Planet Telecom Launch New UK-based Mobile eSIM-only Operator SIMOVO | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Business broadband and phone provider Planet Telecom has announced the launch of SIMOVO, which is said to be a new UK-based mobile eSIM-only operator built for “modern travellers who want a simpler, more flexible way to stay connected in the UK and abroad“. The current market isn’t exactly short on travel focused eSIM-only providers, but now you have another option to consider alongside all of those. “With support for over 180 countries, instant QR code...
Broadband Provider Exascale Creates Own Midlands UK Internet Exchange | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband ISP and UK network builder Exascale, which has deployed their own gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to a few thousands premises in part of Telford and Wrekin, this week did something quite unique by quietly founding a brand new Internet Exchange (IX) in the Midlands (MidlandsIX). Internet exchanges are physical sites that allow ISPs, content delivery networks (CDN) and other network operators to interconnect. Such facilities...
Medusa cable begins Mediterranean expansion with Marseille landing | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The Medusa submarine fiber optic cable system, owned by AFR-IX Telecom, has achieved a significant milestone with its first landing at the cable station in Marseille, France. This marks the beginning of the cable’s rollout across the Mediterranean, establishing a crucial connection between Southern Europe and North Africa. The initial segment will connect Marseille with Bizerte, Tunisia, and Nador, Morocco, with the landings expected between late...
Podcasts: Assured’s path to building trust and bridging worlds | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Podcasts Trust is a key factor in building lasting partnerships with tribal communities, according to Joel Ogren, the CEO of Assured Communications. By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities Joel Ogren, the CEO and founder of Assured Communications, says building partnerships with tribal communities is about listening and understanding history from different perspectives. With a lengthy career that includes years spent working with the Pacific Islander...
Openreach List Next 94 UK Areas for Copper to FTTP Switch – Tranche 22 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Openreach (BT) has today published the next (Tranche 22) batch of 94 exchanges in their “FTTP Priority Exchange Stop Sell” programme, which reflects areas where over 75% of premises are able to get full fibre lines and will thus stop selling copper based legacy phone and broadband products (i.e. FTTP becomes the only product option). Currently, there are two schemes for moving away from old copper lines and services, which can sometimes cross over. The...
Rural UK ISP Airband Expands Full Fibre Broadband Reach via Openreach | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Rural broadband provider Airband, which has deployed its own Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) based networks to cover various parts of Wales and South West England, appears to have become the latest alternative network (altnet) to expand beyond their existing reach by adopting Openreach’s full fibre lines for off-net areas. Just to recap. The altnet’s current broadband network spans “more than 440,000 premises in over 200...
Huawei Cloud expands AI portfolio, empowering enterprises across 30 industries | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Partner Article As enterprises across the world ramp up their digital and AI transformations, Huawei Cloud has emerged as a partner of choice with solutions targeted for key industry verticals, such as manufacturing, finance, public services, and retail, among others. The company announced the expansion of its AI-driven cloud portfolio at the recently concluded Huawei Cloud Industry Summit, held as part of Huawei Connect 2025. The two sessions, Huawei...
Channel 4 and the BBC’s UKTV Platform to Exchange UK Streaming TV Content | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More British TV broadcasters Channel 4 and UKTV (U platform), which is owned by the BBC’s commercial division, have today announced a major new multi-year carriage agreement, which will see C4 gaining access to stream thousands of hours of additional free TV content and shows from the BBC via their online service (The Office, Red Dwarf etc.). The agreement, which is expected to enhance the appeal of Channel 4’s streaming service to advertisers and various...
CWP Domain Goes Down and Disrupts Some UK Broadband ISP Switching UPDATE | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Common Wholesale Platform (CWP), which is a non-profit member-owned organisation that helps alternative broadband networks to connect with the retail ISP market, appears to be suffering some sort of disruption today after their main website domain went down (CWPUK.org) and stopped some consumer switching between ISPs. At the time of writing it’s unclear what has caused the outage (some suggest it may be a change of web host), although CWP are one of...
Broadband ISP Rebel Internet Join CityFibre’s UK Full Fibre Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Retail broadband ISP Rebel Internet, which was set up a couple of years ago by two former BT executives (here), has this morning announced that they’ve signed a new partnership to harness CityFibre’s growing 5.5Gbps speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network – covering around 4.6 million UK premises (4.3m Ready for Service). The move complements their existing relationship with Openreach’s much larger FTTP network (20m premises), which Rebel says will...