Virgin Media O2 UK Pledges to Donate 12,000 Smartphones in 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband ISP and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) have today announced that they will once again aim to donate “up to” 12,000 pre-owned Smartphones during 2026 to help people in need get online and reduce e-waste, which mirrors their previous pledge for 2025 that succeeded in donating the same figure. As usual, VMO2 intend to source these Smartphones from customer returns and its O2 Recycle service, which helps to ensure unwanted devices are...
Ookla Examine Mobile Broadband Upload Speeds and Capacity in the UK | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Global network benchmarking firm Ookla, which collects data from consumers via their Speedtest.net service (inc. apps), has published a new report that takes a broad look into the impact of mobile (4G, 5G etc.) upload speeds in the age of AI and also reveals how much importance UK operators place upon it (EE, O2, Vodafone and Three UK). Historically fixed and mobile broadband connections have always tended to prioritise download speeds (i.e. the rate at...
Five Alternative UK Broadband Networks Ranked in Sunday Times 100 Tech List | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The latest 2026 Sunday Times 100 Tech list has been published, which reflects a ranking of Britain’s fastest-growing private technology companies. The good news is that five broadband network operators have managed to make it into the 2026 hardware list, with Netomnia topping the table in 3rd place and CityFibre just edging in at 48th. The list itself is split into a top 50 for software companies and a top 50 for hardware companies, with altnet operators...
Quickline Build UK Full Fibre Broadband to 200,000 Premises and Start New Campaign | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative rural broadband provider Quickline, which is deploying a new gigabit-capable full fibre (FTTP) and fixed wireless (FWA) network across parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England (3-Year Rollout Plan), has today revealed that their fibre network now covers 200,000 premises (plus 200k more via wireless) and they’re launching a new brand campaign. Just to recap. Quickline is currently aiming to extend gigabit-capable broadband to a further...
BDUK Updates on Project Gigabit Broadband Contract for Cheshire UK | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency recently provided a small but useful update on their stalled £43m (public subsidy) Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract for Cheshire (Lot 17), which was originally held by Freedom Fibre until they “mutually agreed to terminate” it in March 2025 (here). But Openreach (BT) may now be set to take it on. Just to recap. The contract for Cheshire (England) was originally valued at £43m (public subsidy)...
Virgin Media O2 UK Outsourcing 700 Roles to Tata CS and Tech Mahindra | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Sources have informed ISPreview that broadband and mobile operator Virgin Media (O2) has today notified around 700 staff that their roles are to be transferred to the Indian owned Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Tech Mahindra. The move is intended to “better deliver for our customers“, although this could still result in some redundancies. Just to recap. Last month we covered reports that VMO2 were allegedly in the process of reaching a new agreement...
SK Telecom to fight regulator over record data breach fine | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The South Korean operator claims the record-breaking fine is excessive and does not consider the company’s proactive response Last year, SK Telecom (SKT) revealed it had suffered an enormous data breach in 2022, affecting 26.9 million customers. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) subsequently fined the company 134.8 billion won (around $91 million) for failing to protect customer data. Now, SKT has said it will appeal the fine,...
Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell service hits 3m users in Ukraine | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Over 1.2 million SMS messages have been delivered over satellite since the service’s launch last year Veon-owned Kyivstar says it has registered more than 3 million users for Starlink’s Direct to Cell (D2C) low-earth-orbit satellite service since the commercial launch on 24 November 2025. The operator reported the service has delivered over 1.2 million SMS messages and that take-up has been strongest in Kyiv, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, and...
A case study: LilaConnect’s migration to gaiia in 16 weeks | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Case Studies Growing UK fiber internet provider LilaConnect migrated to gaiia in 16 weeks. Here’s how they made it happen, and how it paid off. LilaConnect, the retail subsidiary of The Freedom Fibre Group, delivers full-fiber broadband to communities across the northwest of the UK. But, with a strategy of rapid growth across multiple towns and regions, the company needed a modern operations platform that could scale as fast as its network. After...
SpeedGeo Study Names Fastest UK Mobile and Broadband ISPs in 2025 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The relatively new SpeedGeo project, which stems from a Polish team that compares internet quality based on the broadband speeds of real users, has today published their 2025 results for the United Kingdom. The outcome named Virgin Media as the fastest fixed broadband ISP, while Three UK came top for mobile broadband (4G, 5G etc.). The study is based on data gathered from real measurements conducted by users of their V-SPEED applications, including via...