Millions of Brits have no home internet access, Ofcom warns | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News An Ofcom report has revealed that around 4.5 million UK adults still do not access the internet at home The report, based on Ofcom’s 2024 Technology Tracker, highlights three core groups contributing to the digital divide: non-internet users (3% of the adult population), mobile data-only users (4%), and those who rely exclusively on external connections such as libraries or workplaces (1%). Ofcom has adopted the phrase ‘digital disadvantage’,...
Eutelsat Boosts Deployment of OneWeb LEO Satellite Broadband for Aviation | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Eutelsat has announced that their OneWeb network, which is a global constellation of broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) that is still partly supported by the UK government (11% stake), is “now live and operational” for commercial and business aviation customers (airlines etc.) and they’re “ramping up” related deployments. OneWeb (aka – Eutelsat OneWeb) currently has 654 small (c.150kg) first generation (GEN1) LEO platforms in space – orbiting...
Gov Sets Out More Details of New UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK government has set out the scope and ambition for their new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (CSRB), which aims to respond to increasing attacks from “cyber criminals and state actors” by toughening and expanding the existing rules for broadband, mobile, managed service providers, data centres and even their suppliers. The move partly reflects the fact that the UK’s existing rules, some of which were only implemented last year via the tedious...
Ten of the Largest UK Broadband and Connectivity Providers Agree Climate Goals | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Digital Connectivity Forum (DCF), which is an industry think-tank for the Government, has today announced that ten of the largest UK broadband and connectivity players (Openreach, Sky etc.) have agreed to sign letters encouraging their suppliers to adopt voluntary minimum standards as part of their effort to reach climate goals. The announcement follows last year’s publication of DCF’s latest State of the Industry Report (here), which among other...
Broadband Operator Fibrus Reorganises UK Business and Appoints New MDs | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Infracapital-backed alternative network operator Fibrus, which is currently busy building a new full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network across rural parts of Cumbria (England) and Northern Ireland, has today announced a reorganisation of their business and also the appointment of two new Managing Directors (MD) to “lead their next phase of growth“. The past few months have been fairly challenging for Fibrus, including recent job losses (here) and having...
Virgin Media UK Add 2 Free Rakuten TV FAST Channels to Service | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2), specifically those who take TV services via one of the provider’s TV 360, Stream (Flex) or v6 set-top-box platforms, have today been informed that the provider has just added two new Rakuten TV FAST channels to its service “at no extra cost“. The new FAST channels include Rakuten TV Top Movies (Ch446) and Rakuten TV Action (Ch447). The channels join Virgin TV’s existing portfolio of 32 FAST channels which...
Ofcom Find 5 Percent of UK People Do NOT Have Home Internet Access | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has published new research into internet adoption and digital disadvantage, which among other things estimates that 2.8 million people (5% of the UK population) do not have internet access (broadband etc.) at home. But 69% of those unlikely to get access in the next 12 months said this was because they had “no need” or were “not interested” in it. Naturally, age was found to be a predictor for not having internet access at...
Amazon to Launch First 27 Project Kuiper Broadband Satellites | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Online shopping giant Amazon has confirmed that they will attempt to launch their first batch of 27 ultrafast broadband satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for Project Kuiper on Wednesday next week (9th April 2025) – mission “KA-01“. But it will take a further 79 launches before the new global mega constellation is fully completed. The company currently has approval to deploy and operate their own constellation of 3,236 LEO satellites as part of...
Trump announces tariffs on ‘Liberation Day’ at White House | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News President Donald Trump has announced a broad set of sweeping tariffs Wednesday, which has been dubbed as “Liberation Day” by the White House By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities Shortly after markets closed on Wednesday, President Donald Trump took to the podium to announce extensive tariffs. “In many cases the friend is worse than the foe in terms of trade,” Trump said April 2, a day he previously hyped as a “Liberation Day.” Trump also said...
Connected North launches Data Centre Summit to drive UK’s digital future | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Manchester, UK – Connected North, the North’s leading digital economy event, returns to Central on April 23-24, 2025, and introduces the co-located Data Centre Summit. Hosted by telecoms media and events specialist Total Telecom, Connected North is the region’s premier digital economy event. Bringing together the telecoms industry, government, and public sector bodies, the event offers a unique forum to discuss the biggest challenges...