LINX’s LON2 Network in London Nears 1Tbps of Traffic Ahead of Big Upgrade | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The not-for-profit London Internet Exchange, which handles a large chunk of UK and global data traffic through their switches via around 900 members (broadband ISPs, mobile and CDN providers etc.), has revealed that their LON2 network (interconnection platform) is nearing a key milestone of 1Tbps (Terabits per second) of peak network traffic and with a full technology refresh planned for later this year. LINX currently operates two independent network...
Giffgaff Launch Trial of UK Full Fibre Broadband via Nexfibre and Virgin Media | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Mobile network provider giffgaff, which is owned by Telefónica and naturally uses O2’s virtual operator (MVNO) platform, has today confirmed their intention to trial and launch a range of full fibre (FTTP) home broadband packages via nexfibre and Virgin Media’s national networks. Much as ISPreview first leaked last year. Just to recap. Nexfibre is the product of a £4.5bn joint venture (here) between Telefónica, Liberty Global and InfraVia Capital...
Freedom Fibre Pick Xantaro to Boost Shropshire UK Gigabit Broadband Rollout | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Network operator Freedom Fibre has today announced that they’ve chosen network solutions provider Xantaro and their related “Cabinet-as-a-Service” street cabinet solution to help “accelerate” their ongoing roll-out of a full fibre (FTTP) broadband ISP network in Shropshire (England). This is being conducted alongside fixed and IP services from Nokia. In case anybody has forgotten, Freedom Fibre currently holds the £24 million (state aid) LOT 25.02...
Connectus Invest £500k to Upgrade Fibre Network at Doncaster Airport Biz Park | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Business focused UK ISP and Managed Service Provider (MSP) Connectus has today announced that they’re investing a further £500,000 into the Doncaster Airport Business Park in South Yorkshire (England), which is on top of the £1m they previously put in to help ensure all businesses on the park could enjoy access to their gigabit full fibre (broadband and Ethernet) network. The investment, which comes just days after the Government announced it would...
Vodafone–Three reportedly targeting Pay-TV offering | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News Newspaper reports suggest that the newly merged telco giant is preparing to bundle Pay-TV services with fixed broadband, phone, and mobile plans According to reports, Vodafone and Three may be preparing to launch a Pay-TV, seeking to capitalise on their newfound scale and help grow their subscriber base. The Telegraphnotes that discussions between the two operators on this topic have already begun, but highlights that no formal decision has been...
Telefonica sells bankrupt Peru unit for £1m | Total Telecom
Original article Total Telecom:Read More News The move is the latest step in Telefonica’s ongoing retreat from its Latin American businesses Telefonica has announced it will sell all its shares in Telefonica del Peru to Argentina’s Integra Tec International for around PEN 3.7 million ($999,000). The deal will see Telefonica sell its 99.3% holding in the business, with Integra Tec pledging to purchase the remaining 0.7% via a public tender offer. ”Today Telefónica Hispanoamérica, a wholly-owned...
CEO of Broadband Altnet GoFibre Becomes Interim Boss of Wildanet UPDATE | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Edinburgh-based UK alternative broadband network operator and ISP GoFibre, Neil Conaghan, has now quietly also been named as the Interim CEO of network provider Wildanet – they’re doing something similar to GoFibre, albeit at the other end of the United Kingdom. Just to recap. GoFibre is currently busy building their gigabit-capable broadband network across rural parts of Scotland, the Scottish Borders areas and also...
Grain Goes EBITDA Positive as UK FTTP Broadband Network Covers 250k Premises | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More Alternative network operator and ISP Grain has today announced that their gigabit-capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network has grown to cover 250,000 UK premises (up from 220k in May 2024) and 43,000 customers (up from 30,000). But crucially, they also did as expected (here) and went EBITDA positive during the quarter ended March 2025. The ability to achieve a positive EBITDA (i.e. earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and...
Survey Claims Half of UK People Plan to Switch Broadband and Mobile Provider | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More A new cost-of-living study conducted by market research firm Maru, which polled 40,000 UK adults at multiple touchpoints over three years to date, claims to have found that 53% of respondents thought it was “likely” that they would need to consider changing their home broadband in order to cut costs. A further 52% said the same for their mobile phone plan. In addition, some 54% of Britons also say that they are considering cancelling at least one...
Ofcom UK Probe Primo Dialler Over Possible Misuse of Phone Numbers | ISPreview UK
Original article ISPreview UK:Read More The UK telecommunications regulator, Ofcom, has today opened a new investigation into call centre solutions’ provider Primo Dialler, which will examine “concerns that numbers sub-allocated to [the company] are/were being misused, including to facilitate scams.” The regulator is concerned that Primo Dialler may have failed to comply with its obligations under their rules, specifically the General Conditions of Entitlement GC B1.8 and GC B1.9(b) and (c)....