New Report Shows Network Benefits of the Vodafone and Three UK Merger | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new “independent” report from Frontier Economics claims to show, after its first year of operation, that the merger between mobile operators Vodafone and Three UK (VodafoneThree) is already “delivering tangible consumer benefits, driven by greater scale, faster integration and improved efficiency“. Just to recap. VodafoneThree quickly established a post-merger plan to invest £11bn into upgrading the UK’s 5G mobile infrastructure and coverage over the...
Grain Deploying UK Full Fibre Broadband Network to Doncaster in South Yorkshire | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Carlisle-based broadband ISP Grain (Grain Connect), which has already built their 2Gbps speed point-to-point full fibre (FTTP) network to cover 270,000 UK premises (aiming for 600,000 in the future) and in 2025 secured a £225m funding boost (here), appears to have confirmed that they’ve started a new roll-out across the South Yorkshire city of Doncaster. At present Doncaster, which is home to a population of over 87,000, already has wide access to three...
EE UK Set to Zero-Rate Data Across its UK Mobile Network All Day on 15th July | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile and broadband operator EE (BT) has announced that they will help football fans stay connected by zero-rating data (mobile broadband) across their UK mobile network all day on Wednesday 15th July, which is intended to help celebrate the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final match between England and Argentina at 20:00. In short, EE Pay Monthly, PAYG and even “SME consumer” customers (confusingly the latter does not include business plans) will be able to...
Zayo brings in Verizon’s Sampath as CEO | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Sowmyanarayan Sampath appointed CEO to drive the company’s next phase of AI-related and enterprise growth; Steve Smith to remain on Board following retirement Zayo (“the Company”), the leading digital infrastructure network provider, today announced a planned CEO transition, appointing former Verizon executive Sowmyanarayan Sampath as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective September 1, 2026. Sampath will succeed Steve Smith, who will...
Wessex Internet Complete Full Fibre Rollout Contract in Devon and Somerset UK | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Rural broadband ISP Wessex Internet has today announced that they’ve completed their publicly funded deployment of full fibre broadband under the Connecting Devon and Somerset (CDS) programme, which has seen 4,190 hard-to-reach rural homes and businesses across South Somerset in England gain access to their gigabit speed network. Just to recap. The Phase 2 CDS contract, which was first awarded at the end of 2020 (here) and initially supported by £4.7m of...
Lord Richard Allan Steps Down from Ofcom’s Board Early | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK telecoms, media and internet content regulator, Ofcom, has today announced that Lord Richard Allan has stepped down early from his position as a Non-Executive Director of the regulator’s board. The Secretary of State originally appointed Lord Allan for a four-year term at the end of 2024. According to the announcement, Lord Allen, who has over three decades of experience in communications and technology policy (he’s also been a Member of the House...
Trade Deal Between UK and Switzerland to Bring Free Mobile Roaming | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Yesterday saw the UK Government sign one of its largest services-focused trade deals to date, this time with the beautifully mountainous Central European country of Switzerland, which among other things included an agreement to support surcharge-free international mobile roaming. At present a lot of UK mobile operators already offer roaming options, either as an inclusive part of your mobile plan or as a paid add-on, although it’s worth noting that the...
Virgin Media UK Discount 1130Mbps Home Broadband to £24.99 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More New customers looking to join broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2) should note that the ISP has introduced a big discount on their 1,130Mbps download (104Mbps upload) package, which has been reduced to just £24.99 per month (affiliate link) on a 24-month minimum term (price increases to £28.99 from April 2027 and £32.99 from April 2028). We’ve had some conflicting communications about when this new pricing would go live over the past few days and what level...
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...