Legacy tech hindering UK’s AI drive | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News A report published late last month by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has revealed that the UK government risks missing out on the potential benefits of AI for the public sector due to dated IT systems, poor data quality, and a clear digital skills gap. The report specifically highlighted five areas of improvement that are needed: Legacy technology and poor data are blocking AI progress Outdated government IT systems using siloed data are...
T Mobile completes acquisition of Lumos | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News T-Mobile and EQT have finalised their joint venture to acquire US fibre provider Lumos, as the operator looks to expand its fixed broadband offering The deal, which was announced last April, will see many Lumos customers transition to T-Mobile Fibre, with the mobile operator assuming responsibility for customer experience, service delivery, and marketing. Post acquisition, the business will transition to a wholesale model. T-Mobile will take...
UK ISP Community Fibre Launches 5Gbps Home Broadband Plan UPDATE | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More New customers considering whether to join UK broadband ISP CommunityFibre (CF), which has rolled out their full fibre (FTTP) network across 1.35 million UK premises (mostly in Greater London), may like to know that the provider will today replace their top 3Gbps (symmetric) speed package with an even faster 5Gbps premium plan. The new residential package could perhaps be seen as a response to the growing competition in the market, which has witnessed a...
Creative Attempt at Car Parking Wrecks Gigaclear Broadband Cabinet | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of alternative UK broadband ISP Gigaclear, specifically those who take their full fibre (FTTP) network in the Northamptonshire (England) village of Brixworth South, have been impacted by a complex network outage since Sunday. This occurred after a car discovered a novel approach to parking by wiping out one of the operator’s street cabinets. The incident, which started just after midnight on Sunday morning (30th March), appears to have...
UK Street Works Firm M Group Services Rebrands to.. M Group | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Civil engineering firm M Group Services, which was last year acquired (here) by Private equity firm CVC (Fund IX) and also harbours a telecoms (broadband and mobile) focused division via several familiar brands (Avonline Networks, magdalene, Morrison and waldon), has today announced that they’re re-branding to just plain ‘M Group‘ (sans the ‘Services’ part). With the legacy of over a century, M Group Services was formed from Morrison Utility Services in...
Private equity backers could cash in on MasOrange with IPO | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News KKR, Cinven, and Providence – now joint owners of MasOrange alongside Orange – could fully exit the newly formed mobile giant According to sources speaking to the Financial Times, private equity firms KKR, Cinven, and Providence are considering launching an initial public offering (IPO) of newly formed MasOrange as early as next year. The almost €22 million merger to combine Orange and MasMovil’s Spanish operations was agreed in 2022. The deal,...
Three UK Business Mobile Customers Top 1 Million Milestone | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Three Business, the business-to-business arm of mobile network operator Three UK, has today revealed it has reached 1 million customers. This might not seem like a big number for an operator with an overall base of 10.9 million customers (mostly residential / domestic users), but it reflects rapid growth over the last 4 years “from a virtual standing start“. Mike Tomlinson, MD of Three Business, said: “We are delighted to achieve this significant...
Streetwave Data Casts Doubt on Ofcom’s 4G UK Mobile Coverage Claims | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network analyst firm Streetwave, which is harnessing bin lorries to map the coverage and performance of 4G and 5G mobile (broadband) networks across 113 UK councils, has said its data “calls into question” Ofcom’s claim that 88-89% of the UK’s landmass (geographic coverage) can access a 4G network if you look across all operators. Accurately measuring mobile network coverage and performance is a notoriously difficult task, not least because end-users are...
Embracing the mobile AI opportunity | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Partner Article At MWC 2025, we spoke with Huawei’s Vice President of Wireless Product Line, Mr Fang Xiang, about the paradigm shift facing operators in the mobile AI era and what this will mean for their networks ‘With the explosive growth of mobile AI, operators are facing significant changes and new opportunities. For Huawei’s Fang Xiang, speaking after the company’s co-located Mobile AI Network Summit, mobile operators should take a proactive...
GoFibre Adopts Calix Platform to Support UK FTTP Broadband Rollout | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Edinburgh-based UK alternative network operator and ISP GoFibre, which is primarily focused on deploying their new full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of remote rural Scotland and Northern England, has announced that it’s adopting more of Calix’s cloud, software, and appliance-based platform to help boost their roll-out. GoFibre is currently busy building their gigabit-capable broadband network across rural parts of Scotland, the Scottish...