MLL Telecom Secure Six Lots on UK Public Sector YPO Framework | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Business internet and managed service provider MLL Telecom has announced that they’ve been awarded a place on the latest YPO (The Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation) public sector procurement service. The decision gives them a place on six LOTS for the new framework. The Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) is a publicly owned central purchasing body based in Wakefield, which is owned and governed by a consortium of county, metropolitan and borough...
Virgin Media O2 and Mutual Energy Make UK Streetworks Safer by Joining LSBUD | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The LSBUD (Line Search Before You Dig) organisation, which offers an online asset search facility to UK civil engineering firms for underground pipes and cables, has said that Northern Ireland’s underground pipes and cables will be “safer than ever before” after Virgin Media (O2) and Mutual Energy joined their platform. The operators both just became the first members of LSBUD’s platform in Northern Ireland, which is said to be “helping to protect UK...
BT Remove UK Social Broadband Tariff Option for People with No Income | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More UK ISP BT (EE) appears to be set to make an important change to their line-up of low-cost home broadband social tariffs – available to those on state benefits (Home Essentials). The headline change is the provider’s move to scrap their special 36Mbps (average speed) £15 per month “fibre” plan for those with “no income” on 1st May 2025. But other plans remain. The Home Essentials plans reflect “fibre” (FTTC/P) and call bundles that are usually only...
Fibrus Launch 2025 Broadband Community Fund with Pot of £120,000 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Infracapital-backed broadband operator and UK ISP Fibrus, which is building a full fibre (FTTP) network across rural parts of Cumbria (England) and Northern Ireland, has this week re-launched their Community Fund for 2025 with a pot of £120,000 to invest across a variety of rural community groups within the operator’s network patch. So far Fibrus have already allocated £175,000 to local groups across Northern Ireland and £120,000 to 68 local groups...
Vodafone Update on Harnessing UK Mobile Network to Measure Rain | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband ISP and mobile operator Vodafone has revealed more details about how they’re harnessing their UK mobile network to provide more accurate rain “nowcasting” (i.e. short-term forecast of rainfall – from a few minutes to a few hours ahead). This is supported by the River Severn Partnership’s Advanced Wireless Innovation Region (RSPAWIR) and Wireless DNA. The trial is being run across the River Severn catchment area, which has a long history of...
Nokia, Telia, and Finnish military demo 5G network slicing across borders | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More Press Release Nokia, Telia and the Finnish Defense Forces have successfully conducted the world’s first seamless 5G standalone slice handover between multiple countries in a live network. This groundbreaking trial, carried out in Finland in March, represents a significant milestone in advancing critical 5G capabilities for defense and other mission critical industries. The test, conducted as part of a Nordic exercise with the Finnish Defense Forces,...
Anatel approves expansion of Starlink satellite operations in Brazil | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has approved changes to Starlink’s licence, allowing it to launch 7,500 more satellites The decision significantly broadens Starlink’s footprint in Brazil, building on its existing licence granted in 2022, which covered 4,408 satellites. Starlink currently operates around 6,750 low Earth orbit satellites, which provide global coverage of satellite internet services.. Following this latest...
Mobile operators quibble with Ofcom over spectrum fees | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News All four of the UK’s mobile players have found fault with Ofcom’s proposed adjustments to spectrum annual licence fees (ALFs) for spectrum, arguing the prices are too high This week, Ofcom has published statements from the UK’s four national mobile network operators, all of whom are unhappy with proposed spectrum pricing remedies. The comments come following an Ofcom review into ALF pricing launched last summer, the results of which were published...
CommScope and Altnets Join Forces to Boost UK FTTP Broadband Builds | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network infrastructure provider CommScope has today announced that they’ve started a new collaboration with Brighton-based Altnets (the company, not the sector), the telecoms procurement specialist. The aim of this is to “accelerate the UK’s full-fibre rollout, supporting Project Gigabit and the nation’s digital infrastructure“. According to the announcement, Altnets and CommScope will accelerate UK fibre rollouts, improve network resilience, and support...
Elevate Put New £7m Full Fibre Broadband Network Live in Cardiff | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network operator Elevate (formerly Telcom and Luminet) has today announced that they’ve completed the deployment of a new full fibre “Hypercity” network across the city of Cardiff in Wales. The new network gives over 5,000 businesses access to dedicated internet speeds up to 10Gbps and over 4,000 homes access to speeds of up to 1Gbps. Just to recap. The Cardiff Council (Gyngor Caerdydd) has long been aware that patches of the city still lack...