Neos Networks Claim UK Data Centre Builds Being Delayed by Fibre Availability | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Connectivity provider Neos Networks, which operates one of the biggest 34,000km long and 400Gbps capable business fibre networks in the UK – spanning 550 exchanges, 90+ data centres and 600+ Points of Presence (PoPs), has claimed in a new survey that 82% of UK data centre operators have delayed site builds or expansion due to fibre availability. The work is based on a Censuswide survey of 100 data centre decision-makers, 100 large enterprise tech/IT...
Lit Fibre Introduce New UK Broadband Pricing on National and Local Networks | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Internet provider Lit Fibre, which harnesses CityFibre’s national UK Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network (they originally ran their own fibre network too – here), has today introduced a new national broadband pricing framework that charges residential consumers more for those on their National (off-net) vs Local (on-net) network tiers. The provider’s announcement doesn’t explain precisely what they mean by “National” or “Local“, particularly since they...
Ofcom Will Tomorrow Kick Off the UK 5G Mobile Auction for 26GHz and 40GHz | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today confirmed that the first bidding on their auction of the 26GHz and 40GHz millimetre wave (mmW) spectrum bands for use by 5G mobile (mobile broadband) operators will get underway tomorrow, with BT (EE), O2 (Telefonica UK / Virgin Media) and Vodafone (VodafoneThree) all taking part. The major mobile network providers already have access to several 5G capable bands between 700MHz and 3.8GHz. Such frequencies reflect...
Nurtur and BroadbandUK Launch New Availability Checker for Property Listings | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Proptech solutions provider Nurtur and comparison service developer BroadbandUK have just become the latest to offer UK property listing providers (Estate Agents etc.) another address-level option for enabling house hunters to see what kind of broadband connectivity and speeds are available to the houses they’re considering. The service is designed to help fill a critical gap where accurate connectivity information has sometimes been missing from some...
The value of UK manufacturing: A better future, engineered together | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Contributed Article by Steve Adams, Managing Director at Hutchinson Britain’s digital future depends on strong, reliable networks. For years, many of the steel structures behind that infrastructure were manufactured oversees; the question now is where they should be made. Where those structures are made matters. Choosing UK manufacturing is a practical strategy that delivers supply-chain resilience, proven quality, skilled jobs, and long-term value....
Vodafone Test Pushes 2.5Gbps Mobile 5G Broadband Speeds via 6GHz Band | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator Vodafone has demonstrated how harnessing 200MHz of radio spectrum in the Upper 6GHz band, using a chipset with the MediaTek M90 Modem within a standard Smartphone, can deliver download speeds of 2.5Gbps over a 5G network using carrier aggregation to combine multiple radio frequencies on a single link. Upload speeds ranged from 50-180Mbps. Precise details of the test, which took place across an indoor public space in Hannover (Germany),...
INCA Blasts Ofcom for Rejecting Competition Concerns Over Openreach FTTP Price Cut | 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 expressed its “huge disappointment” after Ofcom rejected the competition concerns they helped raise over a recent price cut to Openreach’s “full fibre” (FTTP) lines where proactive migrations are used. Just to recap. Proactive migrations arise where an internet provider (ISP), not the end-customer, proposes to upgrade your...
Vodafone UK Suffer Major Outage of Mobile and Broadband Connectivity UPDATE | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Over the past few minutes we’ve started to receive reports from customers of Vodafone UK about a significant outage of their national network. The details are currently quite limited, with reports coming in from users of both their fixed line home broadband and mobile services, albeit mostly from mobile data (4G/5G) users. The incident itself appears to have started at just before 3pm and is currently ongoing across the United Kingdom. Customers are...
Integration vs aggregation: The battle for fibre’s future | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Contributed Article by Strategic Imperatives Two models are emerging to solve the UK’s wholesale complexity. One promises convenience, the other flexibility — but which will sustain growth? At Connected Britain 2025, one theme came through loud and clear: the UK fibre market has never offered more choice, but that choice is creating new layers of complexity. Service providers are navigating a landscape that includes both established incumbents and a...
Network visibility and differentiation at the ‘altnet inflection point’ | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Interview At Connected Britain 2025, we caught up with Aprecomm’s Daniel Fearon to discuss the economic crunch facing the UK’s fibre altnet market and what they can do to differentiate themselves from the competition The UK’s full-fibre broadband market has reached a critical “inflection point,” according to Aprecomm’s Senior Director Sales for Europe, Daniel Fearon. In a recent interview at Connected Britain 2025, Fearon offered a candid assessment of...