Virgin Media’s UK Pay TV Customers Get Access to Sky Atlantic Channel | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2) has this morning confirmed that all new and existing Virgin TV 360 and Stream box customers with the ‘Sky Entertainment‘ channels (Sky Comedy, Sky Witness, and the soon to be relaunched Sky One) will soon also be able to access popular Sky Atlantic programming on channel 111, “at no extra cost“. The addition of Sky Atlantic, which will take place on 1st April 2026, follows the news that HBO Max will also be available to...
Government Reject Calls for Cheaper Rural Access to Openreach’s UK Cable Ducts | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Government’s recently published Statement of Strategic Priorities (SSP) for telecommunications (here) appears to have rejected calls by some, but not all, alternative UK broadband networks for Ofcom to make access to run new fibre optic cables via Openreach’s (BT) existing cable ducts and poles cheaper in rural areas. Network access provider Openreach is required to provide access to their existing cable ducts and poles via the regulated Physical...
Vodafone UK Deploys 5G Mobile Broadband to Aberdeen International Airport | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator Vodafone (VodafoneThree) has announced that they’ve deployed “dedicated” 5G and 4G mobile coverage to Aberdeen International Airport, which is one of Scotland’s busiest airports. But travellers will need to wait a “few months” more before the operator expands their fastest 5G Standalone (5GSA) technology to the same location. The improvements follow the installation of a dedicated in-building 5G system by specialists Exchange...
Bluehouse Tech Launch Solution to Help UK Broadband Altnets Launch MVNO | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Software development firm Bluehouse Technology has launched a new product, which is designed to make it much easier for alternative UK broadband providers to launch their own white-label style virtual eSIM based mobile (MVNO) network service – enabling them reach to customers beyond their physical fibre footprints. We only rarely write about this side of the market (products targeted specifically at ISPs/altnets), but this one does offer more details...
Ofcom Publish 9th Annual Report into UK Net Neutrality Issues | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Ofcom has published their 9th annual (2026) monitoring report into the Net Neutrality guidelines, which were originally established to prevent unfair blocking or slowing of access to legal websites and internet services by broadband ISPs and mobile operators. Overall the UK telecoms regulator has “not identified any significant cause for concern“, although EE may have an issue with tethering restrictions. The original rules meant that service providers...
Broadband ISP EE UK Discounts 1.6Gbps Speed Full Fibre to £41.99 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) appears to have recently discounted their ‘Premium’ 1.6Gbps (110Mbps upload) fixed line package for new customers to just £41.99 per month (inc. free installation), which comes with their latest WiFi 7 router (Smart Hub Pro) and WiFi Extender 7 Pro device. The package itself also includes unlimited usage, UK and Ireland based support, their Keep Connected Promise (i.e. customers will be given a Mini Hub powered...
Some Existing Virgin Media UK Broadband Customers Get Extended Discounts | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Over the past few months we’ve noted how quite a few existing customers of UK ISP Virgin Media’s (O2) home broadband packages are, at the end of their first contract term, now being offered significant automatic extensions to their existing discounted service price – often lasting for another 12-months. The emails, which typically come from an official vmteam@virginmedia.co.uk address, are not to be confused with the usual mandatory End-of-Contract...
Telefonica begins offering Edge Computing services in Spain | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Telefónica activates its commercial Edge Computing services for businesses and administrations as part of its leading deployment plan in Europe The company has taken a new step in this pioneering Edge project and now offers B2B (Business to Business) services in five nodes, located in Madrid, Valencia, Seville, Bilbao, and A Coruña. The productive ecosystems around these cities have Telefónica’s first Edge-based services, benefiting from...
Mobile Operator Spusu UK Reduce Roaming Data Prices Across 115 Countries | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The SIM-Only mobile operator Spusu, which holds a virtual operator (MVNO) agreement to harness EE’s 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) network, has this week announced that they’ve just reduced roaming data prices across 115 countries – including many popular and long-haul destinations. The latest changes, which came into force at the start of 2026, are being complemented by the introduction of a new roaming lookup tool on its website. This tool allows...
State broadband leaders to gather at Connected America 2026 | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Events Brandy Reitter, executive director of the Colorado Broadband Office, will be joined by counterparts Oklahoma and Texas. By Brad Randall, Broadband Communities State broadband leaders will feature among key speakers at Connected America 2026, with leaders from Colorado, Arizona, and Oklahoma already committed to speak this April at the event. Connected America, scheduled for April 14-15 at the Irving Convention Center in Texas, plans to discuss...