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telecommunications Light Reading 2d ago

AT&T streamlines fiber plans

Beginning June 7, AT&T customers can choose from four fiber speed plans: 300 Mbit/s, 500 Mbit/s, 1-Gig and 5-Gigs, with the option to bundle home Internet and wireless at a discount. #pressrelease

telecommunications Light Reading 2d ago

Kinetic surpasses 2M fiber premises

Kinetic surpassed 2 million fiber premises built across its 18-state service area. The milestone was reached in the greater Lexington, Kentucky, region. #pressrelease

telecommunications Light Reading 2d ago

Cisco: AI driving a 'network supercycle'

Data and latency demands for AI paired with AI agents and strict security requirements are fueling a 'network supercycle,' says Cisco's Jeetu Patel. Execs also were asked if they foresee an AI 'bubble' similar to the dot-com era.

telecommunications ISPreview UK 2d ago

Government Confirms Sir Ian Cheshire as Ofcom’s New UK Chairman

The Government’s Technology Secretary, Liz Kendall, has today confirmed the widely expected (here) decision to appoint Sir Ian Cheshire as the next Chairman of the UK’s telecoms, internet and media regulator, Ofcom – replacing Michael Grade (Lord Grade of Yarmouth) in the post after his 4-year term came to an end. Sir Ian is the […]

telecommunications ISPreview UK 2d ago

Rural Broadband ISP Airband Name Alan Mitchell as New Managing Director

Alternative network provider Airband, which has rolled out a mixed Full Fibre (FTTP) and Fixed Wireless (FWA) broadband network across rural parts of England and North Wales, has today announced another leadership change by promoting Alan Mitchell to be their new Managing Director (MD). Alan, who has over 25 years of experience in senior leadership […]

telecommunications ISPreview UK 2d ago

Ofcom Study Finds Mobile Networks on UK Trains Offer Poor Quality UPDATE

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has today published a new study that measured mobile (4G / 5G) network performance across 24 segments of key railway lines covering England, Scotland and Wales. The results found that performance was poor on between 58% and 83% of tests carried out on trains, depending on mobile operator. Regular readers […]

telecommunications ISPreview UK 2d ago

CityFibre Top 1 Million Customers on UK Full Fibre Broadband Network

The UK’s biggest alternative 10Gbps capable Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband operator, CityFibre, has this morning revealed that over one million households and businesses are now making the most of their national network (up from 848,000 at the end of 2025 – here). A good chunk of their recent growth has been driven by last year’s addition […]

telecommunications ISPreview UK 2d ago

Government Tweak Closure Plan for UK Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has tweaked the closure plan for their Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS), which gives suppliers (retail and network providers) a little bit more flexibility for some vouchers to be issued later than the current 31st March 2027 cut-off date. The GBVS usually offers grants worth up to £4,500 […]

telecommunications ISPreview UK 2d ago

Assembly Research Examines UK Full Fibre Market and nexfibre’s Netomnia Deal

A new high-level report from Assembly Research will be published today, which examines the challenging future of the UK’s full fibre broadband market for alternative networks (altnets) and highlights the potentially positive impacts of nexfibre’s recent £2bn move to acquire rival operator Netomnia (here). Regular readers will already be aware that altnets have faced plenty […]