Home » UK ISP News Archive » Daily Archives: April 7, 2025 (7 Posts Found)

ISP News Archives for April 7, 2025

Pulse Fibre to Build FTTP Broadband to Homes of untypical Housebuilding Group

7th Apr 2025 (2 Comments)

London-based broadband provider Pulse Fibre, which specialises in deploying Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) connections into new UK build home developments and MDUs (here), has signed a 3-year partnership to ensure that “thousands of new homeowners” under house building group untypical (yes, that’s their name) are served by their network.

2025 Openreach skills training course for engineers

Openreach Start Free 5 Day UK Street Works Training Courses

7th Apr 2025 (4 Comments)

Openreach (BT) has opened a free five-day skills course in roadworks, signing, lighting, and guarding to Jobseekers in Bolton (more areas to follow). The course has been launched in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and is linked to the company’s commitment under their Project Gigabit broadband roll-out contracts.

Google-Pixel-8a-Promo-Image-from-Official-Website

Mobile Operator Spusu UK Enables VoLTE Calling for Google Pixel

7th Apr 2025 (9 Comments)

SIM-Only UK mobile provider spusu, which holds a virtual operator (MVNO) agreement via BTWholesale to harness EE’s national 4G and 5G network, has today confirmed that they’ve finally resolved calling problems (here) on Google’s popular Pixel Smartphones by enabling Voice over Long-Term Evolution (VoLTE) calling support.

Virgin Media UK Says Brits Prioritise Broadband During House Moves

7th Apr 2025 (7 Comments)

A new survey from broadband ISP Virgin Media (O2) has claimed that nearly half of Brits (45%) “prioritise getting their Wi-Fi set up” (they mean the internet connection) over anything else when moving into a newly purchased house. But 50% of respondents admit they aren’t sure where to place their router to ensure the best WiFi coverage.

Elevate Win Contract to Build Hyperfast Broadband Network in St Helens

7th Apr 2025 (1 Comment)

Network operator Elevate (formerly Telcom and Luminet) has today announced that they’ve secured a new contract to build a “hyperfast” full fibre internet network in the large Merseyside (england) town of St Helens, which is home to a population of around 120,000.

Sky-Broadband-Max-Hub-with-Coloured-Lines

Sky Broadband to Have Tens of Thousands of CityFibre Users by May 2025

7th Apr 2025 (17 Comments)

A newspaper report has claimed that UK ISP Sky Broadband (Comcast) could have “tens of thousands” of customers on CityFibre’s alternative Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network as soon as May 2025. But the “full scale” roll-out is allegedly not expected to be completed until just a little later (H2 2025). Packages have yet to go live.

Trooli to Withdraw FTTC Broadband from Two Kent UK Villages UPDATE

7th Apr 2025 (13 Comments)

Alternative network operator and ISP Trooli (Call Flow) has revealed that they’re also planning to shut their “up to” 100Mbps capable Fibre-to-the-Cabinet (FTTC / VDSL2) based broadband network in Kent, which currently still covers hundreds of premises across the villages of Stansted and parts of Fairseat.

Cheapest Big ISPs for 100Mbps+