.), have announced that they’ll launch LINX Metro Resilience on 1st July 2026 to give members access to mirrored services for less on LON1 and LON2. Just to recap. Back in 1994 LINX initially launched with a single Internet Exchange Point (IXP) in London...
Broadband ISP NuFibre Joins the AllPoints Fibre Networks Aquila Platform | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband provider NuFibre (formerly Yayzi) has this morning become the latest retail ISP to sign a deal that will enable them to harness AllPoints Fibre Networks‘ (APFN) aggregated wholesale platform (aquila) of full fibre networks. The ISP will now be able to sell packages across a range of high-speed networks. The agreement gives NuFibre access to APFN’s full product suite across a wide range of bandwidths and multiple networks, including Openreach,...
MP Blames Poor London Mobile Signals on “near-monopoly” of O2, EE and Vodafone | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Conservative MP for Tonbridge, Tom Tugendhat, has accused mobile and broadband operators EE, O2 and Vodafone (Vodafone and Three UK) of delivering mobile signals in parts of London that are “worse” than he got in Kabul ten years ago and of operating a “near monopoly“, which he said meant they had “no incentive to improve“. The very public rant, which was spread across X’s social media pages (here, here and here), appears to have started after the MP...
Openreach to Test New UK FTTP Broadband Standard Install Process | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator Openreach (BT) has begun inviting broadband ISPs (CPs) to help test a new ‘Standard‘ install process for their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) lines, which will go beyond the existing method that largely runs an optical fibre cable into your home and then connects that up to an internal Optical Network Terminal (ONT / optical modem). At present Openreach are investing up to £15bn to deploy their new multi-gigabit speed capable full fibre...
Hyperoptic Join UK Government Charter to Stop Unexpected Bill Increases | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More City-focused full fibre (FTTP/B) ISP Hyperoptic, which claims to have built their gigabit broadband network to cover 1.9 million UK homes (mostly across blocks of flats / MDUs), has just become the latest internet provider to sign-up to the Government’s Telecoms Consumer Charter (TCC). Just to recap. The Government announced this charter in February 2026, which has so far succeeded in getting the major and a few smaller UK broadband and phone providers...
Full Fibre Giffgaff Broadband Packages Now Available in Virgin Media UK Areas | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile and internet provider giffgaff, which initially launched their full fibre broadband packages via nexfibre’s national network in September 2025 (here), has confirmed to ISPreview that new customers in many Fibre Up (Project Mustang) areas on Virgin Media’s national FTTP (XGS-PON) network can now also take their packages. In case anybody has forgotten, Fibre Up / Project Mustang reflects Virgin Media’s programme of upgrading their old Hybrid Fibre...
Openreach to Test New UK FTTP Broadband Standard Install Process | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator Openreach (BT) has begun inviting broadband ISPs (CPs) to help test a new ‘Standard‘ install process for their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) lines, which will go beyond the existing method that largely runs an optical fibre cable into your home and then connects that up to an internal Optical Network Terminal (ONT / optical modem). At present Openreach are investing up to £15bn to deploy their new multi-gigabit speed capable full fibre...
Openreach to Test New UK FTTP Broadband Standard Install Process | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator Openreach (BT) has begun inviting broadband ISPs (CPs) to help test a new ‘Standard‘ install process for their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) lines, which will go beyond the existing method that largely runs an optical fibre cable into your home and then connects that up to an internal Optical Network Terminal (ONT / optical modem). At present Openreach are investing up to £15bn to deploy their new multi-gigabit speed capable full fibre...