Netomnia Expand FTTP Broadband to 3 Million UK Premises as Take-up Rises | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More One of the UK’s largest alternative broadband networks, Netomnia (Substantial Group), has today reported their latest Q4 2025 results. The figures reveal that revenues on their full fibre (FTTP) network increased to £104m (up 168% year-on-year) and take-up reached 15% (up 28% YoY). Some 3 million premises are now covered (up by 245k in Q4 vs 241k in Q3). The provider also ended the quarter with a total of 445,000 customers (up by 49k in Q4 and 207k YoY)....
Gov to Streamline England’s Building Controls for Fibre Broadband and Mobile Builds | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government appears to have responded to recent concerns over the Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) approval processes, which are known to have been causing delays and increased costs for broadband and mobile operators trying to deploy new digital infrastructure into large buildings (MDUs etc.). But a new consultation is proposing changes that may address some of the issues. Just to recap. The cross-party House of Lords Industry and Regulators...
Intracom Telecom Expands Strategic Collaboration with Nova to Enhance Enterprise Connectivity | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Intracom Telecom, a global technology systems and solutions provider, and Greece’s largest network infrastructure manufacturer, announces the expansion of its collaboration with Nova, a member of United Group the leading telecommunications and media provider in Southeast Europe and a pioneering provider of mobile, internet, and video services. Nova will begin deploying Intracom Telecom’s WiBAS™ G5 Smart and WiBAS™ G5 GigaConnect FWA platforms to deliver...
TalkTalk hunting for buyers for PXC and consumer units | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News VodafoneThree and Virgin Media O2 are among those expected to bid, according to reports According to a report from Sky News, TalkTalk has begun negotiations for the sale its consumer ISP unit and wholesale platform business (PXC). Sources suggest that potential buyers could include VodafoneThree and Virgin Media O2 (VMO2), though this remains unconfirmed. TalkTalk appointed bankers to oversee the sale process in August. TalkTalk was split into...
Ofcom Examines Impact of AI on the Experience of UK Telecoms Customers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK communications and media regulator, Ofcom (Office of Communications), has today kicked off a new consultation that aims to gather feedback in order to examine the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the experience of broadband and mobile customers – both its positives and negatives. Over the past few years we’ve seen network operators and retail service providers adopting AI in all sorts of different ways, such as to make their network...
Mobile Operator Spusu Continues UK Price Freeze Until 2027 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The SIM-only UK mobile provider spusu, which holds a virtual operator (MVNO) agreement via BTWholesale to harness EE’s national 4G and 5G network, has today confirmed that it will continue its existing price freeze for the third consecutive year until at least 2027. Currently, spusu’s SIM-only plans continue to start from £4.90 per month (5GB of data and unlimited calls/texts etc.), rising to £14.90 for 100GB of data. But it’s worth pointing out that...
Virgin Media UK and Nexfibre Build 2Gbps Broadband to 5,000 Strathaven Homes | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More UK ISP Virgin Media (O2) and network partner nexfibre, which share some of the same parentage, have today announced that they’ve expanded the reach of their 2Gbps (symmetric) speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network to reach more than 5,000 homes in the South Lanarkshire (Scotland) market town of Strathaven for “the first time.” The town, which is home to a population of around 8,400, is already well covered by Trooli’s (formerly Axione UK)...
CBNG Launch UK Next Gen 5G-based Fixed Wireless Broadband Platform | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Cambridge Broadband Networks Group (CBNG), which develops network tech for mobile and wireless broadband operators, has launched the latest generation of their Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) platform – VectaStar NR. The new kit is said to be designed to “deliver ‘fibre like’ broadband [performance] using 5G-based technology … without the time, cost and disruption of fibre rollouts“. The VectaStar NR platform and hardware is said to use licensed mmWave...
House of Lords Votes to Ban UK Children from Using Internet VPNs | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Last week saw the House of Lords pass a vote that would, if approved by the Government, introduce an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill (CWSB) that aims to “prohibit the provision” of Virtual Private Network (VPN) services to children (under 18s) in the UK. The goal is to stop children allegedly using VPNs to bypass age verification systems. According to the details on the Conservative-led amendment (92) page: “This new clause would...
Jan 2026 Contract Delivery Progress for UK Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government’s Building Digital UK agency has published their January 2026 update on the delivery progress of contracts that have been awarded under their £5bn Project Gigabit broadband rollout scheme. The update reveals that some 202,270 contracted premises (up from 183,380 in Dec 2025) have so far been covered out of a planned total of 1,002,500. The figures in this update are not directly comparable to the figures published in BDUK’s general...