Broadband and UK Network Supplier Net Lynk Ceases Trading | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More More sad news for the UK telecommunications and broadband industry today as Net Lynk (Net Lynk Direct Limited), which was a widely used distribution supplier for many network operators and ISPs, has “ceased trading” and “no further orders can now be taken“. A good number of providers (e.g. KCOM, Zen Internet and others) are likely to feel the impact. According to Companies House, the Birmingham-based company officially appointed an administrator on 17th...
ISP LilaConnect Pick Genexis Kit to Enhance UK FTTP Broadband Service | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More UK ISP LilaConnect, which following the VX FIBER merger is now part of Freedom Fibre‘s new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network (here), has reached an agreement with Genexis to help “enhance their home broadband experience” through the use of new wireless routers and extenders. The agreement means that LilaConnect will be able to deploy the Genexis’ Aura E650 Wi-Fi 6 gateway, and the Pulse EX600 mesh-extender, combined with the powerful...
ISP Cuckoo Broadband Hails Launch of Scented Wi-Fi – Whiff-Fi UPDATE | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet service provider Cuckoo today claims to have launched the “world’s first Wi-Fi-powered fragrance diffusion system” – Whiff-Fi, which is expressed as being a “stylish egg-shaped router” that also integrates a “revolutionary diffuser” and enables you to smell what you’re browsing online. Using Cuckoo’s new Proprietary Olfactory Optimisation Technology (POOT), the Whiff-Fi box turns a customer’s searches into scents, filling their space with over...
UK Mobile Operators Attempt to Dismiss GBP3.3bn Overcharging Case | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operators including EE (BT), Vodafone, Three UK and O2 (Virgin Media) yesterday attempted to dismiss a class action claim worth “at least” £3.285bn. The case, brought by consumer rights champion Justin Gutmann and law firm Charles Lyndon, accuses the operators of overcharging for mobile handsets beyond the end of their contractual term. As most people know, mobile operators tend to offer a choice of either SIM Only (airtime) plans or plans that...
FCC to investigate telcos ‘doing Communist China’s bidding’ | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News A new national security council at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has begun investigating “the ongoing U.S. operations of CCP-aligned businesses.” By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities Businesses on an FCC list of entities deemed to pose “unacceptable risks to America’s national security” will be subject to a new investigation. The investigation, announced earlier in March, will examine the U.S. operations of entities on the FCC’s...
Telus explores sale of minority stake in tower business | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The Canadian operator has hired advisors to consider various options to strengthen the company’s balance sheet Canadian telco Telus revealed last week that it has been engaging with advisors for “several months” in order to explore various options that would improve its financial position. The operator currently owns and operates around 3,000 mobile towers across the country. Analysts suggest that the tower business could be worth CAD$1–3...
Sky announces 2,000 job cuts | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Sky has announced 2,000 job cuts across its customer services sector, the Financial Times has reported The personnel cuts equate to around 7% of the workforce, and would see the closure of three of its ten call centres, Leeds, Sheffield and Stockport call centres, as well as affected operations at its Dunfermline and Newcastle sites. The company receives around 25 million customer calls from across Europe each year, which it expects to decrease...
ISP Sky Broadband Saw Data Traffic Peak at 28Tbps in Dec 2024 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Sky UK has today published their latest bi-annual Attention Index report for the July to December 2024 period, which reveals various TV viewing figures across their network and also states that Sky Broadband customers used 19.1 billion gigabytes of data in the last six months. According to the ‘Sky Attention Index‘ (PDF), Sky Broadband’s peak data usage has grown by 17% since the first half of last year, rising from 24Tbps (Terabits per second) to a...
G.Network Ponders Sale of London Full Fibre Broadband Network Again | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative UK network operator and ISP G.Network, which has deployed a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of London, has reportedly instructed bankers at Jefferies and Nomura to engage with potential buyers for the business again. The operator originally held an aspiration to expand their fibre network to cover 1.3 million premises in the city by the end of 2026. But like many other altnets they’ve since been...
Owner of Three UK Considers Spinning Off Global Telecommunications Biz | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Hong Kong conglomerate behind mobile operator Three UK and several other operators in different countries, CK Hutchison Holdings (CKH), has confirmed that they’re currently engaged in talks that could see them spinning off their global telecommunications network in the near future. But an agreement is not yet certain. At present CKH operates both mobile and fixed telecommunications (broadband and phone) networks in over ten global markets, including...