Open Cosmos launches first satellites for new LEO constellation | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Open Cosmos, the company building satellites to understand and connect the world, has today launched the first satellites in its new proprietary low-Earth-orbit (LEO) telecom constellation, just one week after securing high-priority Ka-band spectrum. The two satellites, launched by Rocket Lab from Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on its Electron rocket for the mission named ‘The Cosmos Will See You Now’, represent the first activation phase of...
Immfly to Bring Eutelsat OneWeb LEO Broadband Satellites to Budget Airlines | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Global technology firm Immfly, inflight WiFi provider GoGo and European satellite operator Eutelsat (OneWeb) have teamed up in an effort to create an integrated ecosystem of entertainment, retail, and connectivity that aims to make it possible for even low-cost and ultra-low-cost aircraft (narrowbody fleets) to deploy onboard broadband for passengers. As the somewhat comical spat between the bosses of budget airline Ryanair and satellite broadband...
Utility Warehouse Join Charter to Protect Vulnerable UK Users in Digital Phone Switch | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Energy and communications provider Utility Warehouse (UW), which offers broadband, mobile, energy and insurance services to UK consumers, has become the latest telecoms provider to sign the Government’s Public Switched Telephone Network Charter – committing them to protect “vulnerable customers” (e.g. those with telecare devices) when upgrading old phone lines to IP-based digital equivalents. Just to recap. During 2024 the big legacy phone switch-off was...
Openreach Publish UK Pilot Pricing for FTTP Broadband Speeds to 8500Mbps | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More National network operator Openreach (BT) has this afternoon published pricing details for their forthcoming pilot of XGS-PON based Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) home broadband ISP lines, which now includes the 5.5Gbps (550Mbps upload) and 8.5Gbps (850Mbps upload) tiers. The launch date for the pilot has also been put back slightly from 1st to 23rd March 2026. As previously reported (here, here, here, here and here), Openreach are currently in the final...
Telenor makes $3.9bn exit from Thailand | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News With the sale of its stake in True, Telenor is left with just two mobile businesses in Asia This week, Norwegian telco giant Telenor has announced the sale of its 30.3% stake in Thailand’s True Corporation for NOK 39 billion ($3.9 billion). The deal will see Telenor immediately offload a 24.95% to Arise Digital Technology, a holding company owned by Thai billionaire Khun Suphachai Chearavanont. The remaining 5.35% stake is to be sold in two years’...
VIDEO Police Catch Three Openreach Broadband Cable Thieves in the Act | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Bang to rights! The West Midlands Police have a reason to be cheerful today after they arrested a gang of three people who were in the process of trying to steal Openreach’s (BT) copper broadband and phone cables from an underground site in central Birmingham, which most likely caused some significant and costly connectivity problems for locals. Firearms officers who were patrolling nearby were flagged down by observant members of the public as a group...
Starlink Prep Second Generation Direct-to-Cell 5G Mobile Satellites for 2027 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More SpaceX has revealed that they’ll aim to launch the first batch of their “greatly enhanced” second generation (GEN2) Direct to Cell (DtC) capable broadband satellites in 2027 (probably Q4). The current service offers basic global coverage of a 4G mobile roaming service to unmodified Smartphones on the ground, typically alongside supporting mobile operators (e.g. O2 in the UK). Starlink currently has around 9,500 satellites in Low Earth Orbit (c.6,000 are...
Colt UK Trial 800Gbps Multi-Core Fibre Cable on Metro Optical Network in London | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Business communications and internet provider Colt Technology Services (COLT) has joined forces with connectivity solutions provider STL (Sterlite Technologies) to successfully trial a new Multi-Core Fibre (MCF) cable – specifically STL’s Multiverse Multi-Core 4-core Fibre – across their metro optical network in London. The new cable, which promises to deliver high-capacities across a cost-efficient backbone for next-generation networks, was built in the...
Bouygues Telecom, Iliad, Orange preparing new bid to carve up SFR | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The move comes after a previous takeover bid was rejected in October 2025 According to reports, Bouygues Telecom, Iliad, Orange have confirmed that they are once again at the negotiating table with Altice France for the purchase of rival operator SFR. In a statement, the trio said that they had been conducting due diligence since early January, but no formal deal has yet been reached. “The legal and financial terms of the transaction have not yet...
ISP Commsworld Win Contract to Build West Lothian Council’s Fibre Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Business UK broadband ISP Commsworld has today announced that they’ve secured a 15-year contract, worth £8.5 million, to deliver a new Wide Area Network (WAN) for West Lothian Council in Scotland. The work will upgrade the council’s existing service with a brand-new fibre optic network and provide a 10-fold increase in available bandwidth. The new network will extend across the West Lothian Council ‘estate’, including local schools, libraries, community...