Broadband ISP Aquiss Blast CityFibre in Complaint Over Poor UK Support | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Shropshire-based independent UK ISP Aquiss has notified their customers of concerns that dealing with one of the country’s largest alternative broadband networks, CityFibre, has recently become “incredibly difficult” after the alternative network let a sizeable number of staff go in recent redundancies. Just for some context. CityFibre’s 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP / XGS-PON) based broadband network currently covers over 4.7 million UK premises (4.5m...
Virgin Media Business Wholesale Update on Progress Toward XGS-PON Based EoFTTP | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The wholesale division of UK broadband ISP Virgin Media Business (VMB / VMBW) recently brought together more than 100 partners at its Partner Connect event in London to discuss AI, rising data demands and the need for higher-capacity networks. The business also shared a progress update on its XGS-PON-enabled Ethernet over FTTP (full fibre) proposition. For those who may be unfamiliar. Ethernet over Fibre to the Premises (EoFTTP) technology typically sits...
Vodafone Trials New Energy-Saving 5G Mobile Antennas and Software | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator Vodafone has revealed that, in an “industry-first“, they’ve managed to achieve energy-savings of up to 10% using new software and hardware-based power saving techniques, as well as an additional 20% reduction with next generation radios. The trial, which uses new radio antennas and advanced engineering, essentially allows Vodafone to dynamically add capacity to match demand, “ensuring customers receive uninterrupted fast...
Redundancies Strike Alternative UK Broadband Provider Freedom Truespeed | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The FreedomTruespeed Group, which is a recently merged (Freedom Fibre and Truespeed) alternative full fibre broadband network that covers a footprint of 430,000 UK premises (RFS) and over 70,000 customers, has confirmed to ISPreview that they’re set to suffer some new redundancies. The current group is the product of several prior network mergers, many of which have been driven by the same challenges as other alternative networks have been facing over...
50 UK Gov Funded 4G Mobile Rural Mast Upgrades Now Live in Scotland | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has today revealed that 50 publicly funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have now gone live in Scotland as part of the industry-led £1bn Shared Rural Network (SRN) project – providing coverage from EE, O2 and VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) across more than 1,900 sq km. The SRN – originally supported by a commitment of £501m in public funding and £532m of...
Rural altnet Airband seeking buyer | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The fibre and fixed wireless access (FWA) specialist has struggled to attract customers to use its network at scale Following a strategic review, alternative network provider Airband has begun a formal sale process. Related documents were sent to prospective buyers this week, with the company seeking “the right long-term owner”. It could also face debt restructuring, according to two anonymous sources speaking to the Financial Times. “Following a...
EE UK Set to Launch New One Up Customer Rewards Scheme on Friday | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE UK (BT) is preparing to launch a new rewards (loyalty) programme on Friday for existing customers called “One Up“, which is set to be more of a complement than a replacement for their existing ‘Rewards’ scheme. Regular readers might recall that we first revealed the existence of this scheme back in June 2026 (here), although at the time it wasn’t clear precisely when it would go live and details remain in short...
Openreach to Upgrade 115 MDU Buildings to FTTP Broadband in Havering | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator Openreach (BT) has reached a new access agreement (wayleave) with the London Borough of Havering, which will enable them to deploy their full fibre (FTTP) gigabit broadband network across approximately 115 buildings (blocks of flats and apartments) – reaching thousands of extra homes. The initial deployment is set to benefit more than 1,300 of flats and apartments across 64 buildings in the Borough. But over time the wider programme is...
Study Claims 5 Million Brits on UK Coast at Risk of Accidental Mobile Roaming Charges | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new Opinium survey of 2,000 UK adults (weighted to be nationally representative), which was commissioned by Uswitch.com, has claimed that more than 5 million people (9.8%) have seen their phone connect to an overseas network while they were still in the UK, triggering a roaming charge or alert. But 76% of respondents still think this is “impossible” or have never heard of it. In the past we’ve seen plenty of occasions where people living in certain...
Openreach Build to 7 New Areas Under Scotland’s Project Gigabit Broadband Scheme | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator Openreach (BT) has issued a progress update on their £157m (public subsidy) Project Gigabit contract for the ‘Rest of Scotland’ area (here), which originally aimed to upgrade 65,000 premises in hard-to-reach rural areas to full fibre (FTTP) broadband and has just started building across several new locations. According to the latest June 2026 data from the Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency (here), Openreach is currently...