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telecommunications ISPreview UK 15 Apr

Broadband Altnet Netomnia UK Wins FTTH Europe 2026 Operator Award

Alternative network operator Netomnia (Substantial Group), which has built their own full fibre broadband (FTTP) network to cover 3 million UK premises RFS (inc. 460,000 customers) and is currently in the process of being acquired by VMO2/nexfibre’s parents (here), have just been named the winner of the FTTH Europe 2026 Operator Award. The award, which […]

telecommunications ISPreview UK 15 Apr

Ofcom Approve VodafoneThree to Launch Satellite Based UK Mobile Service

The telecoms regulator Ofcom has today approved a second licence variation to enable mobile operator VodafoneThree (Vodafone and Three UK) to provide Direct-to-Device (D2D) services using its licensed spectrum in the 900MHz band (i.e. using satellites to connect with regular 4G and 5G Smartphones – bringing mobile broadband, calls and text connectivity to the remotest […]

telecommunications ISPreview UK 15 Apr

Vodafone UK Launches New AI Based Scam Call Protection Feature

Mobile network and broadband operator Vodafone (VodafoneThree) has today announced the launch of a new Scam Call Protection feature – available as part of their Secure Net Mobile service, which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify fraudulent, scam and nuisance calls before customers even pick up. The network-level service works automatically in the background to […]

telecommunications ISPreview UK 15 Apr

City Focused UK Broadband ISP Hyperoptic Launch New Customer Rewards Scheme

City-focused full fibre broadband ISP Hyperoptic, which claims to have deployed their FTTP/B network to cover 1.9 million UK homes (mostly across blocks of flats / MDUs), has today launched a new Rewards feature within its ‘My Account’ platform, giving customers access to “exclusive perks, discounts and offers at no extra cost“. Quite a few […]

telecommunications ISPreview UK 15 Apr

Sky UK Launch Sky Smart Home Service from £5 Monthly as Standalone Product

Sky UK has this morning announced the launch of their new Sky Smart Home services, which bundles several common internet-connected home devices (video doorbell and chime) and a supportive app service together in one bundle from just £5 a month (plus a £15 one-off upfront fee). Selected Sky TV and Sky Broadband customers can also […]

telecommunications ISPreview UK 15 Apr

Alternative UK Broadband Networks May Have to Hike Prices to Survive

The Senior UK Plus Analyst for Point Topic, Veronica Speiser, has reportedly warned that smaller alternative broadband networks may have to raise their average revenue per user (ARPU) to approximately £45 per month just to breakeven. But most altnets are currently said to have ARPU’s of between £25 and £35, while larger operators operate within […]

telecommunications Light Reading 14 Apr

Amazon nets Globalstar for $11.5B, signs new Apple pact

Amazon has inked a deal to acquire Globalstar for about $11.6 billion, a transaction that will spark its move into the D2D arena and complement its expanding Amazon Leo platform. Amazon has also secured a new satellite connectivity deal with Apple.

telecommunications Light Reading 14 Apr

Amazon to scoop up Globalstar

Amazon has inked a deal to acquire Globalstar, a deal that aims to expand the reach and services offered by Amazon Leo, a unit focused on deploying a constellation of thousands of low-Earth orbit satellites. #pressrelease

telecommunications ISPreview UK 14 Apr

Broadband ISP Zen Internet UK Bring eero Router to Business Plans

Rochdale-based UK ISP Zen Internet has today expanded their partnership with Amazon’s eero, which means that customers of their full fibre (FTTP) broadband offerings for small and medium-sized businesses (SME) can now also access eero’s latest mesh Wi-Fi routers. The launch is being supported by new Censuswide research, which was commissioned by Zen and surveyed […]

telecommunications ISPreview UK 14 Apr

Wessex Internet Tweak Project Gigabit Broadband Rollout for the New Forest

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has tweaked their Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract with rural ISP Wessex Internet for the New Forest area in Hampshire (Lot 27.01). The change reduces the number of contracted premises it was due to reach from 15,120 to 12,733 and similarly decreases the contract value (public subsidy) from […]