New UK Virtual 5G eSIM Mobile Provider Launches Called Simp Mobile | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Another day, another launch of a new eSIM focused virtual mobile provider. The latest to join the rapidly growing club is called Simp Mobile, which has spent the last few months in testing with a limited base of users and is now launching publicly. The operator proclaims itself as being “aimed squarely at a younger audience“. “Going eSIM-only lets us run a fully digital, app-first operation – no physical SIM logistics, no retail, no call centres....
Vodafone UK Deploy Number Verify v2 to Protect Against Online Fraud | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Six years ago the UK’s major mobile operators began to deploy a service called ‘Number Verify’ (here), which made it both easier and more secure to authenticate a user’s identity for online transactions. Vodafone has now announced that the UK, Germany and the Netherlands will be the first countries to get v2.0 of the phone number authentication API. Most consumers are probably already aware of the common Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) process, which...
SpaceX to Test Gen v3 Starlink Broadband Satellites on Next Starship Launch | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More SpaceX has revealed that the next test launch of their future Starship rocket (flight 13), which is scheduled to take place on Thursday night this week (occurring after 23:45), will attempt to deploy 20 of their next generation V3 (GEN3) Starlink broadband satellites “for the first time” (these will not be dummy demonstrators like before). But they’ll only last a few minutes. The service currently has around 10,800 satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) –...
Thirdteen UK ISPs Awarded Uswitch 2026 Broadband Excellence Accreditation | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Comparison site Uswitch.com has announced that 13 UK Internet Service Providers (ISP) have today been awarded with its 2026 Broadband Excellence Accreditation, which is more than double last year and are said to reflect the ongoing regional deployment of full fibre networks. Apparently, the providers were all measured against a fixed set of criteria: broadband speed, including symmetrical upload speeds; network performance; provision of the latest...
Partnership Helps EE Bring Mobile Network to Remote North Wales Village | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A partnership between EE (BT), the Denbighshire County Council, the Clocaenog Community Council and the Welsh Government has enabled the operator to extend their mobile (mobile broadband) network signal to reach across the remote rural North Wales village of Clocaenog. The community is said to have “been without reliable mobile phone coverage for decades“. The technical details of precisely what mobile technologies have been deployed to cover Clocaenog’s...
BT Broadband Saw Major UK Surge in Streaming Traffic for England v Norway | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The latest internet traffic data from UK ISP BT (EE) has revealed that Saturday night’s quarter-final FIFA World Cup 2026 football match between England and Norway triggered another “major surge in streaming traffic” across BT’s broadband network, despite it taking place well outside of normal working hours. At 12.30am, peak traffic on the ITVX streaming app was 1,915% higher than BT would typically see at the same time on an average Saturday night into...
BBC Boss Hints Channel 4 TV Content May Come to iPlayer Streaming Service | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Director General of the BBC, Matt Brittin, has confirmed they’re exploring the possibility of creating a “sovereign streaming platform in the UK” and have already had “an approach and a discussion” with Channel 4 about bringing some of their content to the iPlayer service – a way of helping both players to stay competitive in today’s streaming-centric world. The move would seem to be an attempt to build on last year’s agreement (here) between British...
600 Jobs at Risk as BT Confirm Plan to Close Liverpool City Centre Office | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Telecoms and broadband giant BT Group (EE, Plusnet, Openreach etc.) has confirmed that, as part of their long-running programme to modernise and consolidate the number of offices they have across the United Kingdom, they’ve decided to close their Liverpool city centre office at The Plaza in St Paul’s Square – putting hundreds of jobs at risk. The operator currently employs 601 people at the site (Liverpool Business News), which is primarily said to...
Ofcom Confirms Starlink is Viable Option for 10Mbps UK Broadband USO | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK telecoms, internet content and media regulator, Ofcom, has confirmed to ISPreview that the availability of Starlink’s ultrafast satellite broadband service now technically removes the need for consumers to request the 10Mbps+ Universal Service Obligation (USO) from BT across much of the country (or KCOM in Hull). Just to recap. The USO is a legally-binding and industry-funded obligation that falls on BT across the UK and KCOM in Hull (although...
BT and Virgin Media O2 in Competition Spat Over £50 UK Broadband Discount | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Remember when Openreach (BT) recently announced that it was going to give broadband ISPs on its network an extra £50 rebate for winning incremental new “full fibre” (FTTP) customers in areas where it competes with Virgin Media (here)? Well, the latter isn’t very happy, naturally, and has accused the incumbent of trying to “choke” off competition in the market. “From 1st October 2026, in addition to the national Incremental New to Openreach customer...