Sky and RM Tech to Improve High-Speed Fibre Connectivity for UK Schools | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Education technology provider RM Technology and Sky Business Wholesale (Comcast) have signed a new partnership. The move aims to provide a fully resilient, high-speed connectivity solution for schools across the UK by leveraging Sky’s network to deliver a 100Gbps-ready, fibre-first network. The move is said to have enhanced RM Technology’s existing portfolio with fully resilient, high-speed services, including a dedicated Network-to-Network Interface...
Broadband ISP Aquiss Launch UK FTTP Broadband Packages via Gigaclear | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Shropshire-based UK ISP Aquiss this week appears to have added yet another alternative network to their platform after reaching an agreement to sell packages to homes and businesses covered by Gigaclear’s full fibre (FTTP) lines, which primarily cover rural premises across various parts of England. Gigaclear’s network is currently available to over 612,000 premises across rural parts of England. But we haven’t previously seen many other retail ISPs...
Virgin Media UK Give TV Customers Free Access to Kids Channels During Oct 2025 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Customers of broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2), specifically those who also take their pay TV service and have children, may like to know that the provider will be offering free access to their premium children’s TV channels throughout the whole of October 2025 “at no extra cost“. The offer, which includes the ability to watch these channels either at home or on the go via the Virgin TV Go app, arrives just in time for the October half-term and covers...
BT Completes £1.9m Full Fibre Build for Swansea Bay City Deal | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Swansea Bay City Deal’s Digital Infrastructure Programme has today announced the completion of their £1.9m Full Fibre Infrastructure Build project with BT, which has helped to upgrade 69 key public sector sites with “future proofed” broadband connectivity. Just to recap. The UK and Welsh Governments gave approval for a £55m digital infrastructure investment under the £1.3bn Swansea Bay City Region project back in 2021 (here), which among other things...
Broadband Disrupted Near Durham UK After Vandals Cut Fibre Optic Cables | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A number of homes, businesses and several network operators, including Netomnia (Youfibre, Brsk) and Openreach (BT), were impacted yesterday outside the City of Durham after vandals gained access to a chamber and cut vital fibre optic cables; disrupting local broadband connectivity for a protracted period. The incident appears to have occurred sometime during the small hours of Wednesday (1st Oct) morning, around the junction of Littletown Lane and...
EE to Expand 5G Standalone Mobile Cover to 99 Percent of UK Population by 2030 | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Broadband ISP and mobile operator EE (BT) have today announced that they’re aiming to expand the population coverage of their latest 5G Standalone (5GSA) mobile network to reach 99% of the UK by the end of FY30. The move appears to be a reaction to VodafoneThree’s (Vodafone and Three UK) target (here) of achieving the same outcome by 2034. Just to recap. Earlier deployments of 5G were largely Non-Standalone (NSA), which meant they were partly reliant...
O2 to Boost UK 5G Mobile Performance with New Nokia Massive MIMO Tech | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has today announced the deployment of a “first-of-its-kind” mobile Giga Site in Paddington (London), which utilises Nokia’s latest dual-band massive MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) tech to boost 5G mobile broadband performance and network capacity. The plan is to deploy 1,000 more of these during 2026. Just for a bit of context. MIMO technology typically works by harnessing multiple antennae (usually 2 to 8) to...
Emtelle UK Expands Fibre Supply Deal to Support Highland Broadband | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Fibre optic network supplier Emtelle UK, which is a global manufacturer of blown fibre, cabling and ducted solutions, has today announced that they’ve “deepened” their existing partnership with altnet ISP Highland Broadband (formerly Lothian Broadband) to help accelerate their roll-out of full fibre (FTTP) infrastructure across Scotland’s rural communities. The announcement comes shortly after Highland Broadband secured a huge £50m funding boost to help...
Gov Encourages Pension Firms to Invest in UK Science, Tech and Digital | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK Government has today launched a new Innovation Cluster Map, which forms part of a fresh drive to encourage pensions firms to commit more of their private investment toward the country’s science and technology sectors, which could include anything from research into new vaccines and medicines to AI or future satellite broadband technologies etc. According to the Science Minister, Lord Vallance, some $16bn was invested into UK start-ups and...
Vodafone and Nokia Trial Lag Busting L4S Tech on Live Home Broadband Link | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Telecom giant Vodafone and strategic supplier Nokia have today revealed that they conducted their first real-world trial of “lag-busting” L4S (Low Latency, Low Loss, and Scalable Throughput) technology on a “live home broadband fibre [FTTP] connection“. The trial was able to significant reduce the delay (latency) time during gaming and videoconferencing by 94%. For context. Latency is a measure of the time that it takes for a packet of data to travel...