BT Group Appoint Greg McCall as New UK Chief Security and Networks Officer | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Telecoms giant BT Group has today announced the retirement of industry veteran Howard Watson as its Chief Security and Networks Officer (CSNO), which will take effect in March 2026. Greg McCall, the operator’s current Chief Networks Officer (CNO), will be promoted to replace him – effective 1st January 2026. Howard Watson is one of the industry’s most familiar figures and will leave behind a strong legacy. Howard spent more than a decade at BT and over...
Broadband ISP Ogi Expand Full Fibre Spine to Connect More Cardiff Businesses | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Infracapital-backed alternative network operator and ISP Ogi, which has deployed their FTTP broadband network across 100,000 homes and businesses in South Wales (RFS), has managed to expand their full fibre spine in Cardiff to reach more businesses following an earlier deal to hook up Cardiff Arms Park as an anchor tenant. Some of the city’s best-known food and drink retailers have now been connected as part of the recent expansion, with Ogi’s new full...
BT Group Warn UK Gov Not to Choke Broadband Investment with Biz Rates Hikes | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of BT Group, Simon Lowth, has called on the UK government to “rethink” its proposed changes to UK business rates, which they warn could “risk a slowdown” in digital infrastructure (broadband and mobile) investment and lead to “higher bills” for consumers and businesses. The issue centres on the Government’s major plan to abolish the notoriously complex Valuation Office Agency (VOA), which oversees how business rates are...
How MDS Global helps companies innovate and scale operations | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Ryan O’Hanlon, the VP of Global Sales at MDS Global, joined Beyond the Cable at Connected Britain. By: Brad Randall, Broadband Communities As a vendor in the business support systems (BSS) space, Ryan O’Hanlon said MDS Global has built a diverse portfolio of customers, including BT and Virgin Media O2. O’Hanlon, the VP of global sales for MDS Global, said mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) are also included among MDS Global’s customers. His...
Ofcom Reveal Initial Results of UK 5G Mobile Auction for 26GHz and 40GHz | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK communications regulator, Ofcom, has this morning revealed the initial (principal stage) results from their auction of the 26GHz and 40GHz millimetre wave (mmW) spectrum bands for use by 5G mobile (mobile broadband) operators, which saw EE (BT), O2 (Virgin Media) and Vodafone (VodafoneThree) pay a combined £39m to secure more airwaves. Overall EE, O2 and VodafoneThree each won 800MHz of spectrum frequency in the 26GHz band and 1GHz of spectrum...
Virgin Media O2 UK Trial mmW 5G Band for Broadband Speeds of 4Gbps | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media), which just spent £13m to secure 800MHz (frequency) of 26GHz (band) spectrum and 1,000MHz of 40GHz spectrum in Ofcom’s auction of the two 5G centric millimetre wave (mmW) bands (here), has revealed that a test of the new spectrum has already delivered mobile broadband speeds of 4Gbps (4,000Mbps). The “real-world” test is said to have involved O2’s latest 5G Standalone (SA) network using a trial licence for the mmWave...
Car Crash Knocks Out Openreach Broadband and Pole in Dorset UK Town | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Hundreds of people in the Dorset town of Beaminster have reportedly been left without working broadband and digital phone connectivity for several days after a car crashed into one of Openreach’s telecoms (telegraph) poles in the area and promptly burst into flames. Police are currently still trying to locate the driver, which could suggest a criminal aspect. The event itself, which happened near the A356 in Beaminster, occurred on Sunday (12th October...
University of Portsmouth Team Get £772k to Develop Subsea Cable Surveillance | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A scientist from the University of Portsmouth’s School of Mathematics and Physics has successfully bid for £772,372 of funding from the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, which will be used to design a surveillance algorithm and maritime training programme to help identify, repair and reduce damage to undersea infrastructure (e.g. energy pipes and fibre optic internet cables). Damage to submarine pipes and cables is, sadly, not uncommon and can take several...
Parliament Publishes Useful UK Summary of Rules for Broadband Poles | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The House of Commons Library within the UK Parliament has published a useful new document that helps to summarise and explain some of the core rules around the deployment of poles (telegraph poles) for broadband network expansion. In recent years, these have often become a point of some contention for communities that don’t want them. The deployment of poles (usually made of wood, but sometimes also metal) to run new overhead fibre optic or copper cables...
Virgin Media O2 UK Agrees New 10-year Renewable Energy Deal | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband and mobile giant Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2), which currently aims to achieve Net Zero Carbon (i.e. removing as many emissions as they produce) across their operations, products and supply chain by 2040, has today signed a new 10-year Power Purchase Agreement with The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) to harness renewable electricity. Under the agreement, which starts in April 2026, TRIG will provide renewable electricity to the company,...