Vitrifi Calls in the Administrators Over UK Wholesale Platform for Full Fibre AltNets | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Fern Trading (Octopus Investments) backed company Vitrifi, which was first incorporated back in 2021 and offered a cloud-based software platform to help alternative network providers (altnets) offer wholesale products (details), appears to have filed a new notice stating their intention to appoint an administrator. The notice itself (here), which was first filed on 1st December 2025, doesn’t reveal much and has yet to appear on either The Gazette or...
Ofcom UK Approve Short Duration 2.3GHz Licenses for Pop-up Mobile Cover | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has given its blessing to the “early 2026” introduction of short “notice, short duration licences” for outdoor and indoor use in the 2320-2340MHz radio spectrum band, which could support everything from pop-up 4G and 5G mobile (broadband) coverage to TV broadcasting etc. The idea seems to be that companies and organisations could harness the spectrum to power temporary mobile networks (e.g. 4G and 5G), such as for...
TAL Acquires Some UK Customers from TalkTalk Owned Origin Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Horsham-based Telecom Acquisitions Group (TAL), which is a holding company for a number of familiar internet service provider brands (Home Telecom, Eclipse Broadband etc.), has announced that they’ve just acquired a small base of 850 more residential broadband customers from the remaining part of TalkTalk owned UK ISP Origin Broadband. Just to recap. TalkTalk transferred 95,000 customers of Origin Broadband, which is a trading name for Origin...
Questions as UK Study Claims Xmas Trees May Slow “internet speed” by 88 Percent | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new piece of “research” from Broadband Genie has claimed that Christmas trees can slow your “internet speed” via WiFi by up to 88%. This is said to be due to how the tree’s “pine needles, branches, fairy lights, tinsel, and baubles can absorb and deflect your router’s Wi-Fi signals“, causing it to “slow and reduce its range” throughout the home. But it’s not always that simple. “I was shocked to discover just how much of a difference it can make. I...
Openreach Reveal Annual 2025 UK Broadband and Ethernet Price Rises for ISPs | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today started to unveil their usual round of annual price increases (and some decreases) for 2025 across their wholesale broadband and Ethernet products for UK ISPs, which touches on everything from full fibre (FTTP) to hybrid fibre (SOGEA), SOTAP and unbundled lines (LLU), among other products. Ofcom currently allows (example) Openreach to increase prices across their various products, usually by the CPI level...
Indian government U-turns on mandatory mobile security app | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Onlookers fear the app could pose a significant threat to user privacy Back in January, the Indian government launched its cybersecurity app Sanchar Saathi, aiming to tackle the growing challenge of mobile security and fraud. Now, the government has scrapped an order that would have seen this app pre-installed on every mobile device sold in India. On Monday, the government announced a new order that would give smartphone makers 90 days to ensure...
New Survey Claims to Show Demand for Satellite Connected Smartphones | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new survey from Viasat and the GSMA (Global System for Mobile Communications Association), which questioned 12,390 mobile phone users across twelve markets (including the UK), claims to have revealed the “booming consumer demand” for Direct-to-Device (D2D) satellite services (mobile calls, texts and internet data). Several satellite-based broadband operators are currently developing services that can directly connect to unmodified consumer Smartphones...
Rural UK Broadband Altnet Gigaclear Secures £80m Funding from Banks | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Abingdon-based broadband ISP Gigaclear, which has built a full fibre (FTTP) network across 612,000 premises in rural parts of England and is home to c.160,000 customers, has today announced that they’ve secured “at least” £80m in new funding from its consortium of existing banks. The provider now claims to be “fully funded to deliver its plans“. The provider, which is this month celebrating its 15th birthday after taking on the huge challenge of trying...
Openreach Join New NUAR Digital UK Map of Underground Cables and Pipes | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK’s largest broadband network operator, Openreach (BT), has officially joined the new Government-backed National Underground Asset Register (NUAR), which is often described as being a “secure” digital map of underground UK pipes and cables (broadband, water etc.) that is partly designed to help reduce accidental damage. Just to recap. The government currently sees huge potential for NUAR’s mapping to help improve the way that national infrastructure...
Slice Mobile Introduces Network-Wide UK Data Gifting During December | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Virtual mobile operator (mvno) Slice Mobile, which harnesses EE’s national UK 4G and 5G (mobile broadband) network, has this week attempted to set itself apart from the rising crowd of eSIM focused providers by rolling out network-wide data gifting throughout December (i.e. you can optionally share your data allowance with any other users on the network). In short, provided both people are on Slice Mobile, they can share each other’s data. Gifting itself...