Feinman sounds alarm following departure as director of BEAD | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Evan Feinman has not held back in the media after departing as the director of the BEAD Program at the NTIA last week By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities Evan Feinman has been sounding the alarm in media interviews after he departed from his duties as director of the nation’s massive $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. Feinman, who served his last day as director of the BEAD Program last Friday, has since spoken...
The AI WAN revolution | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Interview At a Mobile World Congress consumed with AI’s evolving role in mobile networks, Huawei’s new AI WAN solution shows that the AI transformation is extending to every facet of network infrastructure We caught up with Huawei’s President of Router Domain, Data Communication Product Line, Mr Zuo Meng, to discuss this new solution and what incorporating AI into WAN technology will mean for carriers. The growing IP network challenge For many...
Starlink Refresh UK Biz Broadband Plans, But Adds 1Mbps Speed Cap | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More SpaceX’s Starlink service, which offers ultrafast broadband speeds via a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has this week refreshed their range of plans for business customers and made them more affordable for those with lower data usage requirements. But there’s a nasty catch for some customers in the form of a 1Mbps speed cap. At present Starlink has over 7,100 satellites in Low Earth Orbit (c.3,300 are v2 Mini / GEN 2A) –...
Vodafone UK Add Disney+ Premium to Mobile Entertainment Plans | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of broadband and mobile network operator Vodafone UK may like to know that the provider has today added support on their Pay Monthly Airtime plans (i.e. those with the “Entertainment” feature) for Disney+ Premium Plans (video streaming service), which complements their existing choice of Amazon (Prime Video) and YouTube Premium plans. The move means that, from today, Vodafone claims customers can save up to £119 on an Airtime Plan with...
O2 UK Complete 4G and 5G Upgrades for 3500 Postcodes in Liverpool | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced that they’ve completed a project to upgrade the capacity of their 4G and 5G mobile services across “over” 3,500 postcodes in the Merseyside city of Liverpool (England), which should mean “faster” mobile broadband speeds and greater reliability. The work, which the operator said began at the “beginning of the year“, forms part of O2’s ongoing effort to invest around £700m this year into their...
Ofcom Set Out Changes to Boost UK Broadband in 2026 Market Review | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The national telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today published their proposals for the new Telecoms Access Review 2026 (TAR), which it hopes will help to “promote competition and investment” in gigabit broadband and business connectivity. Broadly speaking, the regulator will be updating and tweaking their existing approach, with few radical changes this time around. The regulator only conducts a single holistic review of the markets for both Business...
New Which Survey Award Best and Worst UK Broadband ISPs for 2025 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Consumer magazine Which? has published the results from their latest broadband ISP satisfaction survey, which questioned 4,347 UK adults (Dec 2024 to Jan 2025) about their internet providers. Overall three ISPs were labelled ‘Recommended Providers‘ – Zen Internet, Plusnet and Utility Warehouse, while NOW TV (NOW Broadband) and Virgin Media were ranked at the bottom. The survey itself typically questioned respondents about their experiences across several...
Sky Mobile UK Simplifies eSIM Setup for Apple Devices | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of the Sky Mobile (Sky Broadband, Sky TV etc.) service, which harnesses O2’s Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) platform, may like to know that they’ve recently made it even simpler for you to activate your eSIM on Apple devices (iPhone etc.) with iOS 18 or later. No more scanning of QR codes. The change means that when you purchase an eSIM and choose to install it on an Apple device, you’ll now receive a ‘Quick Install’ link instead of a...
Broadband ISP Zen Internet Moves to Become UK Altnet Aggregator | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More In recent months’ we’ve been reporting on how Rochdale-base ISP Zen Internet has expanded the reach of their “full fibre” (FTTP) broadband network by signing wholesale access agreements with a number of alternative network providers, such as Trooli and Freedom Fibre. But their ambitions aren’t limited to retail packages. Zen previously only supplied services to homes and businesses using broadband products from Openreach (BT) and CityFibre, but as above...
Virgin Media O2 UK Slowly Phasing Out TV 360 Mini Boxes | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2) may like to know that the provider recently began the slow process of phasing-out their old TV 360 Mini boxes, which are usually deployed to support for multi-room systems. But the company is now increasingly working to replace these with their modern ‘Stream’ set-top-boxes (STB) instead. The change, which was spotted by Cord Busters, appears to have started around November 2024 and marks somewhat of a shift...