Major UK Phone Providers Agree to Crackdown on Scam Calls and Fraud | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new landmark Telecommunications Charter has today been agreed between several of the UK’s leading broadband, mobile and phone providers, which commits BT (EE), Virgin Media (O2), VodafoneThree, Tesco Mobile, TalkTalk, Sky (Sky Broadband) and the Comms Council UK to a “crack down on scam calls and fraud“. A sub-charter also exists for B2B phone services. Just to recap. Most of the United Kingdom’s major telecoms providers have already implemented...
INCA Continues Work to Standardise Wholesale Full Fibre Among UK Altnets | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA), which represents many of the UK’s alternative broadband networks, has today provided a progress update on their work to standardise wholesale access (‘Wholesale Standards Initiative‘) and make it easier for retail ISPs to purchase services from such operators. The initiative, which first launched a year ago (here), helped to establish clear commercial and technical frameworks for wholesale access....
Zoom to open UK data centre as part of AI-focused expansion | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Zoom has announced plans to open a UK data centre in early 2026, aiming to meet local data residency requirements and broaden its appeal to regulated sectors including the public sector, healthcare and financial services. The facility, which Zoom says will host services such as Meetings, Webinars, Rooms, Team Chat, Phone, Notes, Docs and its AI assistant, is intended to give UK organisations greater choice over where their data is stored and...
New Spec Looks to Make 5G Fixed Wireless Broadband Viable for Blocks of Flats | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Broadband Forum has published a new technical report that outlines how multiple tenants and apartments (MDU – Multi-Dwelling Units) could receive gigabit broadband connectivity through a single 5G based Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network connection, not least by reusing some of the building’s existing infrastructure. Sadly, not every large residential apartment building (MDU) can have a new fibre optic connection installed (yet), and using FWA...
AWS unveils plans for transatlantic cable Fastnet | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced plans for a dedicated transatlantic subsea cable, Fastnet, that will link Maryland in the United States with County Cork in Ireland. The system, due to enter service in 2028, is pitched as a high‑capacity route intended to bolster resilience and capacity for cloud and artificial intelligence traffic between North America and Europe. Fastnet is designed with route diversity in mind. Rather than...
Orange offers €4.25bn to take full ownership of MasOrange | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The buyout would come less than two years since the merger On Friday, Orange announced that it had reached a non-binding agreement to acquire full control of its joint venture with MasMovil, called MasOrange. The deal would see the Frech telecoms group purchase the 50% stake it does not own from MasMovil’s private equity owners KKR, Cinven, and Providence, for €4.25 billion. A binding agreement is expected before the end of the year, with Orange...
Vodafone UK Launch New Together Discount on Mobile and Broadband Bundles | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Telecoms giant Vodafone (VodafoneThree) has just refreshed their “Together” discount, which now also offer new savings to families that combine (bundle) their unlimited Pay Monthly mobile (4G / 5G) plans with one of their fixed line full fibre broadband packages (supplied via either Openreach or CityFibre). Savings of up to £636 are being promoted. Customers with an existing Pay Monthly plan can now add unlimited mobile plans to their account for just...
eSIM.net Launch eSIM Using iOS 26’s Automatic Travel Activation Feature | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Virtual mobile provider eSIM.net, which specialises in offering travel eSIMs (electric SIMs) for roaming use, has launched a new travel eSIM – Global64 – that claims to be “the first” to take advantage of Apple’s latest iOS 26 innovation — automatic travel SIM activation. In short, customers with an Apple iPhone running iOS 26 or later can now detect when a user travels abroad and automatically activate a preloaded travel eSIM, before seamlessly...
Business ISP 4Com Criticised Over UK Broadband and Phone Contracts | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Bournemouth-based communications, IT and broadband provider 4Com has come in for criticism from some of their UK customers, who have complained about being hit by dramatically higher prices than they originally agreed over the phone. Sadly, business-to-business contracts lack many of the same protections as consumers enjoy, leaving some small firms in a dire situation. According to the BBC News report, the owners of the Ashleigh Residential Home in...
Gov Push Ofcom to Tackle Mid Contract UK Broadband and Mobile Price Hikes | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), Liz Kendall, has now joined the chorus of displeasure at O2’s recent decision (here) to increase their annual mid-contract price rises beyond what customers agreed when they signed-up. In response, the minister has directed Ofcom’s CEO, Dame Melanie Dawes, to “look at in-contract price rises again“. At the start of 2025 the industry regulator began requiring telecoms providers to adopt...