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telecommunications ISPreview UK 10 Apr

Openreach Takes on Project Gigabit Broadband Contract for Derbyshire Peak District

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has today confirmed that the previously stalled Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contract for the Peak District (Lot 3.01), which was originally held by FullFibre Limited until they “mutually agreed to terminate” it in May 2025 (here), has now been picked up by Openreach (BT). Just to recap. The […]

telecommunications ISPreview UK 10 Apr

Government Evaluation of UK Flexi-Permits Trial Opts to Sit on the Fence

The Government has published an evaluation of recent flexi-permit trials, which is a process that UK mobile and broadband operators have been requesting for some years. But despite most of the feedback being positive, the number of caveats involved meant the evaluation was “not able to make a definitive recommendation either in favour of or […]

telecommunications ISPreview UK 10 Apr

O2 Extend 5G Standalone Mobile Broadband Network to 85 Percent of UK

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has announced that they’ve switched-on their next-generation 5G Standalone (5GSA / 5G+) mobile broadband network in 47 large towns and cities, 79 smaller towns and 597 rural villages across West Midlands (England). The development also means that their 5G+ network now covers more than 85% of the UK’s population. The […]

telecommunications ISPreview UK 9 Apr

Sky Broadband UK Discounts 900Mbps Gigafast FTTP Package to £30 Monthly

Internet provider Sky Broadband (Sky TV) has today discounted their Full Fibre 1Gbps Gigafast broadband package (average speeds of 900Mbps download and 90Mbps upload) to just £30 per month on a 24-month minimum term for new customers (rising to £52 per month thereafter). Customers taking up the new discount can also expect to receive free […]

telecommunications ISPreview UK 9 Apr

The Scourge of Malware Infected Customer Devices at Big UK Broadband ISPs

A quick look at the global Threat Map from internet security giant Spamhaus can sometimes be quite illuminating. The map displays the activity of botnets around the world, fuelled by malware infected devices, and these days it’s not uncommon to see the likes of Sky (Sky Broadband), Virgin Media and BT popping up in the […]

telecommunications Light Reading 9 Apr

LiveOak Fiber secures new funding

LiveOak Fiber secured a $425 million credit facility from Oak Hill Advisors and Palistar Capital to support its continued network expansion across the Southeast US. #pressrelease

telecommunications ISPreview UK 9 Apr

Openreach Offer Multiyear Fixed Price Rentals for 1Gbps UK Ethernet Lines

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today notified UK ISPs that they’ve launched a new special offer on their 1Gbps speed Ethernet Access Direct (EAD) lines, which will give providers a fixed price rental for new provides so long as they commit to at least a 3 or 5 year minimum contract term. The new […]