Comparing ISP Prices for 1Gbps UK Home Broadband – 2025 vs 2022 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A couple of years have now passed since ISPreview last examined how much money broadband ISPs were charging consumers for their gigabit broadband (1Gbps) tiers, so we’ve decided to take another look to see how things have changed between 2022, 2023 and 2025. But it might surprise some readers to learn that prices have broadly continued to fall. The following article will only be covering residential networks delivered via either Full Fibre (FTTP/B) or...
Study Examines Patchy UK Mobile Coverage on the South West Mainline | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network analyst firm Streetwave has conducted an anecdotal study of UK mobile coverage (4G, 5G etc.) and mobile broadband speeds along the South West Mainline – as operated by South Western Railway (SWR). This found that customers connected via mobile operator EE received the best coverage, while O2 were the weakest. The South West Mainline is a 143 miles long (230km) major railway (train) line between London’s central Waterloo station and Weymouth...
Colt offloads eight data centres in strategic refocus | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Colt Technology Services has agreed to sell eight of its European data centres to NorthC and a UK-based data centre firm, both backed by funds managed by investment giant DWS Group The facilities, located in Amsterdam, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, and two sites in London, were part of Colt’s acquisition of Lumen EMEA in 2023. The deal is expected to complete later this year, subject to regulatory approvals. NorthC, a...
Fibrus Founder Criticises Openreach “Pole Tax” on UK Fibre Broadband Builds | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The co-Founder & Chair of UK broadband ISP Fibrus, Conal Henry, has criticised network operator Openreach (BT Group) for the “pole tax” they claim is being levelled against them, which is said to be “twice the cost of paying our own staff, just to rent some poles and holes built by the British taxpayer“. Just for some context. Openreach is required to provide access to their existing cable ducts and poles via the regulated Physical Infrastructure...
FCC chair tells Europe it’s ‘time for choosing’ | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has accused regulators in Europe of harbouring anti-American biases against US tech firms This article was originally written by Brad Randall, Editor of our sister publication Broadband Communities It’s choosing time for Europe, at least according to comments from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr in a recent interview with the Financial Times. Carr’s comments came as he accused countries in Europe of protectionism, saying that...
Plusnet UK Discounts 900Mbps FTTP Broadband to £36.99 with £100 Reward | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More UK ISP Plusnet has today introduced a bunch of new Easter discounts across their home broadband plans for new customers, which for example has cut the monthly price of their top 900Mbps Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) package to just £36.99 per month on a 24-month term (mid-contract price hikes apply). Plus there’s a £100 reward card thrown-in. The internet provider’s fibre broadband packages are typically data-only plans (no home phone) that include...
Which? Awards the Best and Worst UK Mobile Operators for H1 2025 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Consumer magazine Which? has published the results from their latest UK mobile network satisfaction survey, which questioned 4,153 adults in January 2025 about their chosen operators. Overall, Smarty topped the table with a customer satisfaction score of 82%, while Three UK placed last on just 62%. The survey itself typically questioned respondents about their experiences across several categories, including network reliability, overall value for money,...
UBS Predicts Openreach to Lose 800k UK Broadband Lines in 2025 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The latest analyst note from Swiss Bank UBS has maintained their long-running “sell” rating on the BT Group and predicted that Openreach could lose 800,000 broadband lines to rival networks in 2025 (up from 707k in 2024). The analyst warned that the operator needed to “deploy fibre faster” to stem the bleed and “accelerate [its] cost-cutting“, otherwise they claim it may face a downside risk to free cash flow in FY26. “We reiterate our view that BT is...
No sign Baltic subsea cable damage was deliberate, say Swedish authorities | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Multiple cables in the Baltic Sea were severed in November, with authorities initially suspecting deliberate sabotage Today, Swedish authorities have released the initial results of their investigation into the Baltic submarine cable cuts, saying that there is no evidence of foul play. “It cannot be determined with certainty whether a Chinese ship intentionally damaged data cables in the Baltic Sea,” concluded the government authority in a...
UK ISP TalkTalk Business Recovers Email After Long Outage | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of broadband ISP TalkTalk Business (TTB) are once again able to use the provider’s email service after a protracted service outage, which lasted nearly a full week and appears as if it was caused by a misconfiguration of their Domain Name System / Servers (DNS). The outage, which started on Wednesday of last week (9th April 2025), didn’t seem to get fully resolved until the start of this week. According to feedback shared via The Register, TTB...