CEO of Broadband Altnet GoFibre Becomes Interim Boss of Wildanet UPDATE | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Edinburgh-based UK alternative broadband network operator and ISP GoFibre, Neil Conaghan, has now quietly also been named as the Interim CEO of network provider Wildanet – they’re doing something similar to GoFibre, albeit at the other end of the United Kingdom. Just to recap. GoFibre is currently busy building their gigabit-capable broadband network across rural parts of Scotland, the Scottish Borders areas and also...
Grain Goes EBITDA Positive as UK FTTP Broadband Network Covers 250k Premises | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network operator and ISP Grain has today announced that their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network has grown to cover 250,000 UK premises (up from 220k in May 2024) and 43,000 customers (up from 30,000). But crucially, they also did as expected (here) and went EBITDA positive during the quarter ended March 2025. The ability to achieve a positive EBITDA (i.e. earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and...
Survey Claims Half of UK People Plan to Switch Broadband and Mobile Provider | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new cost-of-living study conducted by market research firm Maru, which polled 40,000 UK adults at multiple touchpoints over three years to date, claims to have found that 53% of respondents thought it was “likely” that they would need to consider changing their home broadband in order to cut costs. A further 52% said the same for their mobile phone plan. In addition, some 54% of Britons also say that they are considering cancelling at least one...
Ofcom UK Probe Primo Dialler Over Possible Misuse of Phone Numbers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK telecommunications regulator, Ofcom, has today opened a new investigation into call centre solutions’ provider Primo Dialler, which will examine “concerns that numbers sub-allocated to [the company] are/were being misused, including to facilitate scams.” The regulator is concerned that Primo Dialler may have failed to comply with its obligations under their rules, specifically the General Conditions of Entitlement GC B1.8 and GC B1.9(b) and (c)....
ISP Lit Fibre Refreshes CityFibre Powered UK Broadband Packages | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband ISP Lit Fibre, which now harnesses CityFibre’s national Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network (they originally ran their own UK fibre network – here), has refreshed their existing range of packages and also introduced new a range of “specialised” product packages called ‘Lit Ultimate’, ‘Lit Homeworker’, ‘Lit Family’ and ‘Lit Gamer’. The new Lit Fibre packages appear to have been designed to complement, rather than replace, their existing...
Vodafone and Three UK Reportedly Exploring TV and Broadband Bundles | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More In a somewhat unsurprising development, newspaper reports have today claimed that Vodafone and Three UK (CK Hutchison) may be gearing up to support their merger by discussing the launch of a new Pay TV service. Such products are typically sold as part of a bundle (convergence), such as alongside fixed broadband, phone and mobile plans. The merger, which was approved by the CMA in December 2024 (here) and is said to be worth £15bn+, is due to complete any...
German watchdog accuses Vodafone and Vantage Towers of impeding 1&1’s 5G rollout | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The German antitrust regulator, the Bundeskartellamt (BKartA), says Vodafone and Vantage have deliberately obstructed the development of 1&1’s mobile network In a statement released today, BKartA said it suspects Vodafone and its privately owned tower spin-off Vantage Towers of engaging in anticompetitive practises designed to delay its would-be mobile rival 1&1. The preliminary legal assessment accuses Vodafone and Vantage Towers of...
Japan’s KDDI signs up for Starlink’s direct-to-device satellite connectivity | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release KDDI and Okinawa Cellular will start providing au Starlink Direct, a direct to cell service between satellites and au smartphones, on April 10, 2025. This is the first Direct to Cell satellite service in Japan [1] . The service is compatible with 50 smartphone models and is available free of charge to au users from today for the time being without the need to apply. The au Starlink Direct service allows au smartphones to directly connect...
Fastr Broadband Complete FTTP Broadband Build in York City Centre | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network ISP Fastr Broadband (formerly UK Fibre Networks) has today announced that they’ve completed the roll-out of their new Adtran powered and 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network across the city centre of York (England), which they claim has put them within reach of 8,000 local homes and businesses. Based on our earlier article (here), Fastr’s network expansion originally began in the Gillygate area of York during January...
Virgin Media UK Upgrade to Hub 5 Broadband Routers on All TV Bundles | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More New customers looking to join one of Virgin Media’s broadband and TV bundles may like to know that the ISP has recently made some further hardware updates, which means that all TV packages now include a Hub 5 router (Flex ‘service’ is excluded). Previously, some bundles still included older routers, like the now somewhat dated Hub 3. In addition, all TV packages should also now be coming with a Flex (Stream / Apollo) Box instead of the TV360 box, which...