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ISP News Archives for March 2025

ISP LilaConnect Pick Genexis Kit to Enhance UK FTTP Broadband Service

31st Mar 2025 (3 Comments)

UK ISP LilaConnect, which following the VX FIBER merger is now part of Freedom Fibre‘s new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network (here), has reached an agreement with Genexis to help “enhance their home broadband experience” through the use of new wireless routers and extenders.

Broadband and UK Network Supplier Net Lynk Ceases Trading

31st Mar 2025 (4 Comments)

More sad news for the UK telecommunications and broadband industry today as Net Lynk (Net Lynk Direct Limited), which was a widely used distribution supplier for many network operators and ISPs, has “ceased trading” and “no further orders can now be taken“. A good number of providers (e.g. KCOM, Zen Internet and others) are likely to feel the impact.

Nokia and Amazon Sign Patent Deal to Settle Streaming Dispute

31st Mar 2025 (0 Comments)

The long-running pan-European battle over video streaming-related technology between Nokia and Amazon (Prime) has this morning been settled with the announcement of a new license agreement – Nokia’s first patent license deal with a major streaming platform. But the terms of the agreement remain confidential.

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ISP Sky Broadband Saw Data Traffic Peak at 28Tbps in Dec 2024

31st Mar 2025 (3 Comments)

Sky UK has today published their latest bi-annual Attention Index report for the July to December 2024 period, which reveals various TV viewing figures across their network and also states that Sky Broadband customers used 19.1 billion gigabytes of data in the last six months.

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Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme Expanded to UK Urban Areas

31st Mar 2025 (6 Comments)

The Government’s Building Digital UK (BDUK) agency has today tweaked the language on the information page for their Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) in a number of key ways. This sees the removal of “rural” specific language and the introduction of language stating that some areas are “open for urban voucher projects“.

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Owner of Three UK Considers Spinning Off Global Telecommunications Biz

31st Mar 2025 (7 Comments)

The Hong Kong conglomerate behind mobile operator Three UK and several other operators in different countries, CK Hutchison Holdings (CKH), has confirmed that they’re currently engaged in talks that could see them spinning off their global telecommunications network in the near future. But an agreement is not yet certain.

G.Network Ponders Sale of London Full Fibre Broadband Network Again

31st Mar 2025 (12 Comments)

Alternative UK network operator and ISP G.Network, which has deployed a gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) broadband network across parts of London, has reportedly instructed bankers at Jefferies and Nomura to engage with potential buyers for the business again.

Fibrus Extend Cumbria UK Gigabit Broadband Build by 21,000 Premises

28th Mar 2025 (6 Comments)

Infracapital-backed network operator Fibrus has today confirmed what we first reported last week (here), which is that their £108m publicly funded Project Gigabit broadband rollout contract in Cumbria (Lot 28) has been “extended” to cover an additional 21,000 premises in hard-to-reach areas. But it’s a bit more complex than that.

KCOM Appointed to New YPO Public Sector Procurement Framework

28th Mar 2025 (0 Comments)

The enterprise division of Hull-based broadband ISP KCOM, which has spent the past few years deploying a new full fibre (FTTP) network across 305,000 premises in parts of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (England), has today been appointed to a new public sector YPO procurement framework for Connectivity and Telecommunications Services.

Sky UK Ponders Plan to Axe 3 Call Centres and Cut 2,000 Jobs

28th Mar 2025 (20 Comments)

Sky UK (Sky Broadband, Sky TV, Sky Mobile etc.) has confirmed that as many as 2,000 workers (7% of its total workforce) could be facing redundancy as part of a proposed plan to close three of its ten UK customer service centres, which reflects the company’s sites in Stockport, Sheffield and Leeds Central.

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UK ISP Trooli to Shut BDUK Funded Hybrid Rural Broadband Network

28th Mar 2025 (7 Comments)

Network operator and ISP Trooli (Call Flow) has confirmed to ISPreview that a small number of their customers are at risk of disconnection, which will occur when they shut one of their old hybrid wireless and fibre optic broadband networks in rural Hampshire (England). This was originally deployed around ten years ago with public funding (Building Digital UK).

Jangala Reveals Findings from Free UK WiFi Pilot with Virgin Media O2

28th Mar 2025 (0 Comments)

Tech charity Jangala has published a new report that reveals the findings from one of its recent pilot projects with mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media), which provided free WiFi internet access to 429 people in temporary accommodation around Coventry in England. The pilot also worked with local charities, NHS services, and housing associations.

Prysmian UK’s Fibre Optic Cable Workers in Hampshire Threaten Strike

27th Mar 2025 (13 Comments)

Italy-based Prysmian, which specialises in the global manufacture and supply of fibre optic broadband cables (inc. related kit), is reportedly being threatened with strike action over plans to cut 40 jobs and shift their only UK HQ in Bishopstoke (Hampshire, England) to Romania.

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Over 40 Percent of UK People Feel Broadband ISPs Mainly Raise Prices to Boost Profits

27th Mar 2025 (23 Comments)

New research from Ipsos UK, which interviewed a representative sample of 993 adults across Great Britain during early March 2025, has claimed that Brits are increasingly cynical about the motivations of utility companies and broadband/phone providers when setting annual price increases – with over 40% believing these industries are mainly raising prices to boost profits.

Virgin Media O2 Boosts UK Customer Support with New Team

27th Mar 2025 (25 Comments)

Broadband ISP, phone, TV and mobile operator Virgin Media (O2) has today announced that they’ve established a new UK team of over 500 “highly skilled” customer service agents, which will be dedicated to resolving the most “complicated and sensitive issues“, including bereavements, complex complaints and supporting telecare and vulnerable customers.

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ISP Ogi Launch New Pro Broadband Plan and eero Router for Biz Users

27th Mar 2025 (2 Comments)

Infracapital-backed network operator and UK ISP Ogi, which is rolling out a 10Gbps capable full fibre (FTTP) broadband network across South Wales (100,000 premises are covered / RFS), has today launched a new ‘Pro’ package for business customers that comes with eero’s TrueMesh WiFi technology from Amazon.

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Top 17 Full Fibre Broadband Networks by Estimated UK Coverage – H1 2025

27th Mar 2025 (5 Comments)

Independent data from Thinkbroadband has today revealed an updated assessment of how big – in terms of network coverage (premises passed) – the top 17 largest Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) based broadband ISP networks in the UK have become by March 2025. Once again, we compare this data against official coverage claims.