Grain’s FTTP Broadband Network in Bury to Go Live in April 2025 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative UK network operator Grain (Grain Connect) has issued a progress update on their recently started roll-out of a new gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP network in the Greater Manchester (England) town of Bury. The service is now set to start going live next month. The local roll-out in the town, which vaguely aims to reach “thousands of homes and businesses” by an as yet unspecified completion date, began in February...
Gov Commit £45m for Better Internet Connectivity in Around 1,000 UK Schools | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Government’s Department for Education (DfE) has today committed to invest £45 million into improving internet connectivity and further plans to make digital standards a requirement for all schools across the country, which includes fibre broadband upgrades for 833 schools. The goal is to help close the remaining digital divide. As part of this, the Government will today launch a new public consultation – open for 8 weeks – that aims to gather...
SoftBank to acquire Ampere Computing for $6.5bn | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News SoftBank has announced an agreement to acquire US based semiconductor design company Ampere Computing Holdings LLC for $6.5 billion The deal, made through SoftBank subsidiary Silver Bands 6 Corp, highlights SoftBank’s growing interest in AI and energy-efficient computing technology. Ampere specialises in high-performance, energy-efficient computing solutions based on the ARM architecture. The acquisition is expected to strengthen SoftBank’s...
BT UK to Shut Older Contact Centres in Leeds and Exeter | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Telecoms and broadband giant BT has confirmed to ISPreview that, as part of their ongoing UK programme to modernise and consolidate the number of offices they have, they’ve decided to close their Contact Centres in Leeds and Exeter over the “coming months“. The move is expected to impact hundreds of jobs, but many will be consolidated into more modern sites. In terms of BT’s Exeter site at Exbridge House, the operator is proposing to relocate workers to...
Feinman sounds alarm following departure as director of BEAD | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Evan Feinman has not held back in the media after departing as the director of the BEAD Program at the NTIA last week By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities Evan Feinman has been sounding the alarm in media interviews after he departed from his duties as director of the nation’s massive $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. Feinman, who served his last day as director of the BEAD Program last Friday, has since spoken...
The AI WAN revolution | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Interview At a Mobile World Congress consumed with AI’s evolving role in mobile networks, Huawei’s new AI WAN solution shows that the AI transformation is extending to every facet of network infrastructure We caught up with Huawei’s President of Router Domain, Data Communication Product Line, Mr Zuo Meng, to discuss this new solution and what incorporating AI into WAN technology will mean for carriers. The growing IP network challenge For many...
Starlink Refresh UK Biz Broadband Plans, But Adds 1Mbps Speed Cap | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More SpaceX’s Starlink service, which offers ultrafast broadband speeds via a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), has this week refreshed their range of plans for business customers and made them more affordable for those with lower data usage requirements. But there’s a nasty catch for some customers in the form of a 1Mbps speed cap. At present Starlink has over 7,100 satellites in Low Earth Orbit (c.3,300 are v2 Mini / GEN 2A) –...
Vodafone UK Add Disney+ Premium to Mobile Entertainment Plans | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of broadband and mobile network operator Vodafone UK may like to know that the provider has today added support on their Pay Monthly Airtime plans (i.e. those with the “Entertainment” feature) for Disney+ Premium Plans (video streaming service), which complements their existing choice of Amazon (Prime Video) and YouTube Premium plans. The move means that, from today, Vodafone claims customers can save up to £119 on an Airtime Plan with...
O2 UK Complete 4G and 5G Upgrades for 3500 Postcodes in Liverpool | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced that they’ve completed a project to upgrade the capacity of their 4G and 5G mobile services across “over” 3,500 postcodes in the Merseyside city of Liverpool (England), which should mean “faster” mobile broadband speeds and greater reliability. The work, which the operator said began at the “beginning of the year“, forms part of O2’s ongoing effort to invest around £700m this year into their...
Ofcom Set Out Changes to Boost UK Broadband in 2026 Market Review | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The national telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today published their proposals for the new Telecoms Access Review 2026 (TAR), which it hopes will help to “promote competition and investment” in gigabit broadband and business connectivity. Broadly speaking, the regulator will be updating and tweaking their existing approach, with few radical changes this time around. The regulator only conducts a single holistic review of the markets for both Business...