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...
New Map Shows Broadband and Mobile Related Streetworks in England | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A useful new interactive map has today been published by Thinkbroadband, which rather handily provides a visual overview of broadband related roadworks across the whole of England and thus helps to see who is building near to your home. Plans are also afoot to expand the map’s coverage beyond England. Figuring out who is building new broadband networks nearby has always been a bit of a hassle. Services like Causeway’s One.Network can help, but its recent...
Highland Broadband Extends FTTP Network to Halkirk in Scotland | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative ISP Highland Broadband (Lothian Broadband), which is building a 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP / XGS-PON) network across rural parts of the Scottish Highlands, has confirmed that they’ve worked with network partner ADTRAN to cover the Caithness village of Halkirk. The community, which is home to a population of almost 1,000, previously didn’t have access to any gigabit-capable broadband networks, until Highland Broadband completed...
FarrPoint Study 4G Mobile Network Performance on Orkney in Scotland | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Consultancy firm FarrPoint has today published the results of a new study, which saw them working with the Orkney Islands Council to investigate 4G mobile coverage and network performance (mobile broadband) across Orkney. Vodafone and O2 were found to have the best coverage in the main areas surveyed, while Three UK and EE have the “worse coverage overall“. The Orkney study also looked at the impact on local businesses from increased numbers of people...
Some Customers of UK ISP Virgin Media Suffering Email Problems | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Some customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media, specifically those with one of their legacy addresses that use the ntlworld.com domain, are having trouble sending and receiving email today. The issue appears to be rooted in the fact that the domain has stopped resolving. But the provider is working on a fix. According to Thinkbroadband, which spotted the issue, the registry whois information for ntlworld.com indicates that the domain is currently in a...
Openreach Offers Free Proactive FTTP Broadband Upgrades to UK ISPs | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator Openreach (BT) has informed ISPs that they’ll be able to take advantage of free (connection charge) “Proactive FTTP Upgrades” for migrations to Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband speeds of 80Mbps (20Mbps upload) and above from 7th May 2025. This may or may not get passed on to related consumers. As Openreach told us in 2023 (here): “Proactive migrations arise where a Communications Provider [ISP] proposes an upgrade to FTTP to its...
Focus Group Acquires UK Telecoms and Mobile Provider Matrix247 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Business focused broadband ISP and IT solutions provider Focus Group has today announced that they’ve acquired Rossendale-based managed IT and telecoms solutions provider Matrix247 for an undisclosed sum. The latter was originally setup by Stephen Pritchard and Geoff Wright in 1991! Under the agreement, Matrix247 will continue to operate under its existing brand name in the immediate term, albeit with integration plans to be announced in the future. Neil...
Deutsche Telekom commits to Google Cloud through 2030 | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Deutsche Telekom has renewed its strategic partnership with Google Cloud through to 2030, as the operator continues to modernise its IT infrastructure and simplify its business processes The long-term agreement builds on an existing deal between the two companies and positions Google Cloud as Telekom’s preferred cloud partner. A central focus of the deal is the SAP2SKY initiative, Deutsche Telekom’s internal plan to migrate its entire SAP...
Toob Extend Cheap Gigabit Broadband to 23 New UK Locations | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Hampshire-based ISP toob, which has deployed their own gigabit speed full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across parts of Southern England, have today announced that they’ve expanded the availability of their services – under their complementary partnership with CityFibre – to another 23 cities and towns across the UK. The alternative network provider is currently being financed through equity from funds managed and advised by the Amber Infrastructure...