Huawei Releases 115 Industrial Intelligence Showcases with Global Customers | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More [Barcelona, Spain, March 2, 2026] During MWC Barcelona 2026, Huawei released 115 industrial intelligence showcases, together with its customers, during Industrial Digital and Intelligent Transformation Summit 2026. The summit, titled Advancing Industrial All Intelligence, was held by Huawei to explore new practices in industrial intelligence with its customers, partners, and peers. In addition, Huawei also announced the launch of upgrades to its SHAPE...
FCC approves Charter’s $34.5B acquisition of Cox: Key details | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News By Brad Randall, Broadband Communities The Wireline Competition Bureau at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved a $34.5 billion deal which will see Charter Communications acquire a wide range of assets from Cox Enterprises. The deal, approved on Friday, includes Cox’s residential cable, commercial fiber, managed IT, and cloud businesses, according to the FCC. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the approval “ensures big wins for...
VodafoneThree to Start UK Trials of Satellite Mobile Service in Summer 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) has issued an update on their Joint Venture (SatCo) with satellite operator AST SpaceMobile, which reveals that they’ll kick off their first customer trials of a space-based 4G and 5G mobile (mobile broadband) service – that can connect with regular Smartphones – this Summer 2026. In case anybody has forgotten. AST SpaceMobile has previously conducted technical trials of a prototype 1.5-ton BlueWalker...
Broadband Forum Give ISPs Clearer Guidance on Infrastructure Sharing for Wholesale Use | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Broadband Forum, which is an industry-driven global standards development organisation, has kicked off a new project that aims to equip global broadband ISPs with clearer guidance on sharing network infrastructure for wholesale use – helping to open up more diverse service choices for customers. The forum’s new Wholesale Access Project (WAP) plans to define service requirements, best practices, and the technical solutions needed to advance wholesale...
Broadband ISP Group TalkTalk Set for £115m UK Injection from Ares Management | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new report claims that the debt strained TalkTalk Group, which has allegedly already begun talks with several prospective bidders for their various divisions (here), is set to receive an injection of £115 million from Ares Management – reflecting £65m in new senior debt and a short-term facility of £50m – to boost its finances ahead of any deal. The group has already had an eventful few years, which was headlined by the demerger of their businesses...
Sainsbury’s Grant Openreach Engineers Access to UK Smart Charge Network | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More National broadband and network access provider Openreach (BT), which has already put 6,000 Electric Vehicles (EV) on UK roads to support their broadband and phone engineers, have today signed an agreement with Smart Charge, Sainsbury’s nationwide EV charging network, to provide its engineers with access to their “ultra-rapid charging hubs” in 80 locations across the country. The operator, which manages the second-largest commercial vehicle fleet in the...
Ericsson, BT and EE Introduce New 5G Standalone Features for UK Businesses | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator EE (BT) has worked with mobile network partner Ericsson to introduce two new capabilities to their core 5G Standalone (5G SA / 5G+) mobile broadband network – Network Slice Selection Function (NSSF) and Network Exposure Function (NEF), which enables programmable connectivity, letting businesses and their developers request network performance on demand. Just to recap. Early 5G deployments were Non-Standalone (NSA) and still had some...
LONAP Internet Exchange Reduces UK Pricing of Port Fees for 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The London Access Point (LONAP), which is a not-for-profit Layer 2 Internet Exchange Point (IXP) based in London that was first established in 1997 and works with various different members (broadband ISPs, CDNs, mobile operators etc.), has just announced its new fees for 2026 and once again moved to reduce their port fees. In a brief email to members, LONAP echoes last year’s update by saying they were “pleased to announce a reduction in port fees”,...
Vodafone to Use Amazon Leo Satellites for Mobile Backhaul in Europe and Africa | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator Vodafone has announced that they aren’t only working with AST SpaceMobile to improve mobile connectivity and have today also signed an agreement to harness Amazon Leo‘s (formerly Project Kuiper) satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), albeit only for mobile backhaul (i.e. linking 4G and 5G masts in Europe [inc. UK] and Africa to their core network). The new Amazon service is currently still in its commercial beta phase and will start to...
Virgin Media O2 Pumps Another £700m into UK Mobile Upgrades for 2026 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has this morning confirmed that they’ll pump another £700m into their Mobile Transformation Plan for 2026 (the same amount as last year), which much like in 2025 will be focused on “improving reliability, boosting capacity and extending coverage across the country“. The operator added that the investment will also assist in the deployment of new masts, small cells, 4G and 5G upgrades, automation and new spectrum...